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1. 发明申请

US20060288366A1 Interactive television program guide system with local advertisements 审中-公开
公开(公告)号：US20060288366A1
公开(公告)日：2006-12-21
申请号：US11442670
申请日：2006-05-26
申请人： Peter Boylan , William Thomas , Joel Hassell , Michael Ellis
发明人： Peter Boylan , William Thomas , Joel Hassell , Michael Ellis
IPC分类号： H04N5/445 , G06F13/00 , G06F3/00 , H04N7/10 , H04N7/025
CPC分类号： H04N7/52 , H04N5/44543 , H04N21/222 , H04N21/235 , H04N21/23617 , H04N21/2668 , H04N21/4312 , H04N21/435 , H04N21/4508 , H04N21/4542 , H04N21/478 , H04N21/47815 , H04N21/482 , H04N21/812 , H04N21/84 , H04N2007/1739
摘要： A program guide system is provided in which local advertisements may be distributed to interactive television program guides implemented on the user television equipment associated with a television distribution facility such as a cable system headend. The local advertisements contain information that is directed toward the particular users in a local area. The local advertisements may be displayed when a user selects a related global advertisement. The local advertisements may also be displayed automatically by cycling global advertisements and local advertisements. Advertisements may be blocked based on content or time shifted. Policies regarding advertisement usage may be enforced.

2. 发明申请

US20050251824A1 Program guide system with monitoring of advertisement usage and user activities 审中-公开
公开(公告)号：US20050251824A1
公开(公告)日：2005-11-10
申请号：US11182690
申请日：2005-07-14
申请人： William Thomas , Joel Hassell , Edward Knudson , Connie Marshall , Thomas Lemmons , Franklin Boyer , David Berezowski , Donald Kern , Michael Ellis
发明人： William Thomas , Joel Hassell , Edward Knudson , Connie Marshall , Thomas Lemmons , Franklin Boyer , David Berezowski , Donald Kern , Michael Ellis
IPC分类号： G06F3/00 , G06F13/00 , G06Q30/02 , H04N5/44 , H04N5/782 , H04N7/025 , H04N7/10 , H04N17/00 , H04N21/258 , H04N21/2668 , H04N21/422 , H04N21/431 , H04N21/442 , H04N21/45 , H04N21/454 , H04N21/466 , H04N21/47 , H04N21/472 , H04N21/478 , H04N21/482 , H04N21/658 , H04N21/81 , H04N21/84 , H04N5/445
CPC分类号： H04N21/44222 , G06Q30/02 , H04N5/44543 , H04N5/782 , H04N7/16 , H04N7/163 , H04N7/173 , H04N7/17318 , H04N21/25891 , H04N21/2668 , H04N21/42204 , H04N21/4316 , H04N21/442 , H04N21/44204 , H04N21/44245 , H04N21/4532 , H04N21/454 , H04N21/4667 , H04N21/47 , H04N21/47211 , H04N21/4725 , H04N21/478 , H04N21/482 , H04N21/4821 , H04N21/6582 , H04N21/812 , H04N21/8173 , H04N21/84 , H04N2005/4441
摘要： A program guide system is provided in which interactive television program guide advertisement usage is monitored. Advertisement usage may be monitored by monitoring when advertisements are transmitted from a television distribution facility to user television equipment. Advertisement usage information may also be monitored by monitoring when advertisements are received by the user television equipment. Advertisement usage information may also be monitored at the time at which advertisements are displayed by a program guide. Less important data may be filtered from the collected advertisement usage data. Other activities that may be monitored include the viewing activities of the user, which program guide screens are displayed, and which non-program-guide applications are used. Real-time ratings information (e.g., real-time ratings of the popularity of certain television programs, video games, or other applications) may be provided to users in real time.

3. 发明授权

US08613020B2 Program guide system with flip and browse advertisements 有权
公开(公告)号：US08613020B2
公开(公告)日：2013-12-17
申请号：US11371490
申请日：2006-03-08
申请人： Edward Knudson , Joel Hassell , Connie Marshall , Thomas Lemmons , Steven Reynolds , Robert Knee , Kenneth Carpenter, Jr. , William Thomas , W. Benjamin Herrington , Steven Williamson , Michael Ellis , Donald Allison
发明人： Edward Knudson , Joel Hassell , Connie Marshall , Thomas Lemmons , Steven Reynolds , Robert Knee , Kenneth Carpenter, Jr. , William Thomas , W. Benjamin Herrington , Steven Williamson , Michael Ellis , Donald Allison
IPC分类号： H04N5/445
CPC分类号： H04N21/482 , G06F3/0482 , H04N5/44543 , H04N5/45 , H04N21/4312 , H04N21/4316 , H04N21/435 , H04N21/478 , H04N21/812
摘要： 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.

