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`US009172987B2
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`c12) United States Patent
`Lemmons et al.
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`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
`
`US 9,172,987 B2
`*Oct. 27, 2015
`
`(54) METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UPDATING
`FUNCTIONALITY OF A SET-TOP BOX USING
`MARKUP LANGUAGE
`
`(75)
`
`Inventors: Thomas R. Lemmons, Sand Springs,
`OK (US); Jon C. Zaring, Tulsa, OK
`(US)
`
`(73) Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
`
`( *) Notice:
`
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term ofthis
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
`
`This patent is subject to a terminal dis(cid:173)
`claimer.
`
`(21) Appl. No.: 13/193,233
`
`(22) Filed:
`
`Jul. 28, 2011
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`(65)
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`Prior Publication Data
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`US 2012/0054800Al
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`Mar. 1, 2012
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`Related U.S. Application Data
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`(63)
`
`Continuation of application No. 11/432,686, filed on
`May 10, 2006, now Pat. No. 8,010,979, which is a
`continuation of application No. 10/171,424, filed on
`Jun. 12, 2002, now Pat. No. 7,073,188, which is a
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`(51)
`
`Int. Cl.
`H04N 2114147
`H04N21/462
`
`(Continued)
`
`(2011.01)
`(2011.01)
`(Continued)
`
`(52)
`
`U.S. Cl.
`CPC ....... H04N 2114147 (2013.01); H04N 5144543
`(2013.01); H04N 2114355 (2013.01); H04N
`2114622 (2013.01); H04N 211482 (2013.01);
`H04N 2114821 (2013.01);
`
`(58) Field of Classification Search
`CPC ........... H04N 21/40-21/4888; H04N 21/8543;
`H04N 5/44543
`USPC ...................... 725/39-61, 136-153; 715/760;
`348/460, 461
`See application file for complete search history.
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`Primary Examiner - Larry Stembane
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm - Ropes & Gray LLP
`
`ABSTRACT
`(57)
`An interactive television program guide is provided. Program
`guide display elements are arranged and styled using markup
`language documents. These markup language documents
`may also indicate and select program guide functions. The
`program guide interprets the markup language documents
`and generates the display screens and program guide func(cid:173)
`tionality without user intervention. The program guide may
`also be updated by supplying new markup language docu(cid:173)
`ments that modify display screens and program guide func(cid:173)
`tionality. The markup language documents may be supplied
`by a main facility or a television distribution facility.
`
`(Continued)
`
`16 Claims, 12 Drawing Sheets
`
`LOGO
`(REPOSJTIONED, RESIZED, AND REl'ORMATIED}
`
`VtDEOW!NDOW
`(RESIZED AND REPOSlTIONED)
`
`TEXT WINDOW
`(RESIZED AND
`REPOSITIONED)
`
`-54
`
`GRAPHIC WINDOW
`(RESIZED AND
`REPOSITIONED)
`
`-51'
`
`SUBSCRIBE
`(REPOSIT10NED)
`
`PREV PROMO
`{ADDED)
`
`PREV PROMO
`(ADDED)
`
`Comcast, Exhibit-1001
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`(60) Provisional application No. 60/091,975, filed on Jul. 7,
`1998.
`
`(51)
`
`Int. Cl.
`H04N5/445
`H04N21/482
`H04N21/84
`H04N 2118543
`H04N21/435
`(52) U.S. Cl.
`CPC .......... H04N 21184 (2013.01); H04N 2118543
`(2013.01); H04N 2005144565 (2013.01)
`
`(2011.01)
`(2011.01)
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