发明名称 |
PROGRAM GUIDE SYSTEM WITH REAL-TIME DATA SOURCES |
摘要 |
A program guide system is provided in which an interactive television program guide that is implemented at least partially on user television equipment receives program listings data and real-time data such as sports scores, news data, and the like. The real-time data may be stored in a database maintained by the program guide, so that the program guide may access the stored real-time data at a later time. Updated program listings information may be provided to the program guide as part of the data stream in which the real-time data is provided. Unique keys may be generated for the program listings data and real-time data associated with each live event. The keys may be compared at the program guide to determine which program listings correspond to which items of real-time data. A controllable ticker may be displayed on top of a television program on the user television equipment. The controllable ticker may be sponsored. Different types of real-time data may be assigned different expiration times. When data has expired it may be removed from the database. |
申请公布号 |
US2008263599(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2008.10.23 |
申请号 |
US20080115177 |
申请日期 |
2008.05.05 |
申请人 |
UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC. |
发明人 |
KNUDSON EDWARD B.;RUDNICK DAVID M.;ELLIS MICHAEL D.;HAGENBUCH DANIEL C.;HASSELL JOEL G.;KNEE ROBERT A.;REYNOLDS STEVEN J. |
分类号 |
G06F13/00;H04N5/445;H04N7/24 |
主分类号 |
G06F13/00 |
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