System and method for transmitting and utilizing electronic program guide information - Patent US6216265(B1)
Filed:
Jun 11, 1998
Published:
Apr 10, 2001
Abstract
Television schedule information transmission and utilization systems (50A-50D) transmit TV schedule data and associated network control messages provided by computer (54) as packets via the Video Blanking Interval (VBI) lines in the TV signal from various television program providers (51). This data is acquired by regional data processing systems and forwarded by the regional data processing systems to subscriber units (52) and used to construct an internal database. This intern database can be accessed by the subscriber unit (52) to display a TV schedule for the channels that are received by the user's TV.Applicants
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STARSIGHT TELECAST INC
Inventors
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EBRIGHT ALAN R
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KOCHY JEFFREY J
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SOKOLIK KONSTANTINE
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ROOP JOHN H
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WARDEN DAVID P
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ALEGIANI GIAMBATTISTA A
Application Number
09096269Priority Claims
US57955590Family Members
US5619274(A) -
Television schedule information transmission and utilization system and process
US6216265(B1) -
System and method for transmitting and utilizing electronic program guide information
