IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0444882
(1999-11-22)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Knudson, Edward B.
- Hassell, Joel G.
- Ellis, Michael D.
- McKissick, Pamela L.
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출원인 / 주소 |
- United Video Properties, Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
278 인용 특허 :
54 |
초록
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An interactive television program guide system and method in which functions that have not been provided before by other interactive television program guide systems is provided. The interactive guide may, for example, provide users with an opportunity to preview pay-per-view programs before orderin
An interactive television program guide system and method in which functions that have not been provided before by other interactive television program guide systems is provided. The interactive guide may, for example, provide users with an opportunity to preview pay-per-view programs before ordering. The guide may, for example, display a pay-per-view program preview in a video window. The video window may occupy a portion of the screen. If desired, a video window of the video from the currently tuned to channel may be displayed simultaneously in a second video window. In response to the user ordering a previewed pay-per-view program, the interactive guide may explode the pay-per-view program preview window into a full-screen video.
대표청구항
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An interactive television program guide system and method in which functions that have not been provided before by other interactive television program guide systems is provided. The interactive guide may, for example, provide users with an opportunity to preview pay-per-view programs before orderin
An interactive television program guide system and method in which functions that have not been provided before by other interactive television program guide systems is provided. The interactive guide may, for example, provide users with an opportunity to preview pay-per-view programs before ordering. The guide may, for example, display a pay-per-view program preview in a video window. The video window may occupy a portion of the screen. If desired, a video window of the video from the currently tuned to channel may be displayed simultaneously in a second video window. In response to the user ordering a previewed pay-per-view program, the interactive guide may explode the pay-per-view program preview window into a full-screen video. ntrol information transmitted by said transmitter. 11. The multimedia management system of claim 1, wherein said properties include a rating of an event promoted by said multimedia. 12. The multimedia management system of claim 1, wherein said properties include a genre of an event promoted by said multimedia. 13. The multimedia management system of claim 1, wherein said central multimedia provider assigns said multimedia properties to said multimedia. 14. The multimedia management system of claim 1, wherein one or more of said remote stations is a remote station at which local multimedia and local control information is provided. 15. The multimedia management system of claim 1, further comprising a broadcasting transmitter at each of said remote stations to broadcast said multimedia sequences in accordance with said explicit schedule to viewers. 16. A method of providing multimedia sequences in a multimedia distribution and broadcast system having a central multimedia provider, a satellite and a plurality of remote stations comprising the steps of: providing at said central multimedia provider multimedia and control information including display arrangements for said multimedia, preferences of said remote stations, and scheduling information; distributing said multimedia and control information to said remote stations via said satellite; receiving at each of said remote stations said multimedia and control information; storing at each of said remote stations said multimedia and control information; processing said scheduling information to construct an implicit schedule; selecting said multimedia to convert said implicit schedule to an explicit schedule; selecting said display arrangements; generating multimedia sequences in said display arrangements; and broadcasting said multimedia sequences in accordance with said explicit schedule to viewers; wherein said control information providing step includes the step of formulating queries based on properties of said multimedia, said queries configured to assist said remote stations to select multimedia for said multimedia sequences. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein said arrangements include one or more windows to display one or more multimedia elements of said multimedia. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein said arrangements include one or more windows with different sizes to display one or more multimedia elements of said multimedia. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein said arrangements include one or more windows with different locations to display one or more multimedia elements of said multimedia. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein said arrangements include one or more rotatable windows to display one or more multimedia elements of said multimedia. 21. The method of claim 16, wherein said arrangements include one or more text attributes to display one or more text elements of said multimedia. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein said one or more text attributes includes one or more of a font, font size, and color. 23. The method of claim 16, further comprising sending with one or more of said remote stations a confirmation message to said central multimedia provider when said multimedia and said control information are successfully received by said one or more of said remote stations. 24. The method of claim 23, wherein said sending said confirmation message comprises sending said confirmation message over a public telephone network. 25. The method of claim 16, further comprising redistributing said multimedia and said control information to one or more of said remote stations after said multimedia and said control information are not received by said one or more of said remote stations. 26. The method of claim 16, wherein said properties include a rating of an event promoted by said multimedia. 27. The method of claim 16, wherein said properties include a genre of an event promoted by said multimedia. 28. The method of claim 16, wherein said providing at said central multimedia provider said multimedia and said control information comprises assigning by said central multimedia provider said multimedia properties to said multimedia. 29. The method of claim 16, further comprising providing at each of said remote stations local multimedia and local control information. 30. A method of providing multimedia sequences in a multimedia distribution and broadcast system having a central multimedia provider, a satellite and a plurality of remote stations comprising the steps of: providing at said central multimedia provider multimedia and control information including display arrangements for said multimedia, preferences of said remote stations, and scheduling information; distributing said multimedia and control information to said remote stations via said satellite; receiving at each of said remote stations said multimedia and control information; storing at each of said remote stations said multimedia and control information; processing said scheduling information to construct an implicit schedule; selecting said multimedia to convert said implicit schedule to an explicit schedule; selecting said display arrangements; generating multimedia sequences in said display arrangements; and broadcasting said multimedia sequences in accordance with said explicit schedule to viewers; wherein said control information providing step includes the step of formulating queries based on properties of said multimedia, said queries configured to assist said remote stations to select multimedia for said multimedia sequences; and wherein the selecting step includes the step of processing said queries. 31. The method of claim 30, wherein said arrangements include one or more windows to display one or more multimedia elements of said multimedia. 32. The method of claim 30, wherein said arrangements include one or more windows with different sizes to display one or more multimedia elements of said multimedia. 33. The method of claim 30, wherein said arrangements include one or more windows with different locations to display one or more multimedia elements of said multimedia. 34. The method of claim 30, wherein said arrangements include one or more rotatable windows to display one or more multimedia elements of said multimedia. 35. The method of claim 30, wherein said arrangements include one or more text attributes to display one or more text elements of said multimedia. 36. The method of claim 35, wherein said one or more text attributes includes one or more of a font, font size, and color. 37. The method of claim 30, further comprising sending with one or more of said remote stations a confirmation message to said central multimedia provider when said multimedia and said control information are successfully received by said one or more of said remote stations. 38. The method of claim 37, wherein said sending said confirmation message comprises sending said confirmation message over a public telephone network. 39. The method of claim 30, further comprising redistributing said multimedia and said control information to one or more of said remote stations after said multimedia and said control information are not received by said one or more of said remote stations. 40. The method of claim 30, wherein said properties include a rating of an event promoted by said multimedia. 41. The method of claim 30, wherein said properties include a genre of an event promoted by said multimedia. 42. The method of claim 30, wherein said providing at said central multimedia provider said multimedia and said control information comprises assigning by said central multimedia provider said multimedia properties to said multimedia. 43. The method of claim 30, further comprising providing at each of said remote stations local multimedia and local control information. ify the functional and structural model of the it chip. 12. A method as defined in claim 11 when the step of using the chip verification tools is performed iteratively following modifications to the functional and structural model of the chip. 13. A method as defined in claim 1 further comprising the step of developing a library of standard cells for use in the chip. 14. A method as defined in claim 1 further comprising the step of developing a library of custom cells for use in the chip. 15. A method as defined in claim 11 wherein the step of developing a software model of the chip includes debugging the software model of the chip in response to results produced by the verification tools. 16. A method as defined in claim 1 wherein steps (a)-(f) are implemented for developing a digital signal processor computation core. 17. A method as defined in claim 1 wherein step (c) includes synthesizing a chip layout to assist in developing the functional and structural model of the chip.
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