Systems and methods for presenting an interactive user interface
First Claim
1. A method for invoking an interactive user interface, comprising:
- receiving a user interface invocation command;
in response to receiving the user interface invocation command;
(1) transmitting an instruction for tuning from a first channel to a predetermined television channel, (2) generating for display at least a portion of the predetermined television channel, and (3) generating for display, simultaneously with the portion of the predetermined television channel, an interactive user interface comprising program information;
receiving a user selection of at least some of the program information; and
in response to receiving the user selection, generating for display replacement program information that replaces a portion of the selected program information.
12 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A system interactively controlled by a TV viewer remote control transmitter displays portions of a scroll program guide on the viewer'"'"'s display screen. A tuner receives TV radio frequency or optical transmission signals in a plurality of cable channels and passes a viewer usable signal to a signal combiner. A computer receives control signals from the TV viewer remote control transmitter. It controls the tuner to pass the viewer usable signal in response to one of the control signals. Program information, such as TV program schedule information, may be displayed, and a user may select at least some of the displayed program information to be presented with additional program information related to the selected program information.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A method for invoking an interactive user interface, comprising:
-
receiving a user interface invocation command; in response to receiving the user interface invocation command;
(1) transmitting an instruction for tuning from a first channel to a predetermined television channel, (2) generating for display at least a portion of the predetermined television channel, and (3) generating for display, simultaneously with the portion of the predetermined television channel, an interactive user interface comprising program information;receiving a user selection of at least some of the program information; and in response to receiving the user selection, generating for display replacement program information that replaces a portion of the selected program information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. A system for invoking an interactive user interface, comprising:
control circuitry configured to; receive, from a user input device, a user interface invocation command; in response to receiving the user interface invocation command;
(1) transmit an instruction to tune from a first channel to a predetermined television channel, (2) generate for display at least a portion of the predetermined television channel, and (3) generate for display, simultaneously with the portion of the predetermined television channel, an interactive user interface comprising program information;receive a user selection of at least some of the program information; and in response to receiving the user selection, generate for display replacement program information that replaces a portion of the selected program information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
Specification