Programming contextual interactive user interface for television
US8352983B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 11, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N5/45
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A user interface for interactive television services is represented as a visual overlay that provides a viewer with knowledge of a library of available content relating to a currently tuned to television channel and navigation options for selecting desired portions of the available content from the library, the available content being designated according to business rules specified by a provider of the interactive television services. The visual overlay may be displayed over full-screen or embedded television programming, which may be broadcast television programming or on-demand television programming.
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