CA2337468A1 - Interactive television program guide system having multiple devices within a household - Google Patents
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Abstract
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 television program guides so that the program guide settings that were adjusted with the given interactive television program guide are used by the other interactive television program guides.
Program guide settings include features related to setting program reminders, profiles, program recording features, messaging features, favorite features, parental control features, program guide set up features (e.g., audio and video and language settings), etc. The operation of applications such as web browser applications, home shopping applications, home banking applications, game applications, etc. may also be coordinated.
Program guide settings include features related to setting program reminders, profiles, program recording features, messaging features, favorite features, parental control features, program guide set up features (e.g., audio and video and language settings), etc. The operation of applications such as web browser applications, home shopping applications, home banking applications, game applications, etc. may also be coordinated.
Claims (59)
1. An interactive television program guide system based on a plurality user television equipment devices (44, 60-63, 66-69, 80-83, 90-92, 94, 96, 98, 106-109, 109A and 109B, 413, 414) on which a plurality of interactive televison program guides are implemented, characterized in that:
the plurality user television equipment devices (44, 60-63, 66-69, 80-83, 90-92, 94, 96, 98, 106-109, 109A and 109B, 413, 414) are located a single household; and the plurality user television equipment devices (44, 60-63, 66-69, 80-83, 90-92, 94, 96, 98, 106-109, 109A and 109B, 413, 414) are interconnected by communications paths (64, 70, 85, 99, 405, 415, 700);
and the plurality of user television equipment devices (44, 60-63, 66-69, 80-83, 90-92, 94, 96, 98, 106-109, 109A and 109B, 413, 414) are configured to:
provide as opportunity for a user to adjust program guide settings with a given one of the plurality of interactive televison program guides;
and coordinate the operation of the plurality of interactive television program guides so that the program guide settings that are adjusted with the given one of the plurality interactive television program guides are used by at least another one of the plurality interactive television program guides during operation of the plurality of interactive program guides.
the plurality user television equipment devices (44, 60-63, 66-69, 80-83, 90-92, 94, 96, 98, 106-109, 109A and 109B, 413, 414) are located a single household; and the plurality user television equipment devices (44, 60-63, 66-69, 80-83, 90-92, 94, 96, 98, 106-109, 109A and 109B, 413, 414) are interconnected by communications paths (64, 70, 85, 99, 405, 415, 700);
and the plurality of user television equipment devices (44, 60-63, 66-69, 80-83, 90-92, 94, 96, 98, 106-109, 109A and 109B, 413, 414) are configured to:
provide as opportunity for a user to adjust program guide settings with a given one of the plurality of interactive televison program guides;
and coordinate the operation of the plurality of interactive television program guides so that the program guide settings that are adjusted with the given one of the plurality interactive television program guides are used by at least another one of the plurality interactive television program guides during operation of the plurality of interactive program guides.
2. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 1 wherein at least one of one of said guides configured to allow the selection of the interactive television program guides on which the adjusted program guide settings will be effective.
3. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 2 wherein settings are effective on an interactive television program guide selected by a user.
4. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 2 wherein settings are effective on an interactive television program guide selected by default.
5. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 2 wherein settings are effective on an interactive television program guides selected based or other factors.
6. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 2 wherein at least one of the user television equipment devices (44, 60-63, 66-69, 80-83, 90-92, 94, 96, 98, 106-109, 109A and 109B, 413, 414) comprises a set-top box (48 and 90).
7. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 1 wherein the settings adjusted include parental control settings (176).
8. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 1 wherein the settings adjusted include favorites (175).
9. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 1 wherein the settings adjusted include set recording settings (270).
10. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 1 wherein the settings adjusted include pay-per view settings (181).
11. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 1 wherein the settings adjusted include messages settings (340, 341 and 342).
12. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 1 wherein the settings adjusted include set up settings (179).
13. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 1 wherein one of the user television equipment devices is a primary user television equipment device (60) and the other user television equipment devices are secondary user television equipment devices (61-63).
14. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 1 wherein the communications paths (64) are configured to connect each one of the secondary user television equipment devices (61, 62 and 63) to the primary user television equipment device (60).
15. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 1 wherein the communications paths (70) are configured to connect the user television equipment devices (66, 67, 68 and 69) in a tree topology.
16. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 1 wherein the communications paths (70) are configured to connect the user television equipment devices (66, 67, 68 and 69) in a ring topology.
17. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 1 wherein the communications paths (70) are configured to connect the user television equipment devices (66, 67, 68 and 69) in a bus topology.
18. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 1 wherein the household comprises a home (65), the system further comprises a server (80) in the household to which each of the user television equipment devices is connected in a client-server interactive television program guide configuration.
19. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 1 wherein one of the user television equipment devices comprises a set-top box (90) and at least a television (92) and other user television equipment devices in the household comprise a television (94, 96 and 98) but not a set-tap box, each of the user television equipment devices being interconnected with the set-top box (90).
The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 1 wherein the household comprises one home (101) among a plurality of homes (101, 102, 103 and 104), the system further comprising a server (105) located outside the plurality of homes (101, 102, 103 and 104), the server (105) being configured to provide interactive television program guide functions to the homes (101, 102, 103 and 104).
The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 1 wherein the household comprises one home (101) among a plurality of homes (101, 102, 103 and 104), the system further comprising a server (105) located outside the plurality of homes (101, 102, 103 and 104), the server (105) being configured to provide interactive television program guide functions to the homes (101, 102, 103 and 104).
20. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 1 wherein the household comprises first (401) and second homes (402), wherein one of the user television equipment devices is located in the first home (401) and one other one of the user television equipment devices (404) is located in the second home (402), the giving interactive television program guide being implemented on the user television equipment devices (403) that is located in the first home (401) and another one of the interactive television program guides being implemented on the other one of the user television equipment devices (404) that is located in the second home (402).
21. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 1 further comprising an assign location scean (160).
22. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 1 wherein the household comprises a hone (65) with multiple rooms at least two of which each contain one of the user television equipment devices (60 and 61) on which one of the interactive television program guides is implemented, the system further comprising at least one of said interactive television program guides configured to select the interactive television program guides on which the adjusted program guide settings are to be effective by selecting certain rooms (161 and 162).
23. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 1 further comprising at least one of said interactive television program guides configured to allow the user to monitor the television viewing of users at interactive television program glides other than the interactive television program guide configured to allow the user to monitor the television viewing of users.
24. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 1 wherein the settings adjusted include maximum rating allowed settings (193).
25. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 1 wherein the settings adjusted include pay per view settings (181);
further comprising at least one of said interactive television program guides configured to display information to the user on the user television equipment device on which the interactive television program guide configured to adjust setting is implemented regarding a cost (378) associated with each extra program guide location within the household that is authorized to view the pay-per-view television program purchased by the user.
further comprising at least one of said interactive television program guides configured to display information to the user on the user television equipment device on which the interactive television program guide configured to adjust setting is implemented regarding a cost (378) associated with each extra program guide location within the household that is authorized to view the pay-per-view television program purchased by the user.
26. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 1 further comprising:
at least one of said interactive television program guides configured to send messages (343 and 371) to viewers at interactive television program guides ether than the interactive television program guide configured to adjust settings is implemented.
at least one of said interactive television program guides configured to send messages (343 and 371) to viewers at interactive television program guides ether than the interactive television program guide configured to adjust settings is implemented.
27. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 1 wherein the settings adjusted include the channel setting.
28. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 1 further comprising:
further comprising at least one of said interactive television program guides configured to disallow the ability to monitor the television viewing of users at specified interactive television program guides other than the interactive television program guide configured to allow the user to monitor the television viewing of users.
further comprising at least one of said interactive television program guides configured to disallow the ability to monitor the television viewing of users at specified interactive television program guides other than the interactive television program guide configured to allow the user to monitor the television viewing of users.
29. A method for using an interactive television program guide system based on a plurality user television equipment devices (44, 60-63, 66-69, 80-83, 90-92, 94, 90, 98, 106-109, 109A and 109B, 413, 414) on which a plurality of interactive television program guides are implemented, characterized by:
placing the plurality user television equipment devices 44, 60-63, 66-69, 80-83, 90-92, 94, 96, 98, 106-109, 109A and 109B, 413, 414) in a single household: and interconnecting the plurality user television equipment devices by communications paths (64, 70, 85, 99, 405, 415, 700) ; and providing an opportunity for a user to adjust program guide settings with a given one of the plurality of interactive television program guides; and coordinating the operation of the plurality of interactive television program guides so that the program guide settings that are adjusted with the qiven one of the plurality interactive television program guides are used by at least another one of the plurality interactive television program guides during operation of the plurality of interactive program guides.
placing the plurality user television equipment devices 44, 60-63, 66-69, 80-83, 90-92, 94, 96, 98, 106-109, 109A and 109B, 413, 414) in a single household: and interconnecting the plurality user television equipment devices by communications paths (64, 70, 85, 99, 405, 415, 700) ; and providing an opportunity for a user to adjust program guide settings with a given one of the plurality of interactive television program guides; and coordinating the operation of the plurality of interactive television program guides so that the program guide settings that are adjusted with the qiven one of the plurality interactive television program guides are used by at least another one of the plurality interactive television program guides during operation of the plurality of interactive program guides.
