System and method for the efficient use of network resources and the provision of television broadcast information
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1. A method for improving the efficiency of data transmission, comprising:
- receiving at the terminal of a first user data sent out in response to a second user'"'"'s request;
deciding, based on a predetermined profile, whether to place the received data in the store of the first user'"'"'s terminal; and
in the case where said data has been stored, retrieving said data from said store in response to the first user'"'"'s request for said item.
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Abstract
A system and method for the efficient use of network resources, the provision of a webpage containing television broadcast information, and for the efficient use of network resources when that webpage is accessed by users.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for improving the efficiency of data transmission, comprising:
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receiving at the terminal of a first user data sent out in response to a second user'"'"'s request;
deciding, based on a predetermined profile, whether to place the received data in the store of the first user'"'"'s terminal; and
in the case where said data has been stored, retrieving said data from said store in response to the first user'"'"'s request for said item. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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2. A system for improving the efficiency of data transmission, comprising:
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a memory having program code stored therein; and
a processor operatively connected to said memory for carrying out instructions in accordance with said stored program code;
wherein said program code, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to perform the steps of;
receiving at the terminal of a first user data sent out in response to a second user'"'"'s request;
deciding, based on a predetermined profile, whether to place the received data in the store of the first user'"'"'s terminal; and
in the case where said data has been stored, retrieving said data from said store in response to the first user'"'"'s request for said item. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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3. A method for displaying information related to a television channel'"'"'s broadcasting, comprising:
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placing on a webpage one or more icons coordinated with the channel'"'"'s broadcasting, said icons acting as hyperlinks to data relating to a predetermined number of programs recently broadcast on the television channel; and
further placing on the webpage an element relating to programming currently being broadcast on the television channel, said element being coordinated with the channel'"'"'s broadcasting. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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4. A webpage for displaying information related to a television channel'"'"'s broadcasting, comprising:
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one or more icons coordinated with the channel'"'"'s broadcasting, said icons acting as hyperlinks to data relating to a predetermined number of programs recently broadcast on the television channel; and
an element relating to programming currently being broadcast on the television channel, said element being coordinated with the channel'"'"'s broadcasting. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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5. A method for purveying information related to a television channel'"'"'s broadcasting, comprising:
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transmitting along with the channel'"'"'s television programming data relating to that programming;
placing the transmitted data in a store of a user'"'"'s device;
placing on a webpage one or more icons coordinated with the channel'"'"'s broadcasting, said icons acting as hyperlinks to data relating to a predetermined number of programs recently broadcast on the television channel;
further placing on the webpage an element relating to programming currently being broadcast on the television channel, said element being coordinated with the channel'"'"'s broadcasting; and
retrieving the transmitted data from said store in response to the user'"'"'s request for that data. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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6. A system for purveying information related to a television channel'"'"'s broadcasting, comprising:
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a memory having program code stored therein; and
a processor operatively connected to said memory for carrying out instructions in accordance with said stored program code;
wherein said program code, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to perform the steps of;
transmitting along with the channel'"'"'s television programming data relating to that programming;
placing the transmitted data in a store of a user'"'"'s device;
placing on a webpage one or more icons coordinated with the channel'"'"'s broadcasting, said icons acting as hyperlinks to data relating to a predetermined number of programs recently broadcast on the television channel;
further placing on the webpage an element relating to programming currently being broadcast on the television channel, said element being coordinated with the channel'"'"'s broadcasting; and
retrieving the transmitted data from said store in response to the user'"'"'s request for that data. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for displaying information related to a television channel'"'"'s broadcasting, comprising:
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receiving a request to no longer present on a webpage information relating to a specified broadcast item;
computing the ordinality of recently-broadcast items without taking into account the specified broadcast item; and
configuring the webpage to display one or more icons associated with a certain ordinal group of the recently broadcast items, said group not including said specified item.
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30. A system for purveying information related to a television channel'"'"'s broadcasting, comprising:
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a memory having program code stored therein; and
a processor operatively connected to said memory for carrying out instructions in accordance with said stored program code;
wherein said program code, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to perform the steps of;
receiving a request to no longer present on a webpage information relating to a specified broadcast item;
computing the ordinality of recently-broadcast items without taking into account the specified broadcast item; and
configuring the webpage to display one or more icons associated with a certain ordinal group of the recently broadcast items, said group not including said specified item.
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31. A method for displaying information related to a television channel'"'"'s broadcasting, comprising:
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receiving an indication of the number of broadcast items to which a particular icon on a webpage should correspond, said webpage being coordinated with said channel'"'"'s broadcasting;
configuring said icon to be associated with data relating to said number of broadcast items; and
placing on the webpage an element relating to programming currently being broadcast on the television channel, said element being coordinated with said channel'"'"'s broadcasting.
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32. A system for purveying information related to a television channel'"'"'s broadcasting, comprising:
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a memory having program code stored therein; and
a processor operatively connected to said memory for carrying out instructions in accordance with said stored program code;
wherein said program code, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to perform the steps of;
receiving an indication of the number of broadcast items to which a particular icon on a web page should correspond, said webpage being coordinated with said channel'"'"'s broadcasting;
configuring said icon to be associated with data relating to said number of broadcast items; and
placing on the webpage an element relating to programming currently being broadcast on the television channel, said element being coordinated with said channel'"'"'s broadcasting.
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33. A method for displaying information related to a television channel'"'"'s broadcasting, comprising:
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receiving an indication of particular broadcast items to which an icon on a webpage should correspond, said webpage being coordinated with said channel'"'"'s broadcasting;
configuring said icon to be associated with data relating to said broadcast items; and
placing on the webpage an element relating to programming currently being broadcast on the television channel, said element being coordinated with said channel'"'"'s broadcasting.
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34. A system for purveying information related to a television channel'"'"'s broadcasting, comprising:
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a memory having program code stored therein; and
a processor operatively connected to said memory for carrying out instructions in accordance with said stored program code;
wherein said program code, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to perform the steps of;
receiving an indication of particular broadcast items to which an icon on a webpage should correspond, said webpage being coordinated with said channel'"'"'s broadcasting;
configuring said icon to be associated with data relating to said broadcast items; and
placing on the webpage an element relating to programming currently being broadcast on the television channel, said element being coordinated with said channel'"'"'s broadcasting.
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