USOO84482.15B2
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`(12) United States Patent
`Hassell et al.
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`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 8.448,215 B2
`May 21, 2013
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`(54)
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`(75)
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`ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE WITH
`DIGITAL STORAGE
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`Inventors: Joel G. Hassell, Arvada, CO (US);
`Edward B. Knudson, Littleton, CO
`(US); L. Joe Hedges, Tulsa, OK (US);
`Michael D. Ellis, Boulder, CO (US);
`David M. Berezowski, Tulsa, OK (US)
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`(73)
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`Assignee: United Video Properties, Inc., Santa
`Clara, CA (US)
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`(*)
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`Notice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
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`(21)
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`Appl. No.: 13/335,649
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`(22)
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`Filed:
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`Dec. 22, 2011
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`(65)
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`Prior Publication Data
`US 2012/OO96493 A1
`Apr. 19, 2012
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`(63)
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`Related U.S. Application Data
`Continuation of application No. 13/041.707, filed on
`Mar. 7, 2011, which is a continuation of application
`No. 10/383,281, filed on Mar. 5, 2003, now Pat. No.
`8,082.568, which is a continuation of application No.
`09/157.256, filed on Sep. 17, 1998, now abandoned.
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`(51)
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`(52)
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`(58)
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`(2011.01)
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`Int. C.
`HO)4N 7/173
`U.S. C.
`USPC .............. 725/133; 725/141; 725/153: 386/86
`Field of Classification Search
`USPC ....................... 725/40, 133, 141, 153: 386/86
`See application file for complete search history.
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`(56)
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`Primary Examiner — Hunter B Lonsberry
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Ropes & Gray LLP
`(57)
`ABSTRACT
`An interactive television program guide system with digital
`storage is provided. The program guide gives users the ability
`to store information associated with recorded programs in a
`directory in the digital storage device thereby providing easy
`access to program information. The program guide may also
`provide a global media library for indicating the programs
`stored on removable storage media used with the program
`guide. The guide may also allow the user to manage and
`maintain a user media library to do the same. Non-time
`sensitive data associated with recorded programs may be
`stored in a way that allows the user to interact with the data on
`playback as if the program were being originally aired. The
`program guide also allows the user to define "super-pro
`grams' for playback of a sequence of stored programs or
`program Segments.
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`ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE WITH
`DIGITAL STORAGE
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`television equipment on which an interactive television pro
`gram guide is implemented. One Suitable distribution scheme
`involves transmitting television channels and distributing the
`information for program listings in the vertical blanking inter
`val of one of the channels or a sideband.
`The user television equipment for receiving and processing
`the television program listings and program data may include
`a set-top box. The set-top box is also able to receive the
`television programming distributed by the television distri
`bution facility. The program guide implemented on the set
`top box processes television program listings information and
`generates display Screens (e.g., an interactive television pro
`gram guide grid) for display, e.g., on a standard television
`monitor. The user can interact with the television program
`guide by entering commands via a user input interface. An
`illustrative input interface is an infrared remote control with
`cursor keys, a “guide” button, a “record' button, a “play”
`button, an “exit' button, an “info' button, and an “enter,
`“select’, or “OK” button. The set-top box may store television
`programming and program information in a digital storage
`device associated with the program guide. The digital storage
`device may be an optical or a magnetic storage device (e.g., a
`device using Writable digital video discs, magnetic disks, or a
`hard drive or random access memory (RAM), etc.).
`The use of a digital storage device associated with the
`program guide provides the user with more advanced features
`than could be performed using an independent analog storage
`device. For example, the current invention gives the user the
`ability to store information associated with recorded pro
`grams in a directory in the digital storage device thereby
`providing easy access to program information. The program
`guide may also provide a global media library for indicating
`the programs stored on removable storage media used with
`the program guide. Non-time-sensitive data associated with
`recorded programs may be stored in away that allows the user
`to interact with the data on playback as if the program were
`being originally aired. The program guide also allows the user
`to define 'Super-programs' for playback of a sequence of
`stored programs or program segments. The program guide
`may also provide for the transfer of programs and Super
`programs to other Volumes of the digital storage device or to
`a secondary storage device.
`Further features of the invention, its nature and various
`advantages will be more apparent from the accompanying
`drawings and the following detailed description of the pre
`ferred embodiments.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a system in accor
`dance with the present invention.
`FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of illustrative user
`television equipment in accordance with the present inven
`tion.
`FIG. 3 is a generalized schematic block diagram of por
`tions of the illustrative television equipment of FIG. 2.
`FIGS. 4-14 are illustrative display screens in accordance
`with the present invention.
`FIGS. 15-22 are flow charts of steps involved in the opera
`tion of the present invention.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED
`EMBODIMENTS
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`CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED
`APPLICATION
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`This application is a continuation of U.S. patent applica
`tion Ser. No. 13/041,707, filed Mar. 7, 2011 (currently pend
`ing); which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser.
`No. 10/383,281, filed Mar. 5, 2003 (now U.S. Pat. No. 8,082,
`568); which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser.
`No. 09/157.256, filed Sep. 17, 1998 (now abandoned). These
`prior applications are hereby incorporated by reference
`herein in their entirety.
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`This invention relates to video systems, and more particu
`larly, to interactive television program guide systems which
`allow for digital storage of programs and program related
`information.
`Cable, satellite, and broadcast television systems provide
`viewers with a large number of television channels. Users
`have traditionally consulted printed television program
`schedules to determine the programs being broadcast at a
`particular time. More recently, interactive electronic televi
`sion program guides have been developed that allow televi
`sion program information to be displayed on a user's televi
`Sion.
`Interactive program guides allow the user to navigate
`through television program listings using a remote control. In
`a typical program guide display, television listings are orga
`nized into Subsets of listings according to multiple organiza
`tion criteria and are sorted in various ways. One approach is to
`organize program listings into a program listings grid. Each
`row in the grid contains television program listings for a
`different channel. The columns in the grid correspond to a
`series of scheduled broadcast times. The user can scroll up or
`down to view program listings for different channels or may
`pan left or right to view information about programs being
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`broadcast at different times.
`Recently, interactive program guides have been developed
`that allow for storage of programs selected within the pro
`gram guide on an independent storage device, typically a
`Videocassette recorder. Usually, a control path involving an
`infrared transmitter coupled to an infrared receiver in the
`videocassette recorder is used to control the videocassette
`recorder. The use of independent analog storage devices like
`videocassette recorders, however, does not allow fox the
`more advanced features that might be implemented ifa digital
`storage device were associated with the program guide.
`It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide
`an interactive television program guide with digital storage.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`This and other objects of the invention are accomplished in
`accordance with the principles of the present invention by
`providing an interactive program guide system with digital
`storage that allows the program guide to be used to provide
`more advanced feature