公开(公告)号：US08776138B2

公开(公告)日：2014-07-08

申请号：US13466450

申请日：2012-05-08

申请人： Kenneth Wayne Maze ,  Jeffrey Philip Reavis ,  Robert Howard Miller ,  Sheila Renee Crosby ,  Keith Reynolds Wehmeyer ,  Hugh Boyd Morrison ,  Megan Louise Brown

发明人： Kenneth Wayne Maze ,  Jeffrey Philip Reavis ,  Robert Howard Miller ,  Sheila Renee Crosby ,  Keith Reynolds Wehmeyer ,  Hugh Boyd Morrison ,  Megan Louise Brown

IPC分类号： H04N5/445 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： H04N21/4828 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N7/165 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/26283 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/4345 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/4823 ,  H04N21/4826 ,  Y10S707/99933

摘要： In a television system in which at least program title information for programs which are to be transmitted in the future is transmitted in advance to form a channel guide listing, apparatus is provided for searching the listing for specific user-entered information, and upon successful conclusion to the search, the apparatus schedules the tuning of the desired program, or in the alternative, notifies the viewer of the availability of the program. In those instances where descriptive text accompanies the program listing, apparatus of the invention performs a search of the text for a particular text string which may relate to the title, the star, the director, or the context of the program, among other search criteria.

摘要翻译： 在电视系统中，至少节目标题信息将被预先传送以形成频道指南列表，提供用于在列表中搜索特定用户输入信息的装置，并且在成功结束之后 为了搜索，设备调度所需节目的调谐，或者替代地，向观看者通知节目的可用性。 在描述性文本伴随节目列表的情况下，本发明的装置对于可能与节目的标题，明星，导演或上下文有关的特定文本串的搜索，以及其他搜索标准 。

公开(公告)号：US06983483B2

公开(公告)日：2006-01-03

申请号：US09765168

申请日：2001-01-18

申请人： Kenneth Wayne Maze ,  Jeffrey Philip Reavis ,  Robert Howard Miller ,  Sheila Renee Crosby ,  Keith Reynolds Wehmeyer ,  Hugh Boyd Morrison ,  Megan Louise Brown

发明人： Kenneth Wayne Maze ,  Jeffrey Philip Reavis ,  Robert Howard Miller ,  Sheila Renee Crosby ,  Keith Reynolds Wehmeyer ,  Hugh Boyd Morrison ,  Megan Louise Brown

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  H04N5/445

CPC分类号： H04N21/4828 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N7/165 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/26283 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/4345 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/4823 ,  H04N21/4826 ,  Y10S707/99933

摘要： In a television system in which at least program title information for programs which are to be transmitted in the future is transmitted in advance to form a channel guide listing, apparatus is provided for searching the listing for specific user-entered information, and upon successful conclusion to the search, the apparatus schedules the tuning of the desired program, or in the alternative, notifies the viewer of the availability of the program. In those instances where descriptive text accompanies the program listing, apparatus of the invention performs a search of the text for a particular text string which may relate to the title, the star, the director, or the context of the program, among other search criteria.

公开(公告)号：US08205233B2

公开(公告)日：2012-06-19

申请号：US11156897

申请日：2005-06-20

申请人： Kenneth Wayne Maze ,  Jeffrey Philip Reavis ,  Robert Howard Miller ,  Sheila Renee Crosby ,  Keith Reynolds Wehmeyer ,  Hugh Boyd Morrison ,  Megan Louise Brown

发明人： Kenneth Wayne Maze ,  Jeffrey Philip Reavis ,  Robert Howard Miller ,  Sheila Renee Crosby ,  Keith Reynolds Wehmeyer ,  Hugh Boyd Morrison ,  Megan Louise Brown

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  H04N5/445

CPC分类号： H04N21/4828 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N7/165 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/26283 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/4345 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/4823 ,  H04N21/4826 ,  Y10S707/99933

摘要： In a television system in which at least program title information for programs which are to be transmitted in the future is transmitted in advance to form a channel guide listing, apparatus is provided for searching the listing for specific user-entered information, and upon successful conclusion to the search, the apparatus schedules the tuning of the desired program, or in the alternative, notifies the viewer of the availability of the program. In those instances where descriptive text accompanies the program listing, apparatus of the invention performs a search of the text for a particular text string which may relate to the title, the star, the director, or the context of the program, among other search criteria.

