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AU2001249640A1 - Server-centric search function in an interactive program guide - Google Patents

Server-centric search function in an interactive program guide

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Publication number
AU2001249640A1
AU2001249640A1 AU2001249640A AU4964001A AU2001249640A1 AU 2001249640 A1 AU2001249640 A1 AU 2001249640A1 AU 2001249640 A AU2001249640 A AU 2001249640A AU 4964001 A AU4964001 A AU 4964001A AU 2001249640 A1 AU2001249640 A1 AU 2001249640A1
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Australia
Prior art keywords
server
program guide
search function
interactive program
centric search
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
AU2001249640A
Inventor
Sadik Bayrakeri
Harold P. Yocom
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Diva Systems Corp
Original Assignee
DONALD F GORDON
Diva Systems Corp
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Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US09/583,388 external-priority patent/US7254824B1/en
Priority claimed from US09/605,522 external-priority patent/US6904610B1/en
Priority claimed from US09/653,381 external-priority patent/US7373652B1/en
Application filed by DONALD F GORDON, Diva Systems Corp filed Critical DONALD F GORDON
Publication of AU2001249640A1 publication Critical patent/AU2001249640A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/80—Generation or processing of content or additional data by content creator independently of the distribution process; Content per se
    • H04N21/81—Monomedia components thereof
    • H04N21/8146—Monomedia components thereof involving graphical data, e.g. 3D object, 2D graphics
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/20—Servers specifically adapted for the distribution of content, e.g. VOD servers; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/27—Server based end-user applications
    • H04N21/278—Content descriptor database or directory service for end-user access
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/431—Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
    • H04N21/4312—Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/431—Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
    • H04N21/4312—Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
    • H04N21/4314—Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H04N21/482—End-user interface for program selection
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H04N21/482—End-user interface for program selection
    • H04N21/4828—End-user interface for program selection for searching program descriptors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/16—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems
    • H04N7/173—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal
    • H04N7/17309—Transmission or handling of upstream communications
    • H04N7/17318—Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Computer Graphics (AREA)
  • Databases & Information Systems (AREA)
  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
  • Information Retrieval, Db Structures And Fs Structures Therefor (AREA)
AU2001249640A 2000-04-04 2001-03-29 Server-centric search function in an interactive program guide Abandoned AU2001249640A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (13)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US54243300A 2000-04-04 2000-04-04
US09542433 2000-04-04
US20593900P 2000-05-18 2000-05-18
US60205939 2000-05-18
US09/583,388 US7254824B1 (en) 1999-04-15 2000-05-30 Encoding optimization techniques for encoding program grid section of server-centric interactive programming guide
US09583388 2000-05-30
US58526300A 2000-06-02 2000-06-02
US09585263 2000-06-02
US09/605,522 US6904610B1 (en) 1999-04-15 2000-06-27 Server-centric customized interactive program guide in an interactive television environment
US09605522 2000-06-27
US09653381 2000-09-01
US09/653,381 US7373652B1 (en) 1999-07-22 2000-09-01 Server-centric search function in an interactive program guide
PCT/US2001/010230 WO2001075546A2 (en) 2000-04-04 2001-03-29 Server-centric search function in an interactive program guide

Publications (1)

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AU2001249640A1 true AU2001249640A1 (en) 2001-10-15

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US20030137542A1 (en) * 2002-01-22 2003-07-24 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. User interface for reviewing and controlling use of data objects
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US7814404B2 (en) 2005-03-03 2010-10-12 Research In Motion Limited System and method for applying workflow of generic services to component based applications for devices
CN109819265B (en) * 2017-11-20 2022-05-06 杭州萤石网络股份有限公司 Data storage method, data acquisition method and system

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US5751282A (en) * 1995-06-13 1998-05-12 Microsoft Corporation System and method for calling video on demand using an electronic programming guide
US5850218A (en) * 1997-02-19 1998-12-15 Time Warner Entertainment Company L.P. Inter-active program guide with default selection control
US6005565A (en) * 1997-03-25 1999-12-21 Sony Corporation Integrated search of electronic program guide, internet and other information resources

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