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Interactive video programming methods

US7392532B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims
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Filing dateApr 8, 2003
Grant dateJun 24, 2008
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Expiry dateJul 13, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/8543
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An entertainment head-end provides broadcast programming, video-on-demand services, and HTML-based interactive programming through a distribution network to client terminals in subscribers' homes. A number of different features are provided, including novel user interfaces, enhanced video-on-demand controls, a variety of interactive services (personalized news, jukebox, games, celebrity chat), and techniques that combine to provide user experiences evocative of conventional television.

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