4. 发明申请

US20050149964A1 Program guide system with monitoring of advertisement usage and user activities 审中-公开
标题翻译：节目指南系统，监控广告使用和用户活动
公开(公告)号：US20050149964A1
公开(公告)日：2005-07-07
申请号：US10953487
申请日：2004-09-29
申请人： William Thomas , Joel Hassell , Edward Knudson , Connie Marshall , Thomas Lemmons , Franklin Boyer , David Berezowski , Donald Kern , Michael Ellis
发明人： William Thomas , Joel Hassell , Edward Knudson , Connie Marshall , Thomas Lemmons , Franklin Boyer , David Berezowski , Donald Kern , Michael Ellis
IPC分类号： G06F3/00 , G06F13/00 , G06Q30/02 , H04N5/44 , H04N5/782 , H04N7/025 , H04N7/10 , H04N17/00 , H04N21/258 , H04N21/2668 , H04N21/422 , H04N21/431 , H04N21/442 , H04N21/45 , H04N21/454 , H04N21/466 , H04N21/47 , H04N21/472 , H04N21/478 , H04N21/482 , H04N21/658 , H04N21/81 , H04N21/84 , H04N7/16 , H04H9/00
CPC分类号： H04N21/44222 , G06Q30/02 , H04N5/44543 , H04N5/782 , H04N7/16 , H04N7/163 , H04N7/173 , H04N7/17318 , H04N21/25891 , H04N21/2668 , H04N21/42204 , H04N21/4316 , H04N21/442 , H04N21/44204 , H04N21/44245 , H04N21/4532 , H04N21/454 , H04N21/4667 , H04N21/47 , H04N21/47211 , H04N21/4725 , H04N21/478 , H04N21/482 , H04N21/4821 , H04N21/6582 , H04N21/812 , H04N21/8173 , H04N21/84 , H04N2005/4441
摘要： A program guide system is provided in which interactive television program guide advertisement usage is monitored. Advertisement usage may be monitored by monitoring when advertisements are transmitted from a television distribution facility to user television equipment. Advertisement usage information may also be monitored by monitoring when advertisements are received by the user television equipment. Advertisement usage information may also be monitored at the time at which advertisements are displayed by a program guide. Less important data may be filtered from the collected advertisement usage data. Other activities that may be monitored include the viewing activities of the user, which program guide screens are displayed, and which non-program-guide applications are used. Real-time ratings information (e.g., real-time ratings of the popularity of certain television programs, video games, or other applications) may be provided to users in real time.
摘要翻译：提供了一种节目指南系统，其中监视交互式电视节目指南广告使用。广告使用可以通过监视广告是否从电视分配设备传送到用户电视设备来监视。也可以通过监视用户电视设备接收到广告时的广告使用信息。广告使用信息也可以在节目指南显示广告时被监视。可能从收集的广告使用数据中过滤不太重要的数据。可能被监视的其他活动包括用户的观看活动，显示哪个节目指南屏幕以及使用哪些非节目指南应用程序。可以实时地向用户提供实时评分信息（例如，某些电视节目，视频游戏或其他应用的普及度的实时评级）。

