Data structure and methods for providing an interactive program
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, from a network and at a terminal, a data transmission, the data transmission comprising images of a user interface screen indicating programming offered by each of a first plurality of channels, the data transmission further comprising a plurality of data objects corresponding to interactive elements of the user interface screen;
retrieving a graphic overlay comprising a plurality of graphic objects, each of the plurality of graphic objects having a predefined display position aligned with a display position of a corresponding data object of the plurality of data objects in the data transmission, each of the graphic objects being user interactive to selectively emphasize or deemphasize the corresponding data object;
outputting first modified data for display, the first modified data for display comprising the images overlayed with the plurality of graphic objects;
receiving an input indicating a user interaction with one of the plurality of data objects;
if it is determined, based on the user interaction, that the input is to be processed locally;
modifying, by the terminal, a graphic object corresponding to the one of the plurality of data objects to generate a modified graphic object; and
generating second modified data comprising the images overlayed with the modified graphic object and the plurality of graphic objects; and
if it is determined, based on the user interaction, that the input is to be processed remotely, requesting, via the network, second data indicated by the one of the plurality of data objects.
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Abstract
A program guide in which a video layer includes a plurality of video objects including title objects, each title object having associated with it a channel and at least one time slot, the video layer being formed in response to a received video stream and a graphics layer comprising a plurality of graphics objects including title overlay objects, each of the title overlay objects selectively imparting at least a visual de-emphasis to a respective title object in the video layer, the visual de-emphasis being imparted to title objects not being associated with a desired time slot.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, from a network and at a terminal, a data transmission, the data transmission comprising images of a user interface screen indicating programming offered by each of a first plurality of channels, the data transmission further comprising a plurality of data objects corresponding to interactive elements of the user interface screen; retrieving a graphic overlay comprising a plurality of graphic objects, each of the plurality of graphic objects having a predefined display position aligned with a display position of a corresponding data object of the plurality of data objects in the data transmission, each of the graphic objects being user interactive to selectively emphasize or deemphasize the corresponding data object; outputting first modified data for display, the first modified data for display comprising the images overlayed with the plurality of graphic objects; receiving an input indicating a user interaction with one of the plurality of data objects; if it is determined, based on the user interaction, that the input is to be processed locally; modifying, by the terminal, a graphic object corresponding to the one of the plurality of data objects to generate a modified graphic object; and generating second modified data comprising the images overlayed with the modified graphic object and the plurality of graphic objects; and if it is determined, based on the user interaction, that the input is to be processed remotely, requesting, via the network, second data indicated by the one of the plurality of data objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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a first computing device configured to; receive a data transmission from a network, the data transmission comprising images of a user interface screen indicating programming offered by each of a first plurality of channels, the data transmission further comprising a plurality of data objects corresponding to interactive elements of the user interface screen; retrieve a graphic overlay comprising a plurality of graphic objects, each of the plurality of graphic objects having a predefined display position aligned with a display position of a corresponding data object of the plurality of data objects in the data transmission, each of the graphic objects being user interactive to selectively emphasize or deemphasize the corresponding data object; output first modified data for display, the first modified data for display comprising the images overlayed with the plurality of graphic objects; receive an input indicating a user interaction with one of the plurality of data objects; if it is determined, based on the user interaction, that the input is to be processed locally; modify a graphic object corresponding to the one of the plurality of data objects to generate a modified graphic object; and generate second modified data comprising the images overlayed with the modified graphic object and the plurality of graphic objects; and if it is determined, based on the user interaction, that the input is to be processed remotely, request, via the network, second data indicated by the one of the plurality of data objects; and a second computing device configured to transmit one or more inputs to the first computing device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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one or more processors; memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to; receive a data transmission from a network, the data transmission comprising images of a user interface screen indicating programming offered by each of a first plurality of channels, the data transmission further comprising a plurality of data objects corresponding to interactive elements of the user interface screen; retrieve a graphic overlay comprising a plurality of graphic objects, each of the plurality of graphic objects having a predefined display position aligned with a display position of a corresponding data object of the plurality of data objects in the data transmission, each of the graphic objects being user interactive to selectively emphasize or deemphasize the corresponding data object; output first modified data for display, the first modified data for display comprising the images overlayed with the plurality of graphic objects; receive an input indicating a user interaction with one of the plurality of data objects; if it is determined, based on the user interaction, that the input is to be processed locally; modify a graphic object corresponding to the one of the plurality of data objects to generate a modified graphic object; and generate second modified data comprising the images overlayed with the modified graphic object and the plurality of graphic objects; and if it is determined, based on the user interaction, that the input is to be processed remotely, request, via the network, second data indicated by the one of the plurality of data objects. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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