Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for contextually linking television program information
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Application No.: US13100797Application Date: 2011-05-04
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Publication No.: US09124932B2Publication Date: 2015-09-01
- Inventor: Steven M. Schein , Sean A. O'Brien , James J. Leftwich , Susan Broughton
- Applicant: Steven M. Schein , Sean A. O'Brien , James J. Leftwich , Susan Broughton
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
- Current Assignee: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Ropes & Gray LLP
- Main IPC: H04N5/445
- IPC: H04N5/445 ; H04N21/443 ; H04N5/782 ; H04N7/08 ; H04N7/088 ; H04N7/16 ; H04N21/2362 ; H04N21/258 ; H04N21/262 ; H04N21/4143 ; H04N21/4227 ; H04N21/433 ; H04N21/434 ; H04N21/442 ; H04N21/45 ; H04N21/458 ; H04N21/462 ; H04N21/472 ; H04N21/475 ; H04N21/478 ; H04N21/4782 ; H04N21/4786 ; H04N21/482 ; H04N21/81 ; H04N21/84 ; H04N21/858 ; H04N5/45 ; H04N5/775 ; H04N21/422 ; H04N21/431 ; H04N21/47

Abstract:
The present invention provides systems and methods for providing television schedule information to a viewer, and for allowing the viewer to link, search, select and interact with information in a remote database, e.g., a database on the internet. The television schedule information can be displayed on a variety of viewer interfaces, such as televisions screens, computer monitors, PCTV screens and the like. The television schedule information may be stored on the viewer's computer, television, PCTV, or a remote server (e.g., a website), or the television schedule information may be downloaded from a remote database to the viewer's computer, television or PCTV.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110209170A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTEXTUALLY LINKING TELEVISION PROGRAM INFORMATION Public/Granted day:2011-08-25
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