US6100884A
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Device for delivering listings of broadcast programs via network
Assignee: Google LLC
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Filing: 1997-04-08
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Granted: 2000-08-08
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Expires: 2017-04-08
Abstract
Abstract A device is provided for sending listings of broadcast programs to a plurality of terminal devices connected via a network so that the plurality of terminal devices display the listings of broadcast programs on display screens. The device includes a program-management unit for keeping information about broadcast programs of a plurality of broadcast stations in a random-list format, a generation unit for extracting information from the program-management unit with respect to broadcast programs of a date and time indicated by one of the terminal devices, and for editing extracted information to generate a listing of broadcast programs, and an addition unit for attaching at least one of a date change button, a time change button, and a search button to the listing of broadcast programs. The date change button and the time change button are used for changing a date and a time slot of a displayed listing of broadcast programs, respectively. The search button is used for displaying a listing of searched broadcast programs. A sending unit sends the listing of broadcast programs including at least one of the date change button, the time change button, and the search button to one of the terminal devices.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasumasa Tomita
- 👤 Shigeru Oizumi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 08:58
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04H; H04H20/00; H04H20/40; H04H60/00; H04H60/27; H04H60/68; H04H60/73; H04H60/74; H04L; H04L65/00; H04L65/60; H04L65/61; H04L65/611; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/20; H04N21/23; H04N21/231; H04N21/23109; H04N21/40; H04N21/43; H04N21/431; H04N21/4312; H04N21/47; H04N21/475; H04N21/4755; H04N21/482; H04N21/4828; H04N21/60; H04N21/65; H04N21/654; H04N21/6547; H04N21/658; H04N21/6587; H04N21/80; H04N21/83; H04N21/84; H04N7/00; H04N7/16; H04N7/162; H04N7/163; H04L65/1066; H04L65/1101
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 31
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
A device to send a listing of broadcast programs to a terminal device, comprising: a management unit to manage information about broadcast programs including broadcast date and time; a generation unit to extract broadcast information from said management unit and to edit the extracted broadcast information into a listing, which contains an identifier to locate actual contents of the broadcast programs; an addition unit to attach a date-change button to the listing, said data change button to change a date slot of the listing displayed on the terminal device to a user-specified date slot that is independent of a timing at which the date-change button is operated at the terminal device; and a sending unit to send the listing and the attached date-change button to the terminal device.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
128 words
A device to send a listing of broadcast programs to a terminal device, comprising: a management unit to manage information about broadcast programs including broadcast date and time; a generation unit to extract broadcast information from said management unit and to edit the extracted broadcast information into a listing, which contains an identifier to locate actual contents of the broadcast programs; an addition unit to attach a date-change button to the listing, said data change button to change a date slot of the listing displayed on the terminal device to a user-specified date slot that is independent of a timing at which the date-change button is operated at the terminal device; and a sending unit to send the listing and the attached date-change button to the terminal device.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
127 words
A device to send a listing of broadcast programs to a terminal device, comprising: a management unit to manage information about broadcast programs including broadcast date and time; a generation unit to extract broadcast information from said management unit and to edit the extracted broadcast information into a listing, which contains no identifier to locate actual contents of the broadcast programs; an addition unit to attach a time-change button to the listing, said time-change button to change a time slot of the listing displayed on the terminal device to a user-specified time slot that is independent of a timing at which the time-change button is operated at the terminal device; and a sending unit to send the listing and the attached time-change button to the terminal device.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
127 words
A device to send a listing of broadcast programs to a terminal device, comprising: a management unit to manage information about broadcast programs including broadcast date and time; a generation unit to extract broadcast information from said management unit and to edit the extracted broadcast information into a listing, which contains no identifier to locate actual contents of the broadcast programs; an addition unit to attach a time-change button to the listing, said time-change button to change a time slot of the listing displayed on the terminal device to a user-specified time slot that is independent of a timing at which the time-change button is operated at the terminal device; and a sending unit to send the listing and the attached time-change button to the terminal device.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
120 words
A device to send a listing of broadcast programs to a terminal device, comprising: a management unit to manage information about broadcast programs including broadcast date and time; a generation unit to extract broadcast information from said management unit and to edit the extracted broadcast information into a listing, which contains no identifier to locate actual contents of the broadcast programs; an addition unit to attach a category-search button to the listing, said category-search button to display a listing of broadcast programs in a user-specified category that is independent of a timing at which the category-search button is operated at the terminal device; and a sending unit to send the listing and the attached category-search button to the terminal device.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
