Client terminal for displaying ranked program listings based...

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2007-11-13

2007-11-13

Kelley, Chris (Department: 2623)

Interactive video distribution systems

Operator interface

To facilitate tuning or selection of video signal

C725S024000, C725S044000, C725S046000, C725S048000, C348S563000

Reexamination Certificate

active

09944652

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a client terminal connectable to a video distribution system (VDS) and a display device. The client terminal includes a VDS interface to receive program guide information and program rating data from the VDS, a display interface to display a program guide on the display device, a user interface to receive user input, a local memory to store a ranking program, and a terminal controller responsive to the user interface and the ranking program. The terminal controller responsive to the user interface and the ranking program: allows the user to select a rating source from a list of rating sources displayed on the display device, via user input; ranks the program listings based upon program rating data associated with the selected rating source; and displays the ranked program listings in the program guide on the display device.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5758259 (1998-05-01), Lawler
patent: 5808608 (1998-09-01), Young et al.
patent: 6317881 (2001-11-01), Shah-Nazaroff et al.

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