摘要翻译： 在电视系统中，至少节目标题信息将被预先传送以形成频道指南列表，提供用于在列表中搜索特定用户输入信息的装置，并且在成功结束之后 为了搜索，设备调度所需节目的调谐，或者替代地，向观看者通知节目的可用性。 在描述性文本伴随节目列表的情况下，本发明的装置对于可能与节目的标题，明星，导演或上下文有关的特定文本串的搜索，以及其他搜索标准 。

公开(公告)号：US06966064B1

公开(公告)日：2005-11-15

申请号：US09445175

申请日：1998-06-05

申请人： Daniel Richard Schneidewend ,  Darrel Wayne Randall ,  Michael Joseph McLane ,  Megan Louise Brown ,  Mark Sheridan Westlake

发明人： Daniel Richard Schneidewend ,  Darrel Wayne Randall ,  Michael Joseph McLane ,  Megan Louise Brown ,  Mark Sheridan Westlake

IPC分类号： H04N5/765 ,  H04H60/72 ,  H04N5/00 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N5/455 ,  H04N5/60 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N7/088 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04N7/52 ,  H04N21/236 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/434 ,  H04N21/443 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/475 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/84 ,  G06H3/00 ,  G06H13/00

CPC分类号： H04N21/23614 ,  H04H60/72 ,  H04N5/4401 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N5/60 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N7/0884 ,  H04N7/0887 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N21/4312 ,  H04N21/4314 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/434 ,  H04N21/4345 ,  H04N21/4348 ,  H04N21/4438 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/8106 ,  H04N21/84

摘要： An apparatus and a method for processing programs indicated by the associated program description to be audio-only programs, including the following. A respective program description for programs is received. Upon user selection of a program, a determination is made as to whether the selected program is an audio-only program. If the selected program is an audio-only program, then preprogrammed on-screen display information is displayed while the selected audio-only program is played to provide additional visual entertainment for users.

摘要翻译： 一种用于将由相关节目描述指示的节目处理为仅音频节目的装置和方法，包括以下内容。 收到节目的相应节目描述。 在用户选择节目时，确定所选择的节目是否是音频节目。 如果选择的节目是仅音频节目，则在播放所选择的音频节目时显示预编程的屏幕显示信息，以为用户提供额外的视觉娱乐。

公开(公告)号：US5867226A

公开(公告)日：1999-02-02

申请号：US573113

申请日：1995-12-15

申请人： Keith Reynolds Wehmeyer ,  Jeffrey Philip Reavis ,  Robert Howard Miller ,  Sheila Renee Crosby ,  Hugh Boyd Morrison ,  Megan Louise Brown

发明人： Keith Reynolds Wehmeyer ,  Jeffrey Philip Reavis ,  Robert Howard Miller ,  Sheila Renee Crosby ,  Hugh Boyd Morrison ,  Megan Louise Brown

IPC分类号： H04N5/7826 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N7/025 ,  H04N7/03 ,  H04N7/035 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/472

CPC分类号： H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N5/44543

摘要： In a television system in which at least program title information for programs which are to be transmitted in the future is transmitted in advance to form a channel guide listing, apparatus is provided for searching for specific television programs which satisfy certain criteria concerning a user's viewing preferences, and upon successful conclusion to the search, the apparatus generates a list of such television programs in order to predict for the viewer certain programs which may be of interest. In a first embodiment of the invention the apparatus stores information about the particular television shows which the user watches, as search criteria. In a second embodiment of the invention the search criteria is editable by the viewer to further refine the searches.

摘要翻译： 在电视系统中，至少节目标题信息将被预先传送以形成频道指南清单，提供用于搜索满足关于用户观看偏好的某些标准的特定电视节目的装置 ，并且在成功地结束搜索之后，该装置产生这样的电视节目的列表，以便为观看者预测可能感兴趣的某些节目。 在本发明的第一实施例中，该装置存储关于用户观看的特定电视节目的信息作为搜索标准。 在本发明的第二实施例中，搜索标准可由观看者编辑以进一步优化搜索。

公开(公告)号：US07917927B1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-29

申请号：US09868254

申请日：1999-12-22

申请人： Hugh Boyd Morrison ,  Anthony Edward Stuart ,  Robert Joseph Logan ,  Charles Bryan Hunt ,  Megan Louise Brown ,  Jill Suzanne Allen

发明人： Hugh Boyd Morrison ,  Anthony Edward Stuart ,  Robert Joseph Logan ,  Charles Bryan Hunt ,  Megan Louise Brown ,  Jill Suzanne Allen

IPC分类号： H04N5/445 ,  H04N7/173 ,  G06F3/00

CPC分类号： H04N5/44543 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/4345 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/4786 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/8173

摘要： A video processing apparatus may be controlled in response to selecting an advertisement displayed in connection with a productivity or communication application software program being operated on a video processing apparatus. The advertisement includes control information, which is used by the video processing apparatus to control an operating mode thereof. The control information may include both time and channel data as well as a recording data for programming a timer. Alternately, the control information may only include program data, which is passed to the electronic program guide to determine the time and channel information associated with the program data.

