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An electronic program schedule system with access to both stored television program schedule information and data feeds containing status information for live programs such as sporting events. The system includes a data processor for receiving program schedule information for a plurality of programs

An electronic program schedule system with access to both stored television program schedule information and data feeds containing status information for live programs such as sporting events. The system includes a data processor for receiving program schedule information for a plurality of programs and data feeds containing status information for certain of the programs, and a video display generator for generating a display signal simultaneously comprising information from both the stored schedule information and the received data feed. The system is further provided with user control means such as a remote controller for generating user control commands and transmitting signals to the data processor in response thereto so as to control the content of the display signal. The display signal may be displayed on a display apparatus such as a television receiver. In addition, the program schedule system of the present invention utilizes category-specific user interfaces providing access to multiple services including television programs, received data feeds, home shopping services, and video games as well as the stored program schedule information.

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[ We claim:] [1.] An electronic television program schedule system comprising:storage means for storing program schedule information for a plurality of television programs, said program schedule information comprising, for at least one of said programs, information identifying said at least one prog

[ We claim:] [1.] An electronic television program schedule system comprising:storage means for storing program schedule information for a plurality of television programs, said program schedule information comprising, for at least one of said programs, information identifying said at least one program as a sporting event;data processing means for generating video display control commands;means for receiving a data feed during the pendency of said sporting event, said data feed comprising information regarding the status of said event;means for correlating said program schedule information for said sporting event with said status information for said sporting event;a video display generator for receiving said video display control commands from said data processing means, said program schedule information from said storage means, and said status information from said data feed, wherein said video display generator generates a display signal concurrently comprising said program schedule information for said sporting event and said status information for said sporting event.