5. 发明申请

US20050028208A1 Interactive television program guide with remote access 有权
标题翻译：互动电视节目指南与远程访问
公开(公告)号：US20050028208A1
公开(公告)日：2005-02-03
申请号：US10927814
申请日：2004-08-26
申请人： Michael Ellis , William Thomas , Joel Hassell , Thomas Lemmons , David Berezowski , Robert Knee , Robert McCoy
发明人： Michael Ellis , William Thomas , Joel Hassell , Thomas Lemmons , David Berezowski , Robert Knee , Robert McCoy
IPC分类号： H04N5/44 , H04N7/10 , H04N5/445 , H04N7/173 , G06F13/00 , G06F3/00
CPC分类号： H04N21/4227 , H04N5/4403 , H04N5/44543 , H04N5/44582 , H04N7/106 , H04N7/163 , H04N7/173 , H04N7/17318 , H04N21/26283 , H04N21/42204 , H04N21/43615 , H04N21/44222 , H04N21/4532 , H04N21/47214 , H04N21/4751 , H04N21/4753 , H04N21/4755 , H04N21/478 , H04N21/47815 , H04N21/4782 , H04N21/4786 , H04N21/4788 , H04N21/482 , H04N21/4821 , H04N21/4826 , H04N21/485 , H04N21/4882 , H04N21/64322 , H04N21/8126
摘要： An interactive television program guide with remote access is provided. The interactive television program guide is implemented on interactive television program guide equipment. A remote program guide access device is connected to the interactive television program guide equipment by a remote access link to provide a user with remote access to program guide functions. An interactive television program guide system based on multiple user television equipment devices in a single household is provided. The system provides a user with an opportunity to adjust program guide settings with a given one of the interactive television program guides. Program guide setting include features related to setting program reminders, profiles, program recording features, messaging features, favorites features, parental control features, program guide set up features (e.g., audio and video and language settings), etc.
摘要翻译：提供了具有远程访问功能的交互式电视节目指南。互动电视节目指南在互动电视节目指南设备上实现。远程节目指南访问设备通过远程访问链接连接到交互式电视节目指南设备，以向用户提供对节目指南功能的远程访问。提供了一种基于单户家庭中多用户电视设备的交互式电视节目指南系统。该系统为用户提供了利用给定的交互式电视节目指南来调整节目指南设置的机会。节目指南设置包括与设置节目提醒，个人资料，节目录制功能，消息功能，收藏功能，家长控制功能，节目指南设置功能（例如音频和视频和语言设置）等有关的功能。

6. 发明申请

US20080010655A1 Interactive television program guide with remote access 有权
公开(公告)号：US20080010655A1
公开(公告)日：2008-01-10
申请号：US11820587
申请日：2007-06-19
申请人： Michael Ellis , William Thomas , Joel Hassell , Thomas Lemmons , David Berezowski , Robert Knee , Robert McCoy
发明人： Michael Ellis , William Thomas , Joel Hassell , Thomas Lemmons , David Berezowski , Robert Knee , Robert McCoy
IPC分类号： H04N5/445
CPC分类号： H04N21/4227 , H04N5/4403 , H04N5/44543 , H04N5/44582 , H04N7/106 , H04N7/163 , H04N7/173 , H04N7/17318 , H04N21/26283 , H04N21/42204 , H04N21/43615 , H04N21/44222 , H04N21/4532 , H04N21/47214 , H04N21/4751 , H04N21/4753 , H04N21/4755 , H04N21/478 , H04N21/47815 , H04N21/4782 , H04N21/4786 , H04N21/4788 , H04N21/482 , H04N21/4821 , H04N21/4826 , H04N21/485 , H04N21/4882 , H04N21/64322 , H04N21/8126
摘要： An interactive television program guide with remote access is provided. The interactive television program guide is implemented on interactive television program guide equipment. A remote program guide access device is connected to the interactive television program guide equipment by a remote access link to provide a user with remote access to program guide functions.

