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7398541 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method  
Systems and methods are provided for displaying promotional information on a display on which program listings information is displayed. In some embodiments, the promotional information and the...
7394347 Locking device for electronic equipment  
The operating control system can be use on electronic equipment, such as cell phones, computers, engine analyzers, etc. An input device enables the input of user access data and a readout panel...
7380260 Focused navigation interface for a PC media center and extension device  
Within a personal computer media center, a user interface module generates graphical commands representing a user interface. A network interface then sends the graphical commands via a home network...
7350157 Filtering by broadcast or recording quality within an electronic program guide  
A memory associates a media quality indicator with each media program in a set of media programs. A filter selects from the set those media programs having at least a specified media quality. A...
7328450 Method and system for displaying targeted advertisements in an electronic program guide  
The present invention is an improvement over previous Electronic Programming Guides (“EPG”) in that it provides, among other things: Improved viewer interaction capabilities with the EPG;...
EP0955775B1 Method for displaying devices connected to a network  
Abstract of EP0955775 A method for displaying devices in a network is provided. A method for displaying the operations of devices cn a display screen of a device which operates as a client in a...
7280095 Hierarchical methods for generating force feedback effects  
Embodiments of the invention relate to a hierarchical method for generating force feedback effects. In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving a first force contribution associated with a...
7269837 Interactive television advertising method  
A method of providing advertising from a central database server connected to a global computer network to distributed sites via interactive television. A representative icon is presented to a...
7260608 Graphical user interface for an appliance network  
A graphical user interface is disclosed for use with an appliance network. To improve understanding of the network, the interface includes a metaphorical representation of a connected appliance...
7260604 Graphical user interface for an appliance network  
A graphical user interface is disclosed for use with an appliance network. To improve understanding of the network, the interface includes a metaphorical representation of a connected appliance...
7245291 System and method for internet appliance data entry and navigation  
A system for Internet appliance data entry and navigation includes a reduced keyset remote control unit transmitting a user input keystroke sequence. An Internet appliance receives and parses the...
7243364 Interactive entertainment network system and method for customizing operation thereof according to viewer preferences  
An interactive entertainment network system has a video-on-demand (VOD) application which allows viewers to create their own customized lists of preferred video content programs, such as movies,...
7240289 Graphical user interface for displaying and navigating in a directed graph structure  
An intuitive graphical user interface is based upon a geographic map structure, and includes a system for controlling remote external electronic devices. In the defined graphical user interface,...
7231651 System and method for insertion and modification of advertisements  
Advertisements or commercials are integrated into an entertainment program or display by designating locations or fields in the entertainment program or display into which targeted advertisements...
7200852 Method and apparatus for information labeling and control  
A method and apparatus for information labeling and control includes central station equipment which combines a program signal with content labels which separately and continuously identify the...
7194513 System and method for using an internet appliance to send/receive digital content files as E-mail attachments  
A system for using an Internet appliance for sending and receiving digital content files as email attachments includes a system server and an Internet appliance both connected to a communications...
7184047 Method and apparatus for the generation of computer graphic representations of individuals  
Apparatus for generating computer models of individuals is provided comprising a booth ( 1 ) that is connected to a server ( 2 ) via the Internet ( 3 ). Image data of an individual is captured...
7168042 Force effects for object types in a graphical user interface  
Force effects for a graphical user interface of a computer are provided based on user preference information, which indicates the types of graphical objects in the graphical user interface which...
7159177 System and method for focused navigation within a user interface  
A sequence of cards is stored that graphically represents available options within an information system. In response to a single user action, the sequence of cards is successively displayed within...
7159176 System and method for focused navigation within a user interface  
A sequence of cards is stored that graphically represents available options within an information system. In response to a single user action, the sequence of cards is successively displayed within...
7155675 System and method for focused navigation within a user interface  
An information system having a plurality of user options is provided. A graphical representation is uniquely associated with each user option. In response to a single user action, the graphical...
7155663 Technique for implementing browser-initiated user-transparent network-distributed advertising and for interstitially displaying an advertisement, so distributed, through a web browser in response to a user click-stream  
A technique for implementing in a networked client-server environment, e.g., the Internet, network-distributed advertising in which advertisements are downloaded, from an advertising server to a...
7149958 Technique for implementing browser-initiated user-transparent network-distributed advertising and for interstitially displaying an advertisement, so distributed, through a web browser in response to a user click-stream  
A technique for implementing in a networked client-server environment, e.g., the Internet, network-distributed advertising in which advertisements are downloaded, from an advertising server to a...
7143337 Apparatus and accompanying methods for network distribution and interstitial rendering of information objects to client computers  
A technique for implementing in a networked client-server environment, e.g., the Internet, network-distributed advertising in which advertisements are downloaded, from an advertising server to a...
7117516 Method and system for providing a customized media list  
A method and system is described for providing a customized media list to a user over a data network. The method comprises providing a personalized data of the user to a computer system, generating...
