专利名称：Interactive special events video signal
navigation system
发明人：Michael Hanafee,Connie T. Marshall,Timothy
S. Emmert
申请号：US08/561486申请日：19951120公开号：US06157413A公开日：20001205
摘要：A system interactively controlled by a TV viewer remote control transmitterdisplays current or future programming information superimposed over the normalprogramming displayed on any channel accessible to the viewer's display screen.Identification signal data are accessed and generated by the computer for durationsdefined in the identification signal data either automatically or in response to the TVviewer remote. Information signal data are accessed and generated by the computer inresponse to the TV viewer remote. A signal combiner superimposes the identificationsignal or the information signal over the viewer usable signal of any selected channelfrom the tuner. The identification signal may include data defining an icon or textualmatter alerting a viewer to the availability of information data. The information signalmay include program descriptive data, schedule data, pricing data and/or paymentauthorization and recording prompt data and the like sequenced for interactive controlof the computer by the viewer. The identification signal may be specially dedicated to anormal programming information channel so that the viewer can interact with respect tospecific programs identified without changing from the programming information
channel. Thus, the viewer is able to receive an automatic alert to availability of currentand future programming and to elect to interactively exercise a variety of options withrespect to such current and future programming without interruption of presentlyviewed programming.
申请人：UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.
代理机构：Fish & Neave
代理人：Matthew T. Byrne
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