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Interactive television program guide with passive content

  • US 8,006,264 B2
  • Filed: 03/15/2005
  • Issued: 08/23/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/22/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for providing a hybrid passive-interactive television program guide, comprising:

  • receiving a passive television program guide with which program listings are displayed on user television equipment over a given television channel and passive guide characteristics associated with the program listings, wherein the program listings start with a given program listing; and

    providing an interactive television program guide that is implemented on the user television equipment, wherein the interactive television program guide overlays at least a portion of the program listings displayed by the passive television program guide with interactive program listings, wherein the interactive program listings start at the given program listing and are selected for display based on the passive guide characteristics.

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