CA2568296A1 - Program guide system with flip and browse advertisements - Google Patents
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An interactive television program guide is provided in which advertisements may be displayed in program listings display regions on program guide screens. The program listings display regions may be browse displays or flip displays. The program guide screens contain video for the current channel to which the user is tuned. The program listings display regions containing the advertisements may be overlaid on top of the current channel. Alternatively, the video for the current channel may be provided in a reduced-size video window. The advertisements may contain video. The advertisements may be used to promote television programs and conventional goods and services. Advertisements may be selectable. When a user selects an advertisement, the program guide provides the user with an opportunity to order products or services, request information, set reminders for upcoming programs, view program descriptions, record programs, or take other such actions.
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1. A method for using an interactive program guide to display program listings information and additional information on a display on which video for a given television channel is displayed, the method comprising:
displaying over the video for the given television channel an overlay comprising a program listings region and another region, wherein the program listings information is displayed only in the program listings region, the additional information is displayed only in the other region, and at least a portion of the video for the given television channel is viewable simultaneously with the program listings region and the other region; and allowing the user to navigate a highlight region between the program listings information in the program listings region and the additional information in the other region.
displaying over the video for the given television channel an overlay comprising a program listings region and another region, wherein the program listings information is displayed only in the program listings region, the additional information is displayed only in the other region, and at least a portion of the video for the given television channel is viewable simultaneously with the program listings region and the other region; and allowing the user to navigate a highlight region between the program listings information in the program listings region and the additional information in the other region.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving a user selection indication when the highlight region is on the other region; and in response to the user selection indication, displaying additional information for at least one of: a product, a service, a brochure, and a literature.
receiving a user selection indication when the highlight region is on the other region; and in response to the user selection indication, displaying additional information for at least one of: a product, a service, a brochure, and a literature.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the other region comprises a selectable advertisement.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the other region comprises text, graphics, or video.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
cycling content displayed in the other region;
and providing a fade between the displayed content in the other region as it is cycled.
cycling content displayed in the other region;
and providing a fade between the displayed content in the other region as it is cycled.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the program listings information is associated with a different television channel than the given television channel.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the other region comprises at least one advertisement that promotes a television program, the method further comprising recording the television program when the at least one advertisement is selected.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the other region comprises at least one advertisement that promotes a television program, the method further comprising setting a reminder for the television program when the at least one advertisement is selected.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein allowing the user to navigate the highlight region between the program listings information in the program listings region and the additional information in the other region comprises:
allowing the user to navigate the highlight region between the program listings information in the program listings region and the additional information in the other region by issuing a user control command associated with a particular direction.
allowing the user to navigate the highlight region between the program listings information in the program listings region and the additional information in the other region by issuing a user control command associated with a particular direction.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein at least a substantial portion of the video for the given television channel is viewable simultaneously with the program listings information and the additional information.
11. A system for using an interactive program guide to display program listings information and additional information on a display on which video for a given television channel is displayed, the system comprising:
means for displaying over the video for the given television channel an overlay comprising a program listings region and another region, wherein the program listings information is displayed only in the program listings region, the additional information is displayed only in the other region, and at least a portion of the video for the given television channel is viewable simultaneously with the program listings region and the other region; and means for allowing the user to navigate a highlight region between the program listings information in the program listings region and the additional information in the other region.
means for displaying over the video for the given television channel an overlay comprising a program listings region and another region, wherein the program listings information is displayed only in the program listings region, the additional information is displayed only in the other region, and at least a portion of the video for the given television channel is viewable simultaneously with the program listings region and the other region; and means for allowing the user to navigate a highlight region between the program listings information in the program listings region and the additional information in the other region.
12. The system of claim 11 further comprising:
means for receiving a user selection indication when the highlight region is on the other region; and in response to the user selection indication, means for displaying additional information for at least one of:
a product, a service, a brochure, and a literature.
means for receiving a user selection indication when the highlight region is on the other region; and in response to the user selection indication, means for displaying additional information for at least one of:
a product, a service, a brochure, and a literature.
13. The system of claim 11 wherein the other region comprises a selectable advertisement.
14. The system of claim 11 wherein the other region comprises text, graphics, or video.
15. The system of claim 11 further comprising:
means for cycling content displayed in the other region; and means for providing a fade between the displayed content in the other region as it is cycled.
means for cycling content displayed in the other region; and means for providing a fade between the displayed content in the other region as it is cycled.
16. The system of claim 11 wherein the program listings information is associated with a different television channel than the given television channel.
17. The system of claim 11 wherein the other region comprises at least one advertisement that promotes a television program, the system further comprising means for recording the television program when the at least one advertisement is selected.
18. The system of claim 11 wherein the other region comprises at least one advertisement that promotes a television program, the system further comprising means for setting a reminder for the television program when the at least one advertisement is selected.
19. The system of claim 11, wherein the means for allowing the user to navigate the highlight region between the program listings information in the program listings region and the additional information in the other region comprises:
means for allowing the user to navigate the highlight region by issuing a user control command associated with a particular direction.
means for allowing the user to navigate the highlight region by issuing a user control command associated with a particular direction.
20. The system of claim 11, wherein at least a substantial portion of the video for the given television channel is viewable simultaneously with the program listings information and the additional information.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA2780339A CA2780339A1 (en) | 1998-04-30 | 1999-04-22 | Program guide system with flip and browse advertisements |
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| US09/070,555 US6564379B1 (en) | 1998-04-30 | 1998-04-30 | Program guide system with flip and browse advertisements |
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| CA002513282A CA2513282C (en) | 1998-04-30 | 1999-04-22 | Program guide system with flip and browse advertisements |
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| CA002513282A Division CA2513282C (en) | 1998-04-30 | 1999-04-22 | Program guide system with flip and browse advertisements |
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| CA2780339A Division CA2780339A1 (en) | 1998-04-30 | 1999-04-22 | Program guide system with flip and browse advertisements |
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