EP0834798A2
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Integrated content guide for interactive selection of content and services on personal computer systems
Assignee: Compaq Computer Corp
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Filing: 1997-10-07
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2017-10-07
Abstract
Abstract A integrated content guide for multiple sources is provided with hyper-text type links to allow for the selection of various programs. The hyper-text links are provided for a transmitted and then stored digital bit stream. This allows for the embedding within the content guide what could be additional commercial information. The embedding may also be as to additional information for other related television or radio shows or the like. Information can be additional television shows, related information or activities on on-line services or automatic telephone ordering of products or services being displayed.
Inventors
- 👤 John P. Stautner
- 👤 Richard J. Lawson
- 👤 Brian V. Belmont
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 15:31
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/03; G06F3/033; G06F3/048; G06F3/0481; G06F3/0482; G06Q; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/02; H; H04; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/41; H04N21/414; H04N21/4143; H04N21/43; H04N21/433; H04N21/45; H04N21/462; H04N21/4622; H04N21/47; H04N21/472; H04N21/4722; H04N21/478; H04N21/47815; H04N21/4788; H04N21/482; H04N21/4821; H04N21/80; H04N21/81; H04N21/812; H04N7/00; H04N7/16; H04N7/162; H04N7/163
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A computer system for the display of a selection guide
for multiple sources of information: a means to produce a visual display, said visual
display comprising of a grid containing guide cells; a means to place icons in at least some of said
displayed guide cells; means for a user to select from among said
displayed icons; and wherein said selected icons are linked to
executable instructions which are unique to a given icon and
which are dependent upon information other than said icon
displayed in a given cell and further wherein said icons
distinguish from a plurality of possible executable actions
that said icon represents.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
35 words
A system as in Claim 1 further comprising: means to cause said icons to selectively appear to be
animated; and means to cause said icons to selectively appear to be
of a three dimensional nature.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
150 words
A system for the display of graphical information
comprising: a means to display a graphical image; at least one means to receive a plurality of video
program sources; a means to select between said received video program
sources and to display said sources on said graphical
device; means to reproduce sound; means to select from a plurality of sound sources and
to provide said selected sound sources to said means to
reproduce sound; means to display text; means to select from a variety of text sources and to
provide to said means to display text said selected text
sources; computational means to acquire, from at least one
incoming signal, digital information to be processed into
a content guide such that said acquired information
comprises information as to at least some of the content of
the plurality of video program sources, said plurality of
said sound sources and said text sources.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A system as in Claim 3 wherein: said means to acquire digital information is coupled
to said means to receive video signals and said acquisition
is from information imbedded within the vertical blanking
interval of the received video signals.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
A system as in Claim 3 or Claim 4, further comprising: processor means to produce graphically linked icons,
said icons being linked to program material displayed in a
grid like manner on said display device in response to the
digital signals acquired by said computational means; and storage means to store said graphically linked objects.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
24 words
A system as in any of Claims 3 to 5 further comprising: a modem coupled to said processor means for connection
to on-line services.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A system as in Claim 5 further comprising: selection means coupled to said processor means for
allowing a user to select from and activate displayed
graphically linked icons .
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
A system as in Claim 7 further comprising: hyper-link following means contained within said
processor means for causing said processor to execute a
series of software commands based upon information stored
with respect to a selected and stored displayed graphically
linked icon.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
80 words
A system for the display of content for multiple sources
comprising: a central processing unit; a display circuit coupled to said central processing
unit; a hypertext linking engine coupled to said central
processing unit and said display circuit; and wherein said hypertext linking engine provides a
command to said display circuit to display in a grid
arrangement listings as to the content of at least two of
said multiple sources and icons to provide a link to an
external resource.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of selecting information from a plurality of
information sources connected to a computer system, the
method comprising displaying, on a display of said computer system, a
grid of cells, each cell corresponding to information from
one of said information sources; displaying, from among a plurality of icons each
representing an executable action, one or more icons in one
or more of said cells, each of said icons being uniquely
linked to one or more instructions executable on said
computer system; selecting from among said cells or said icons to
provide information to the user dependent upon the cell or
icon selected.
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