7. 发明申请

US20070124795A1 Television message system 审中-公开
标题翻译：电视消息系统
公开(公告)号：US20070124795A1
公开(公告)日：2007-05-31
申请号：US11657775
申请日：2007-01-24
申请人： Pamela McKissick , William Thomas , Michael Ellis , Mark Regouby , Joel Hassell
发明人： Pamela McKissick , William Thomas , Michael Ellis , Mark Regouby , Joel Hassell
IPC分类号： G06F13/00 , H04N7/16 , H04N7/173 , H04N5/445 , G06F3/00
CPC分类号： H04N21/47815 , G06Q30/02 , G06Q30/0601 , H04N7/147 , H04N7/17309 , H04N7/17318 , H04N21/2408 , H04N21/252 , H04N21/2543 , H04N21/25866 , H04N21/2665 , H04N21/42204 , H04N21/4316 , H04N21/44204 , H04N21/44222 , H04N21/4532 , H04N21/454 , H04N21/4622 , H04N21/47211 , H04N21/4751 , H04N21/4753 , H04N21/4755 , H04N21/4756 , H04N21/4758 , H04N21/4781 , H04N21/4782 , H04N21/4786 , H04N21/4788 , H04N21/6582 , H04N21/812 , H04N21/84
摘要： A television message system is provided that allows users at user television equipment devices that are connected to a television distribution facility to transmit messages to each other relating to a television program or other suitable subject. The television message system permits users to participate in evaluations, contests, promotions, and surveys related to a television program while watching that television program. The television message system also permits users to compose and send a message to a television program entity. Users can send messages through the television message system to users at personal computers who are connected to the user's television distribution facility through a communications network. The television message system also allows a user to purchase a gift related to television programming for a recipient. The gift may be an electronic gift certificate for pay-per-view programming. The television message system may be based on an interactive television program guide or a set-top box application implemented on a set-top box.
摘要翻译：提供一种电视消息系统，其允许连接到电视分发设施的用户电视设备设备的用户相对于电视节目或其他合适的对象发送消息。电视消息系统允许用户在观看电视节目时参与与电视节目相关的评估，比赛，促销和调查。电视消息系统还允许用户撰写并向电视节目实体发送消息。用户可以通过电视消息系统向通过通信网络连接到用户的电视分发设施的个人计算机的用户发送消息。电视消息系统还允许用户购买与接收者的电视节目相关的礼物。礼物可能是按次付费节目的电子礼券。电视消息系统可以基于在机顶盒上实现的交互式电视节目指南或机顶盒应用程序。

8. 发明申请

US20060190966A1 Systems and methods for providing a program as a gift using an interactive application 审中-公开
标题翻译：使用交互式应用程序提供程序作为礼物的系统和方法
公开(公告)号：US20060190966A1
公开(公告)日：2006-08-24
申请号：US11408747
申请日：2006-04-21
申请人： Pamela McKissick , William Thomas , Michael Ellis , Mark Regouby , Joel Hassell
发明人： Pamela McKissick , William Thomas , Michael Ellis , Mark Regouby , Joel Hassell
IPC分类号： H04N5/445 , G06F17/30 , G06F13/00 , G06F3/00 , G07F7/00 , G06Q30/00
CPC分类号： H04N21/47815 , G06Q30/02 , G06Q30/0601 , H04N7/147 , H04N7/17309 , H04N7/17318 , H04N21/2408 , H04N21/252 , H04N21/2543 , H04N21/25866 , H04N21/2665 , H04N21/42204 , H04N21/4316 , H04N21/44204 , H04N21/44222 , H04N21/4532 , H04N21/454 , H04N21/4622 , H04N21/47211 , H04N21/4751 , H04N21/4753 , H04N21/4755 , H04N21/4756 , H04N21/4758 , H04N21/4781 , H04N21/4782 , H04N21/4786 , H04N21/4788 , H04N21/6582 , H04N21/812 , H04N21/84
摘要： A television message system is provided that allows users at user television equipment devices that are connected to a television distribution facility to transmit messages to each other relating to a television program or other suitable subject. The television message system permits users to participate in evaluations, contests, promotions, and surveys related to a television program while watching that television program. The television message system also permits users to compose and send a message to a television program entity. Users can send messages through the television message system to users at personal computers who are connected to the user's television distribution facility through a communications network. The television message system also allows a user to purchase a gift related to television programming for a recipient. The gift may be an electronic gift certificate for pay-per-view programming. The television message system may be based on an interactive television program guide or a set-top box application implemented on a set-top box.
摘要翻译：提供一种电视消息系统，其允许连接到电视分发设施的用户电视设备设备的用户相对于电视节目或其他合适的对象发送消息。电视消息系统允许用户在观看电视节目时参与与电视节目相关的评估，比赛，促销和调查。电视消息系统还允许用户撰写并向电视节目实体发送消息。用户可以通过电视消息系统向通过通信网络连接到用户的电视分发设施的个人计算机的用户发送消息。电视消息系统还允许用户购买与接收者的电视节目相关的礼物。礼物可能是按次付费节目的电子礼券。电视消息系统可以基于在机顶盒上实现的交互式电视节目指南或机顶盒应用程序。

