Interactive television program guide system and method with niche hubs
First Claim
1. A method for personalizing an interactive video guide display, the method comprising:
- receiving a user selection of a personal profile, wherein the personal profile includes a first feature;
displaying a personalized video guide display associated with the personal profile, wherein the first feature is displayed in a first area of the video guide display, the first area occupying less than an entirety of the video guide display;
receiving a user selection of one or more features to be added to the personalized interactive video guide display;
updating the personal profile to include the one or more user selected features;
determining whether the one or more user selected features are related to the first feature; and
in response to determining that the one or more user selected features are related to the first feature, displaying the first feature and the one or more user selected features in the first area of the personalized interactive video guide display.
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Abstract
A system for providing interactive television program guide features and other features and information related to a specific user interest or programming category in niche hubs is provided. All of the television programming features provided by user television equipment that relate to a specific user interest or programming category may be accessed from the niche hub. For example, a movie lovers niche hub may provide programming features such as television program listings for movies, video-on-demand listings for movies, pay-per-view listings for movies, web site links related to movies, movie-related merchandise, movie news groups, movie chat groups, movie e-mail clubs, movie contests, movie trivia questions, movie actor interviews, movie reviews, movie channel package ordering, etc. The programming features of the niche hubs may be transmitted from a server, database, or other storage facility via a television distribution facility. User television equipment may be connected via two-way communications paths to transmit messages to each other.
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48 Claims
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1. A method for personalizing an interactive video guide display, the method comprising:
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receiving a user selection of a personal profile, wherein the personal profile includes a first feature; displaying a personalized video guide display associated with the personal profile, wherein the first feature is displayed in a first area of the video guide display, the first area occupying less than an entirety of the video guide display; receiving a user selection of one or more features to be added to the personalized interactive video guide display; updating the personal profile to include the one or more user selected features; determining whether the one or more user selected features are related to the first feature; and in response to determining that the one or more user selected features are related to the first feature, displaying the first feature and the one or more user selected features in the first area of the personalized interactive video guide display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 46, 47, 48)
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16. A system for personalizing an interactive video guide display, the system comprising user video equipment configured to:
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receive a user selection of a personal profile, wherein the personal profile includes a first feature; display a personalized video guide display associated with the personal profile, wherein the first feature is displayed in a first area of the video guide display, the first area occupying less than an entirety of the video guide display; receive a user selection of one or more features to be added to the personalized interactive video guide display; update the personal profile to include the one or more user selected features; determine whether the one or more user selected features are related to the first feature; and in response to determining that the one or more user selected features are related to the first feature, display the first feature and the one or more selected user features in the first area of the personalized interactive video guide display. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for personalizing an interactive video guide display, the system comprising:
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means for receiving a user selection of a personal profile, wherein the personal profile includes a first feature; means for displaying a personalized video guide display associated with the personal profile, wherein the first feature is displayed in a first area of the video guide display, the first area occupying less than an entirety of the video guide display; means for receiving a user selection of one or more features to be added to the personalized interactive video guide display; means for updating the personal profile to include the one or more user selected features; means for determining whether the one or more user selected features are related to the first feature; and means for displaying the first feature and the one or more selected user features in the first area of the personalized interactive video guide display. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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