发明名称 |
PROGRAM GUIDE SYSTEM WITH VIDEO-ON-DEMAND BROWSING |
摘要 |
An interactive television program guide system is provided in which a viewer may direct a television to simultaneously display a selected television program and a program guide display. A viewer may use the program guide display to browse available video-on-dema nd (VOD) while continuing to view a previously selected program in the background. Th e viewer may browse through video-on-demand programs on the program guide display using a variety of keys on a remote control unit. The viewer may direct the program guide to order a given video-on-demand program, and set a desired broadcast time for that program.< /SDOAB> |
申请公布号 |
CA2509937(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
1999.11.25 |
申请号 |
CA19992509937 |
申请日期 |
1999.05.18 |
申请人 |
UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC. |
发明人 |
ELLIS, MICHAEL D. |
分类号 |
H04N5/44;H04N5/445;H04N5/76;H04N7/025;H04N7/173 |
主分类号 |
H04N5/44 |
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