120 words
A device to send a listing of broadcast programs to a terminal device, comprising: a management unit to manage information about broadcast programs including broadcast date and time; a generation unit to extract broadcast information from said management unit and to edit the extracted broadcast information into a listing, which contains no identifier to locate actual contents of the broadcast programs; an addition unit to attach a category-search button to the listing, said category-search button to display a listing of broadcast programs in a user-specified category that is independent of a timing at which the category-search button is operated at the terminal device; and a sending unit to send the listing and the attached category-search button to the terminal device.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
31 words
The device according to claimed 1, further comprising: an activating unit to activate said generation unit to generate a listing of broadcast programs on the condition indicated by the date-change button.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The device according to claim 2, further comprising: an activating unit to activate said generation unit to generate a listing of broadcast programs on the condition indicated by the time-change button.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
A device a defined by claim 3, further comprising: an activating unit to activate said generation unit to generate a listing of broadcast programs on the condition indicated by the category-search button.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
124 words
A device to send a listing of broadcast programs to a terminal device, comprising: a management unit to manage information about broadcast programs including broadcast date and time; a generation unit to extract broadcast information from said management unit and to edit the extracted broadcast information into a listing, which contains no identifier to locate actual contents of the broadcast programs; an addition unit to attach a search button to the listing, said search button to search the listing displayed on the terminal device to find a user-specified broadcast program that is independent of a timing at which the search button is operated at the terminal device; and a sending unit to send the listing and the attached search button to the terminal device.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
124 words
A device to send a listing of broadcast programs to a terminal device, comprising: a management unit to manage information about broadcast programs including broadcast date and time; a generation unit to extract broadcast information from said management unit and to edit the extracted broadcast information into a listing, which contains no identifier to locate actual contents of the broadcast programs; an addition unit to attach a search button to the listing, said search button to search the listing displayed on the terminal device to find a user-specified broadcast program that is independent of a timing at which the search button is operated at the terminal device; and a sending unit to send the listing and the attached search button to the terminal device.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
The device according to claim 7, further comprising: a second sending unit to send a search-condition setting form including a search span designation and a time slot to be searched to said terminal devices in response to operating said search button on said terminal devices.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device according to claim 8, wherein said search-condition setting form includes a category designation to be searched.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device according to claim 8, wherein the search-condition setting from includes a designation of one or more television stations to be searched.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
A device as defied by claim 8, wherein the search-condition setting form includes a designation whether a search result summary is displayed or not.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
44 words
The device according to claim 7, further comprising: a second sending unit to send a search-condition setting form including a search span designation and a category to be searched to said terminal devices in response to operating said search button on said terminal devices.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device according to claim 12, wherein the search-condition setting form includes a designation of one or more television stations to be searched.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device according to claim 12, wherein the search-condition setting form includes a designation whether a search result summary is displayed or not.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
47 words
The device according to claim 7, further comprising: a second sending unit to send a search-condition setting form including a search span designation and one or more television stations to be searched to said terminal devices in response to operating said search button on said terminal devices.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
44 words
The device according to claim 7, further comprising: a second sending unit to send a search-condition setting form including a time slot designation and a category to be searched to said terminal devices in response to operating said search button on said terminal devices.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device according to claim 16, wherein the search-condition setting form includes a designation of one or more television stations to be searched.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
47 words
The device according to claim 7, further comprising: a second sending unit to send a search-condition setting form including a time slot designation and one or more television stations to be searched to said terminal devices in response to operating said search button on said terminal devices.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