摘要翻译： 可以响应于选择与在视频处理设备上操作的生产力或通信应用软件程序一起显示的广告来控制视频处理设备。 广告包括由视频处理设备用于控制其操作模式的控制信息。 控制信息可以包括时间和频道数据以及用于编程定时器的记录数据。 或者，控制信息可以仅包括被传递到电子节目指南以确定与节目数据相关联的时间和频道信息的节目数据。

公开(公告)号：US06216264B1

公开(公告)日：2001-04-10

申请号：US08687285

申请日：1996-07-25

申请人： Kenneth Wayne Maze ,  Jeffrey Philip Reavis ,  Robert Howard Miller ,  Sheila Renee Crosby ,  Keith Reynolds Wehmeyer ,  Hugh Boyd Morrison ,  Megan Louise Brown

发明人： Kenneth Wayne Maze ,  Jeffrey Philip Reavis ,  Robert Howard Miller ,  Sheila Renee Crosby ,  Keith Reynolds Wehmeyer ,  Hugh Boyd Morrison ,  Megan Louise Brown

IPC分类号： H04N710

CPC分类号： H04N21/4828 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N7/165 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/26283 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/4345 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/4823 ,  H04N21/4826 ,  Y10S707/99933

摘要： In a television system in which at least program title information for programs which are to be transmitted in the future is transmitted in advance to form a channel guide listing, apparatus is provided for searching the listing for specific user-entered information, and upon successful conclusion to the search, the apparatus schedules the tuning of the desired program, or in the alternative, notifies the viewer of the availability of the program. In those instances where descriptive text accompanies the program listing, apparatus of the invention performs a search of the text for a particular text string which may relate to the title, the star, the director, or the context of the program, among other search criteria.

摘要翻译： 在电视系统中，至少节目标题信息将被预先传送以形成频道指南列表，提供用于在列表中搜索特定用户输入信息的装置，并且在成功结束之后 为了搜索，设备调度所需节目的调谐，或者替代地，向观看者通知节目的可用性。 在描述性文本伴随节目列表的情况下，本发明的装置对于可能与节目的标题，明星，导演或上下文有关的特定文本串的搜索，以及其他搜索标准 。

公开(公告)号：US20130125174A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-16

申请号：US13466450

申请日：2012-05-08

申请人： Kenneth Wayne Maze ,  Jeffrey Philip Reavis ,  Robert Howard Miller ,  Sheila Renee Crosby ,  Keith Reynolds Wehmeyer ,  Hugh Boyd Morrison ,  Megan Louise Brown

发明人： Kenneth Wayne Maze ,  Jeffrey Philip Reavis ,  Robert Howard Miller ,  Sheila Renee Crosby ,  Keith Reynolds Wehmeyer ,  Hugh Boyd Morrison ,  Megan Louise Brown

IPC分类号： H04N21/482

CPC分类号： H04N21/4828 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N7/165 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/26283 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/4345 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/4823 ,  H04N21/4826 ,  Y10S707/99933

摘要： In a television system in which at least program title information for programs which are to be transmitted in the future is transmitted in advance to form a channel guide listing, apparatus is provided for searching the listing for specific user-entered information, and upon successful conclusion to the search, the apparatus schedules the tuning of the desired program, or in the alternative, notifies the viewer of the availability of the program. In those instances where descriptive text accompanies the program listing, apparatus of the invention performs a search of the text for a particular text string which may relate to the title, the star, the director, or the context of the program, among other search criteria.

摘要翻译： 在电视系统中，至少节目标题信息将被预先传送以形成频道指南列表，提供用于在列表中搜索特定用户输入信息的装置，并且在成功结束之后 为了搜索，设备调度所需节目的调谐，或者替代地，向观看者通知节目的可用性。 在描述性文本伴随节目列表的情况下，本发明的装置对于可能与节目的标题，明星，导演或上下文有关的特定文本串的搜索，以及其他搜索标准 。