INTERACTIVE TELEVISION SYSTEM WITH PROGRAMMING-RELATED LINKS

摘要

An interactive television system with programming-related links is provided. The system may include user television equipment on which interactive program guide and non-program-guide applications may he implemented. Information that is displayed in a display screen for a non-program-guide application may be related to programming. A display screen or overlay for programming that is related to the information may be displayed when a user selects the displayed information. The display or overlay for the programming may include advertisements, video, graphics, options, or programming descriptions. The display screen or overlay may have been displayed by the program guide application.

主权项

1. An interactive television system having user television equipment on which an interactive television program guide application and an interactive non-program-guide television application are each at least partially implemented, said user television equipment being configured to:
display information that is related to programming using the non-program-guide application; provide a user with an opportunity to select the displayed information; and use the program guide application to display an information display region that includes additional information related to the programming when the displayed information is selected.