46 words
The device according to claim 7, further comprising: a second sending unit to send a search-condition setting form including a category designation and one or more television stations to be searched to said terminal devices in response to operating said search button on said terminal devices.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
105 words
A method for sending a listing of broadcast programs to a terminal device, the method comprising: extracting information relating to broadcast programs from an information storage and editing the extracted broadcast information into a listing, which contains no identifier to locate actual contents of the broadcast programs; attaching a date-change button to the listing, the date-change button to change a date slot of the listing displayed on the terminal device to a user-specified date slot that is independent of a timing at which the date-change button is operated at the terminal device; and sending the listing and the attached date-change button to the terminal device.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
105 words
A method for sending a listing of broadcast programs to a terminal device, the method comprising: extracting information relating to broadcast programs from an information storage and editing the extracted broadcast information into a listing, which contains no identifier to locate actual contents of the broadcast programs; attaching a date-change button to the listing, the date-change button to change a date slot of the listing displayed on the terminal device to a user-specified date slot that is independent of a timing at which the date-change button is operated at the terminal device; and sending the listing and the attached date-change button to the terminal device.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
105 words
A method for sending a listing of broadcast programs to a terminal device, the method comprising: extracting information relating to broadcast programs from an information storage and editing the extracted broadcast information into a listing, which contains no identifier to locate actual contents of the broadcast programs; attaching a time-change button to the listing, the time-change button to change a time slot of the listing displayed on the terminal device to a user-specified time slot that is independent of a timing at which the time-change button is operated at the terminal device; and sending the listing and the attached time-change button to the terminal device.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
105 words
A method for sending a listing of broadcast programs to a terminal device, the method comprising: extracting information relating to broadcast programs from an information storage and editing the extracted broadcast information into a listing, which contains no identifier to locate actual contents of the broadcast programs; attaching a time-change button to the listing, the time-change button to change a time slot of the listing displayed on the terminal device to a user-specified time slot that is independent of a timing at which the time-change button is operated at the terminal device; and sending the listing and the attached time-change button to the terminal device.
Claim 28
Independent Claim
98 words
A method for sending a listing of broadcast programs to a terminal device, the method comprising: extracting information relating to broadcast programs from an information storage and editing the extracted broadcast information into a listing, which contains no identifier to locate actual contents of the broadcast programs; attaching a category-search button to the listing, the category-search button to display a listing of broadcast programs in a user-specified category that is independent of a timing at which the category-search button is operated at the terminal device; and sending the listing and the attached category-search button to the terminal device.
Claim 29
Independent Claim
98 words
A method for sending a listing of broadcast programs to a terminal device, the method comprising: extracting information relating to broadcast programs from an information storage and editing the extracted broadcast information into a listing, which contains no identifier to locate actual contents of the broadcast programs; attaching a category-search button to the listing, the category-search button to display a listing of broadcast programs in a user-specified category that is independent of a timing at which the category-search button is operated at the terminal device; and sending the listing and the attached category-search button to the terminal device.
Claim 30
Independent Claim
102 words
A method for sending a listing of broadcast programs to a terminal device, the method comprising: extracting information relating to broadcast programs from an information storage and editing the extracted broadcast information into a listing, which contains no identifier to locate actual contents of the broadcast programs; attaching a search button to the listing, the search button to search the listing displayed on the terminal device to find a user-specified broadcast program that is independent of a timing at which the search button is operated at the terminal device; and sending the listing and the attached search button to the terminal device.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
102 words
A method for sending a listing of broadcast programs to a terminal device, the method comprising: extracting information relating to broadcast programs from an information storage and editing the extracted broadcast information into a listing, which contains no identifier to locate actual contents of the broadcast programs; attaching a search button to the listing, the search button to search the listing displayed on the terminal device to find a user-specified broadcast program that is independent of a timing at which the search button is operated at the terminal device; and sending the listing and the attached search button to the terminal device.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2003-08-08 | 2004-02-07 | 2004-08-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2007-08-08 | 2008-02-07 | 2008-08-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2011-08-08 | 2012-02-07 | 2012-08-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |