Television – Special applications – Simulator
Patent
1993-12-02
1998-03-31
Powell, Mark R.
Television
Special applications
Simulator
395353, 348 1, 348 3, 348 6, 348 7, 380 20, G06F 1500, H04N 710, H04N 7167
Patent
active
057348537
ABSTRACT:
A viewer interface for a television program delivery system is described. The innovation relates to methods and devices for viewer pathways to television programs. Specifically, the interface involves hardware and software used in conjunction with a television at the viewer home to create a user friendly menu based approach to television program access. The device is particularly useful in a program delivery system with hundreds of programs and a data signal carrying program information. The disclosure describes menu generation and menu selection of television programs.
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Berkobin Eric C.
Bonner Alfred E.
Hendricks John S.
Discovery Communications, Inc.
Huynh Ba
Powell Mark R.
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