US2005289603A1PendingUtilityA1

Interactive television system

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Jan 3, 2001Filed: Aug 9, 2005Published: Dec 29, 2005
Est. expiryJan 3, 2021(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Thomas Edward CezeauxDerek Vogel
H04N 21/42228H04N 21/478H04N 21/4622H04N 21/4316H04N 21/25891H04N 21/8586H04N 21/4542H04N 21/47H04N 21/4755H04N 21/482H04N 21/4532H04N 21/47202
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Abstract

An interactive television system is described.

Claims

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         10 . A method for highlighting cells of a program guide, the method comprising: 
 displaying a program guide, the program guide having cells of a regular size, each cell representing content available for a time period;    receiving a selection of a cell; and    in response to receiving the selection of the cell,    identifying a cell for an adjacent time period of the selected cell that represent the same content as the selected cell; and    highlighting the identified cell    so that both the selected cell and the identified cell are highlighted simultaneously.    
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the regular size indicates cells of the same width.  
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the regular size indicates cells of the same height.  
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the regular size indicates cells of the same height and the same width.  
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10  including identifying and highlighting  
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the identifying includes comparing text associated with the selected cell with text associated with the cell in the adjacent time period.  
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the identifying includes comparing an image associated with the selected cell with an image associated with the cell in the adjacent time period.  
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 10  including suppressing the identifying of a cell when content of the selected cell is repeated over an extended period.  
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the identifying includes determining an ending time associated with the content of the selected cell.  
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the identifying includes determining a beginning time associated with the content of the selected cell.  
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the identifying includes determining a beginning time and an ending time associated with the content of the selected cell.  
     
     
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