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Television viewer interface system

  • US 8,516,520 B1
  • Filed: 05/10/2004
  • Issued: 08/20/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A process for an interactive television viewer interface providing program information to a user, comprising:

  • displaying a multi-level banner, the banner comprising a lowest level banner, a second level banner, and a highest level banner, the banner overlaying program material that is currently playing;

    the displaying step further comprising;

    displaying each level banner of the multi-level banner in response to command input, and rotating through each level of banner of the multi-level banner, each successive higher level banner displaying more detailed program information, the lowest level banner displaying at least a current time, the second level banner displaying information that was not included in the lowest level banner, including at least a start time of a current program that is being watched and an end time of the same current program, and the highest level banner displaying at least a description of the same current program;

    in response to receiving the command input while displaying the highest level banner, rotating to display the lowest level banner to correspond to a lowest amount of information displayable on the banner.

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