Internet television program guide system
First Claim
1. An Internet television program guide system for providing web pages of information to a user at a multimedia system over an Internet communications link, comprising:
- a computer system for providing television program listings; and
a web server for receiving the television program listings from the computer system, wherein the web server provides the program listings to the multimedia system over the Internet communications link when the user accesses the television program listings with the multimedia system.
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Abstract
An Internet television program guide system is provided that allows a user at a multimedia system to access information related to television programs over an Internet communications link. The user can view television program guide listings and related video stills and video clips. The user can perform database searches on the program guide listings (e.g., to search for a particular type of television program). If desired, the user can select an option that directs the multimedia system to tune directly to a television channel for a selected program or to a related television program guide or movie guide service on a television channel. The user can order pay-per-view events using the system.
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1. An Internet television program guide system for providing web pages of information to a user at a multimedia system over an Internet communications link, comprising:
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a computer system for providing television program listings; and
a web server for receiving the television program listings from the computer system, wherein the web server provides the program listings to the multimedia system over the Internet communications link when the user accesses the television program listings with the multimedia system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 52, 53)
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41. A method for providing web pages of information to a user at a multimedia system over an Internet communications link using an Internet television program guide system having a computer system and a web server, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing television program listings with the computer system;
receiving the television program listings from the computer system with the web server; and
providing the television program listings to the multimedia system over the Internet communications link with the web server, so that the user can access the television program listings. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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