9. 发明申请

US20060031883A1 Interactive television program guide with remote access 有权
公开(公告)号：US20060031883A1
公开(公告)日：2006-02-09
申请号：US11246392
申请日：2005-10-07
申请人： Michael Ellis , William Thomas , Joel Hassell , Thomas Lemmons , David Berezowski , Robert Knee , Robert McCoy
发明人： Michael Ellis , William Thomas , Joel Hassell , Thomas Lemmons , David Berezowski , Robert Knee , Robert McCoy
IPC分类号： H04N5/445 , G06F13/00 , H04N7/173 , G06F3/00
CPC分类号： H04N21/4227 , H04N5/4403 , H04N5/44543 , H04N5/44582 , H04N7/106 , H04N7/163 , H04N7/173 , H04N7/17318 , H04N21/26283 , H04N21/42204 , H04N21/43615 , H04N21/44222 , H04N21/4532 , H04N21/47214 , H04N21/4751 , H04N21/4753 , H04N21/4755 , H04N21/478 , H04N21/47815 , H04N21/4782 , H04N21/4786 , H04N21/4788 , H04N21/482 , H04N21/4821 , H04N21/4826 , H04N21/485 , H04N21/4882 , H04N21/64322 , H04N21/8126
摘要： An interactive television program guide with remote access is provided. The interactive television program guide is implemented on interactive television program guide equipment. A remote program guide access device is connected to the interactive television program guide equipment by a remote access link to provide a user with remote access to program guide functions.

10. 发明申请

US20050283800A1 Interactive television program guide system that serves as a portal 有权
标题翻译：作为门户的互动电视节目指南系统
公开(公告)号：US20050283800A1
公开(公告)日：2005-12-22
申请号：US10925892
申请日：2004-08-23
申请人： Michael Ellis , William Thomas , Edward Knudson , Joel Hassell , Kevin Easterbrook
发明人： Michael Ellis , William Thomas , Edward Knudson , Joel Hassell , Kevin Easterbrook
IPC分类号： G06F3/00 , G06F13/00 , H04N5/445 , H04N5/60 , H04N21/443 , H04N21/462 , H04N21/472 , H04N21/4725 , H04N21/478 , H04N21/4782 , H04N21/482 , H04N21/81
CPC分类号： H04N21/4431 , H04N5/44543 , H04N5/60 , H04N21/4622 , H04N21/47202 , H04N21/4725 , H04N21/47815 , H04N21/4782 , H04N21/4821 , H04N21/812 , H04N21/8173
摘要： A system is provided in which an interactive television program guide application and non-program-guide applications are at least partially implemented on user television equipment. A program guide program application interface is provided that is used to maintain a consistent user interface between the program guide application and the non-program-guide applications. Non-program-guide applications may be launched by the program guide application. The user may select certain non-program-guide applications as favorites and may set parental controls for certain non-program-guide applications. The program guide application may run in the background while a non-program-guide application operates. While the non-program-guide application operates, the program guide may check for events that require immediate attention. When such an event is detected, operation of the non-program-guide application may be suspended and the user may be asked whether the detected event should take place or whether operation of the non-program-guide application should be resumed. The applications may be located at a remote location such as on a server at a cable system headend or on a server on the Internet. The program application interface may perform authentication and access rights determination functions. Reminders may be set for the content of non-program-guide applications.
摘要翻译：提供了一种系统，其中交互式电视节目指南应用和非节目指南应用至少部分地在用户电视设备上实现。提供了一种程序指南程序应用程序接口，用于在程序指南应用程序和非程序指导应用程序之间维护一致的用户界面。非程序指南应用程序可能由程序指南应用程序启动。用户可以选择某些非节目指南应用程序作为收藏夹，并且可以为某些非节目指南应用设置家长控制。程序指南应用程序可以在非程序指南应用程序运行时在后台运行。非程序指南应用程序运行时，程序指南可以检查需要立即注意的事件。当检测到这样的事件时，可以暂停非节目指南应用的操作，并且可以询问用户是否应该发生检测到的事件，或者是否应该恢复非节目指南应用的操作。应用可以位于远程位置，例如在电缆系统头端的服务器或因特网上的服务器上。程序应用程序接口可以执行认证和访问权限确定功能。可以为非程序指南应用程序的内容设置提醒。

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