Contextual display of information with an interactive user interface for television
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1. A method, comprising:
- responsive to receiving an indication of a user selection of an identifier of a channel or program from a displayed menu;
populating, by a computing device, a portion of a content guide with interactive content that is related to the channel or program and is configured to collect data based on user input, andcausing the portion of the content guide populated with the interactive content to be displayed with video of the channel or program.
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Abstract
A user interface for interactive television services is represented as a visual overlay that provides a viewer with knowledge of a library of available content relating to a currently tuned to television channel and navigation options for selecting desired portions of the available content from the library, the available content being designated according to business rules specified by a provider of the interactive television services. The visual overlay may be displayed over full-screen or embedded television programming, which may be broadcast television programming or on-demand television programming.
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1. A method, comprising:
responsive to receiving an indication of a user selection of an identifier of a channel or program from a displayed menu; populating, by a computing device, a portion of a content guide with interactive content that is related to the channel or program and is configured to collect data based on user input, and causing the portion of the content guide populated with the interactive content to be displayed with video of the channel or program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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responsive to selection of a first program; determining, by a computing device, that interactive content related to the first program is available for the first program, populating a portion of a content guide with the interactive content related to the first program, the interactive content related to the first program being configured to collect data based on user input, and causing the portion of the content guide populated with the interactive content related to the first program to be displayed with video of the first program; and responsive to selection of a second program, determining that interactive content related to the second program is not available for the second program and populating the portion of the content guide with a non-interactive textual description of the second program. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
responsive to selection of a program; determining, by a computing device, that interactive content is available for the program, populating a portion of a content guide with the interactive content, the interactive content being related to the program and comprising an interactive poll, and causing the portion of the content guide populated with the interactive content to be displayed with video of the program. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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