7107532 System and method for focused navigation within a user interface  
A sequence of cards is stored that graphically represents available options within an information system. In response to a single user action, the sequence of cards is successively displayed within...
7107531 System and method for focused navigation within a user interface  
A sequence of cards is stored that graphically represents available options within an information system. In response to a single user action, the sequence of cards is successively displayed within...
7107271 Agent interface device  
An agent interface device provides information suited for user preferences on the basis of a usage history. In an example implementation, the agent interface device controls the display and action...
7102541 Isotonic-isometric haptic feedback interface  
A force feedback interface having isotonic and isometric control capability coupled to a host computer that displays a graphical environment such as a GUI. The interface includes a user...
7089505 Information processing apparatus and information display method  
In an information processing apparatus and an information display method of this invention, user operates client computer to connect it to server computer by using communication line to carry out,...
7080394 System and method for capturing video frames for focused navigation within a user interface  
A video frame is captured from a television broadcast on each of a plurality of channels. The captured video frames are provided to a display interface, which successively displays the captured...
7065709 Client-server electronic program guide  
A client-server interactive television program guide system is provided. An interactive television program guide client is implemented on user television equipment. The interactive television...
7055104 System and method for focused navigation using filters  
A sequence of cards representing filters is displayed along a first axis of a user interface with a single card being displayed in a focus area. The card in the focus area defines a selected...
7051351 System and method of inserting advertisements into an information retrieval system display  
Systems and methods for selecting and inserting advertisements in an information document displayed to a user, wherein the selection is based at least in part on television programming viewed by...
6990630 TECHNIQUE FOR IMPLEMENTING BROWSER-INITIATED USER-TRANSPARENT NETWORK-DISTRIBUTED ADVERTISING AND FOR INTERSTITIALLY DISPLAYING AN ADVERTISEMENT, SO DISTRIBUTED, THROUGH A WEB BROWSER IN RESPONSE TO A USER CLICK-STREAM  
A technique for implementing in a networked client-server environment, e.g., the Internet, network-distributed advertising in which advertisements are downloaded, from an advertising server to a...
6988247 Graphic user interface having touch detectability  
A control panel for an electrical/electronic device allows a user to use the control panel without looking at the control panel. The control panel is formed by a graphic user interface (GUI) having...
6980313 Fax-compatible internet appliance  
A Fax-compatible Internet appliance includes a network connection section for communication with a network using both data protocols and fax protocols, a video section including a video signal...
6968315 Method and apparatus for advertising over a communications network  
The present invention relates to advertising over a communications network comprising a plurality of interactive client subscriber sites interconnected with an advertising information server site....
EP0917689B1 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY  
6961712 Consumer product information request (CPIR) enabling servlets and web-based consumer product information catalogs employing the same  
A consumer product information requesting (CPIR) enabling Servlet for execution on the server-side of an information network such as the Internet. The CPIR-enabling Servlet comprises a Universal...
6956575 Character provision service system, information processing apparatus, controlling method therefor, and recording medium  
In a character provision service system for providing users with characters such as interface agents and virtual characters in virtual spaces on computers or in TV games, charges for use of a...
6954897 Method and apparatus for adjusting font size in an electronic program guide display  
A method and apparatus for adjusting font size in an electronic program guide display are provided. A multiple channel broadcasting system generates an electronic program guide identifying channels...
6917371 Game device, picture data forming method and medium  
It is an object of the present invention to provide special effects which will make a video game more realistic. When a virtual light source exists in a three-dimensional virtual space, if a light...
6898762 Client-server electronic program guide  
A client-server interactive television program guide system is provided. An interactive television program guide client is implemented on user television equipment. The interactive television...
6880123 Apparatus and accompanying methods for implementing a network distribution server for use in providing interstitial web advertisements to a client computer  
A technique for implementing in a networked client-server environment, e.g., the Internet, network-distributed advertising in which advertisements are downloaded, from an advertising server to a...
6871323 Interactive graphical user interface for television set-top box  
A graphical user interface (GUI) for a television set-top box which includes a web browser. The set-top box has an Internet data connection and is controlled from user inputs entered through a...
6795972 Subscriber television system user interface with a virtual reality media space  
This invention provides a method for a subscriber television system client device to provide a three-dimensional user interface comprising a virtual reality media space. The three-dimensional user...
6785659 Agent-based technique for implementing browser-initiated user-transparent interstitial web advertising in a client computer  
A technique for implementing in a networked client-server environment, e.g., the Internet, network-distributed advertising in which advertisements are downloaded, from an advertising server to a...
6772140 Hierarchical syntax for satellite command and control directives  
A method for structuring satellite command and control directives in a hierarchical syntax comprises the steps of: defining at least one satellite command and control directive; and, associating...
6756997 Systems and methods for displaying and recording control interface with television programs, video, advertising information and program scheduling information  
The present invention is an improvement over previous Electronic Programming Guides (“EPG”) in that it provides, among other things: Improved viewer interaction capabilities with the EPG;...
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