Interactive television application with watch lists
First Claim
1. A method for reminding a user with an interactive television application that at least one program is about to start, comprising:
- providing the user with the ability to add the program to a watch list; and
automatically prompting the user to add future showings to the watch list.
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Abstract
An interactive television application with watch lists is provided. The user may add programs such as television programs, Internet web pages, e-commerce applications, e-mail applications, and music channels, to a watch list. The user may also select a program from the watch list to watch it or to perform some other function related to that program. The interactive television application may display, under user control, watch lists that are overlaid over television programming, scaled so as not to obscure television programming, or on touch-screen remote controls. Programs may be added by the user to the watch lists at any time, or may be automatically added or removed by the interactive television application based on user preference profiles and reminder lists.
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160 Claims
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1. A method for reminding a user with an interactive television application that at least one program is about to start, comprising:
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providing the user with the ability to add the program to a watch list; and
automatically prompting the user to add future showings to the watch list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for reminding a user with an interactive television application that at least one program is about to start, comprising:
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providing the user with the ability to add the program to a watch list; and
displaying the watch list, wherein displaying the watch list comprises a list of programs that are on the watch list and watch list options for each program on the watch list. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20)
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12. A method for reminding a user with an interactive television application that at least one program is about to start, comprising:
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providing the user with the ability to add the program to a watch list; and
providing the user with the ability to navigate between programs on the watch list without displaying the watch list.
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17. A method for reminding a user with an interactive television application that at least one program is about to start, comprising:
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providing the user with the ability to add the program to a watch list;
displaying the watch list; and
displaying at least one program while the watch list is displayed, wherein the program is reduced in size for display so that the watch list does not obscure the program.
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19. A method for reminding a user with an interactive television application that at least one program is about to start, comprising automatically adding a program to a watch list based on user preferences.
- 21. A method for reminding a user with an interactive television application that at least one program is about to start, comprising automatically removing a program from a watch list based on user preferences.
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23. A system for reminding a user of an interactive television application that at least one program is about to start, comprising:
circuitry that provides the user with the ability to add the program to a watch list and that automatically prompts the user to add future showings to the watch list.
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28. A system for reminding a user of an interactive television application that at least one program is about to start, comprising circuitry that provides the user with the ability to add the program to a watch list and that displays the watch list, wherein displaying the watch list comprises a list of programs that are on the watch list and watch list options for each program on the watch list.
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34. A system for reminding a user of an interactive television application that at least one program is about to start, comprising circuitry that provides the user with the ability to add the program to a watch list and that provides the user with the ability to navigate between programs on the watch list without displaying the watch list.
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39. A system for reminding a user of an interactive television application that at least one program is about to start, comprising circuitry that provides the user with the ability to add the program to a watch list, that displays the watch list, and that displays at least one program while the watch list is displayed, wherein the program is reduced in size for display so that the watch list does not obscure the program.
- 41. A system for reminding a user of an interactive television application that at least one program is about to start, comprising automatically adding a program to a watch list based on user preferences.
- 43. A system for reminding a user of an interactive television application that at least one program is about to start, comprising automatically removing a program to a watch list based on user preferences.
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45. A method of providing program access to a user, comprising:
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adding a program of interest to a watch list based on at least one user action;
displaying the watch list in response to user input while the user is watching a program;
allowing the user to indicate a program on the displayed watch list;
allowing the user to indicate an action to be performed that is related to the indicated program; and
performing the indicated action.
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103. A system that provides program access to a user with an interactive television application, comprising:
circuitry that adds a program of interest to a watch list based on at least one user action, that displays the watch list in response to user input while the user is watching a program, that allows the user to indicate a program on the displayed watch list, that allows the user to indicate an action to be performed that is related to the indicated program; and
that performs the indicated action.- View Dependent Claims (104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160)
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