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Interactive Video Distribution Systems > Operator Interface > To Facilitate Tuning Or Selection Of Video Signal > Electronic Program Guide > Content Arrangement > User Customization Of Display Content User Customization Of Display ContentUser Customization Of Display Content patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.08/23/07 - 20070199025 - Systems and methods for providing a shared folder via television An enhanced television service provides a shared folder over a television network, such as a fiber optic network. Users, the service provider, or trusted sources, share use of a program folder via television. A user recommends content, such as a program listing, to other geographically dispersed subscribers, by sending the ... 07/05/07 - 20070157248 - Systems and methods for providing channel groups in an interactive media guidance application The present invention relates an interactive media guidance application that provides channel groups. Channel groups may include media channels, such as television channels, radio stations, Internet web sites, etc. Channel groups may be organized around a common characteristic, by utilizing user profile information, and by human editorial selection (e.g., by ... 07/05/07 - 20070157247 - Systems and methods for managing content A “New To Me” feature is provided for an interactive media guidance system implemented as a home network having multiple user equipment devices. Functionally speaking, the “New To Me” feature of the interactive media guidance system identifies programs or advertisements that have been previously viewed by an individual user or ... 06/14/07 - 20070136757 - System and method for a content-centric electronic guide A system and method for a content-centric electronic guide. The method may include receiving content and related guide data at a device, receiving an indication of favorite content of one or more viewers at the device and generating, by the device, a content-centric electronic guide based on the content, the ... 05/03/07 - 20070101370 - Television program selection A television set, set-top box, or the like, which finds a corresponding HD program when a user selects an SD program for viewing or recording, and which gives the user a visual prompt enabling him to select the HD program instead. The HD channel is inserted into the same on-screen ... 03/22/07 - 20070067802 - Method and apparatus for ordering television stations and programs A computer implemented method, an apparatus, and computer program product for ordering television stations and programs are provided. Aspects of the present invention allow users to order television stations and programs based on their preferences. In addition, the aspects of the present invention allow the custom order of stations and ... 03/01/07 - 20070050816 - Interactive promotional content management system and article of manufacture thereof A system for creating user defined advertisements. The system comprises a computer readable storage medium. The medium comprises a digitized film/video; an attribute database comprising predetermined attributes. Each attribute correlates to at least one scene of the film/video. An advertisement database is provided comprising predetermined advertisements of the film/video. A ... 10/05/06 - 20060225095 - Information processing system, information processing device and method, recording medium, and program An information processing system, an information processing apparatus and method, a recording medium, and a computer program can easily provide a user with program information, which is easier to see for the user, and display the program information on a limited screen space effectively. An EPG server of the service ... 07/06/06 - 20060150215 - Scaling and layout methods and systems for handling one-to-many objects Systems and methods according to the present invention provide layout structures and methods for user interfaces. ... 06/29/06 - 20060143656 - Program display and selecting apparatus, digital broadcast receiver and digital broadcast receiving system A program display and selecting apparatus for displaying an electronic program guide (EPG) contained in a digital broadcast and for selecting a program to be monitored, a digital broadcast receiver for transmitting an EPG to the program display and selecting apparatus, and a digital broadcast receiving system comprising the program ... 06/29/06 - 20060143655 - Interactive television program guide with selectable languages An interactive television program guide is provided. The interactive television program guide provides a user with the opportunity to select a language for playing television programming and displaying program guide text. Television program audio in the desired language may be obtained from a SAP or digital audio track and played ... 04/13/06 - 20060080710 - (internet multimedia) taylor made tv channel navigation system Web TV Channel Navigation System will be set up using an alphanumeric system. C101 would be a church site and F101 would be a favorite site. The remote control would have letters and numbers for easy navigation to the internet site. This will be used for TV viewing and streaming ... 03/23/06 - 20060064722 - Method and system for acquiring electronic programming guide signals A system and method for use in a cable network to acquire electronic programming guide (EPG) content signals from one or more EPG vendors. The system includes a set-top box (STB) for receiving cable signals and EPG signals from a headend controller so that the STB can output the signals ... 01/05/06 - 20060005221 - Navigation aids for television user interface Various menu and cursor arrow navigation aids are disclosed for television systems. A removable memory medium can be engaged with the TV to cause the TV to automatically display content as dictated by the medium. ... 11/10/05 - 20050251827 - Interactive television program guide system having multiple devices within a household An interactive television program guide system based on multiple user television equipment devices in a single household is provided. The system provides a user with an opportunity to adjust program guide settings with a given one of the interactive television program guides. The system coordinates the operation of the interactive ... 09/08/05 - 20050198668 - Home entertainment system and method of its operation An EPG database for a home entertainment system includes files that contain information about television programs retrievable by time and channel. The files are linked to each other so information about a future television program can be obtained by accessing a file about a current television program. A current television ... 09/08/05 - 20050198667 - Video recording/reproducing apparatus and method of displaying menu guide thereof A video playback combo-system and method having at least three constituent device which can configure and display the languages used in the constituents in a single step. The method comprises the steps of selecting one language to be commonly used in the constituent devices, and transferring to the respective constituent ... 08/25/05 - 20050188403 - System and method for presenting and editing customized media streams to a content providing device A wireless communication device (104) and method for presenting customized media streams is described. The device comprises a transceiver (202), a processor (204) and an output device (208). The transceiver (202) receives a first media content (904) and a first media data (906) associated with the first media content from ... 08/18/05 - 20050183124 - Differentiated psip table update interval technology An apparatus, method and data structure for generating at least one table in a broadcast environment, are provided. The apparatus includes a generator to generate an event information table (EIT) and an extended text table (ETT). The ETT has program guide information for an n-hour span and has a transmission ... 08/18/05 - 20050183123 - Video contents recording apparatus and method of managing data storage medium included therein A video contents recording apparatus and a method of managing a data storage medium include: a data storage medium in which a plurality of contents are recorded; and a controller displaying a list of contents to be deleted generated from the contents recorded in the data storage medium to a ... 08/18/05 - 20050183122 - System to reorganize how television channels are displayed A system allowing a user or users to reprogram the channel sequence received from the provider in their own desired order showing only the channels they want in order to have a more efficient use or viewing experience ... 07/28/05 - 20050166236 - Apparatus and method for controlling display of electrical program guide An improved apparatus is provided to attain enhanced convenience in controlling display of an electrical program guide with a smaller number of manipulating keys. An EPN mode for displaying the electrical program guide includes a main mode to display program information in a main window, a command mode to display ... 07/28/05 - 20050166235 - Setting all channels in a television channel viewing list to a block or view state A system, apparatus and/or method including or embodied as a television signal processor provides a user setting up a channel surf list or parental control list with the option of blocking (prohibit viewing) or unblocking (allow viewing) all available channels at once. This serves as a convenient starting point to ... 07/14/05 - 20050155063 - Server-centric customized interactive program guide in an interactive television environment Techniques to create, generate, and deliver customized interactive program guide (custom-IPG). In one embodiment, selections indicative of a set of channels to be included in the custom-IPG are received. In response, one or more custom-IPG screens including the set of selected channels are rendered at a headend. Custom-IPG screens can ... 07/07/05 - 20050149970 - Method and apparatus for synchronization of plural media streams Embodiments of the invention provide a method and apparatus for synchronizing multiple media streams to conveniently produce multimedia presentations using a television system. Some embodiments of the invention may provide a slideshow application, a karaoke application, or a storybook application. ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |