US5353121A
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Television schedule system
Assignee: Insight Telecast Inc
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Filing: 1993-03-19
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Granted: 1994-10-04
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Expires: 2013-03-19
Abstract
Abstract A schedule system utilizing a background display. The schedule system provides a background schedule information system in which the background schedule information is displayed over a portion of a television screen in response to activation. A primary television display is displayed on the television screen in conjunction with the background schedule information. The system provides for the background television schedule information to have a status upon activation similar to a status upon prior suspension.
Inventors
- 👤 Patrick Young
- 👤 John H. Roop
- 👤 Michael W. Faber
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 09:46
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/16; H04N7/162; H04N7/165; G; G04; G04G; G04G15/00; G04G15/006; G11; G11B; G11B15/00; G11B15/02; G11B15/023; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/102; G11B27/107; G11B27/11; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/30; G11B27/3027; G11B27/3036; G11B27/3054; G11B27/32; G11B27/322; G11B27/324; G11B27/327; G11B27/328; G11B27/34; G11B27/36; G11B33/00; G11B33/10; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/41; H04N21/4104; H04N21/4126; H04N21/41265; H04N21/4135; H04N21/422; H04N21/42204; H04N21/43; H04N21/431; H04N21/4312; H04N21/4314; H04N21/4316; H04N21/433; H04N21/4334; H04N21/436; H04N21/43622; H04N21/47; H04N21/472; H04N21/47214; H04N21/482; H04N21/4821; H04N21/4828; H04N21/485; H04N21/4858; H04N21/60; H04N21/61; H04N21/6106; H04N21/6118; H04N21/80; H04N21/81; H04N21/8166; H04N21/8186; H04N21/83; H04N21/84; H04N21/85; H04N21/858; H04N5/00; H04N5/44; H04N5/445; H04N5/76; H04N5/765; H04N5/775; H04N5/78; H04N5/782; H04N7/025; H04N7/08; H04N7/087; H04N7/088; H04N7/0884; H04N7/0887; H04N7/0888; H04N7/10; H04N7/106; H04N7/163; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/40; G11B2220/41; G11B2220/60; G11B2220/65; G11B2220/80; G11B2220/90; H04N5/44504
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
246 words
A background television schedule system for displaying television schedule information on a television including a television screen on which is displayed a primary display, said background television schedule system comprising: means for inputting user selections of operating characteristics for a session of operating said background television schedule system; a memory, coupled to said user selection input means, for storing said user selections; means, coupled to said memory, for activating and suspending operation of said background television schedule system; and background display means, coupled to said television, to said activation means and to said memory, for displaying background schedule information over a portion of said television screen in response to a first activation of operation of said background television schedule system, said primary television display being displayed on said television screen in conjunction with said background schedule information, said displayed background schedule information being determined according to said operating characteristics, wherein said background display means is configured to terminate display of said background schedule information on said television screen upon suspension of said background television schedule system, said background television schedule system having a first status immediately prior to said suspension of said background television schedule system; wherein said activation means is configured to re-activate said background television schedule system with a second status at least substantially the same as said first status, upon a second activation of said background television schedule system with a same session as said first activation of said background television schedule system.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
246 words
A background television schedule system for displaying television schedule information on a television including a television screen on which is displayed a primary display, said background television schedule system comprising: means for inputting user selections of operating characteristics for a session of operating said background television schedule system; a memory, coupled to said user selection input means, for storing said user selections; means, coupled to said memory, for activating and suspending operation of said background television schedule system; and background display means, coupled to said television, to said activation means and to said memory, for displaying background schedule information over a portion of said television screen in response to a first activation of operation of said background television schedule system, said primary television display being displayed on said television screen in conjunction with said background schedule information, said displayed background schedule information being determined according to said operating characteristics, wherein said background display means is configured to terminate display of said background schedule information on said television screen upon suspension of said background television schedule system, said background television schedule system having a first status immediately prior to said suspension of said background television schedule system; wherein said activation means is configured to re-activate said background television schedule system with a second status at least substantially the same as said first status, upon a second activation of said background television schedule system with a same session as said first activation of said background television schedule system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The background television schedule system of claim 1, further comprising means for terminating a session.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The background television schedule system of claim 2, wherein said terminating means comprises means for terminating a session in response to user inputs, and means for automatically terminating a session after a predetermined period of suspended operation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
The background television schedule system of claim 1, wherein said memory is further for storing a tab pointing to a current listing of schedule information, and wherein said first status comprises a first tab, and wherein said second status also employs said first tab.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
The background television schedule system of claim 4, further comprising: a system clock; and means for maintaining said first tab, wherein said maintaining means is configured to update said tab according to a current time of said system clock.
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