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Contextual display of information with an interactive user interface for television

US9197938B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 29, 2014
Grant dateNov 24, 2015
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Expiry dateJan 29, 2034

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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