30. The method of claim 29 further comprising selecting the interactive television program guides on which the adjusted program guide settings will be effective.
31. The method defined in claim 29 wherein a user selects the interactive television program guides or which the adjusted program guide settings will he effective.
32. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 31 wherein a system default selects the interactive television program guides on which the adjusted program guide settings will be effective.
33. The interactive television program guide system defined in claim 31 wherein other factors are used to select the interactive television program guides or which the adjusted program grade settings will be effective
34. The method of claim 29 wherein at least one of the user television equipment devices (44, 60-63, 66-69, 80-83, 90-92, 94, 96, 98, 106-109, 109A and 109B, 413, 414) comprises a set-top box (48 and 90).
35. The method of claim 29 wherein the settings adjusted include parental control settings (176).
36. The method of claim 29 wherein the settings adjusted include favorites (175).
37. The method of claim 29 Wherein the settings adjusted include set recording settings (270).
38. The method of claim 29 wherein the settings adjusted include pay-per view settings (181) .
39. The method of claim 29 wherein the settings adjusted include messages settings (340, 341 and 342).
40. The method of claim 29 wherein the settings adjusted include set up settings (179).
41. The method of claim 29 wherein one of the user television equipment devices is a primary user television equipment device (60) and the other user television equipment devices are secondary user television equipment devices (61-63).
42. The method of claim 29 wherein the communications paths (64) are configured to connect each one of she secondary user television equipment devices to (61, 62 and 63) to the primary user television equipment device (60).
43. The method of claim 29 wherein the communications paths (70) are configured to connect the user television equipment devices (66, 67, 68 and 69) in a tree topology.
44. The method of claim 29 Wherein the communications paths (70) are configured to connect the user television equipment devices (66, 67, 68 and 69) in a ring topology.
45. The method of claim 29 wherein the communications paths (70) are configured to connect the user television equipment devices (66, 67, 68 and 69) in a bus topology.
40. The method of claim 29 wherein the household comprises a home (65), the system further comprises a server (80) in the household to which each of the user television equipment devices is connected in a client-server interactive television program grade configuration.
47. The method of claim 29 wherein one of the user television equipment devices comprises a set-top box (90) and at least a television (92) and other user television equipment devices (94, 96 and 98) in the household comprise a television but not a set-top box, each of the user television equipment devices being interconnected with the set-top box (90).
48. The method of claim 29 wherein the household comprises one home (101) among a plurality of homes (101, 102, 103 and 104; the system further comprising a server located outside the plurality of homes (101, 102, 103 and 104), the server being configured to provide interactive television program guide functions to the homes (101, 102, 103 and 104).
49. The method of claim 29 wherein the household comprises first (401) and second (402) homes, wherein one of the user television equipment devices is located in the first home (401) and one other one of the user television equipment devices is located in the second home (402), the giving interactive television program guide being implemented on the user television equipment devices (403) that is located in the first home (401) and another one of the interactive television program guides being implemented on the other one of the user television equipment devices (404) that is located in the second home (402).
50. The method of claim 29 further comprising viewing an assign location screen (160).
51. The method of claim 29 wherein the household comprises a home (65) with multiple rooms at least two of which each contain one of the user television equipment devices (60 and 61) on which one of the interactive television program guides is implemented, the method further comprising selecting the interactive television program guides on which the adjusted program guide settings are to be effective by selecting certain rooms (161 and 162).
52. The method of claim 29 further comprising monitoring the television viewing of users at interactive television program guides other than the interactive television program guide on the user television equipment used to adjust settings.
53. The method of claim 29 wherein the settings adjusted include maximum rating allowed settings (193).
54. The method of claim 29 wherein the settings adjusted include pay per view settings (181), further comprising display information to the user on the user television equipment device on which the interactive television program guide used to adjust settings is implemented regarding a cost (378) associated with each extra program guide location within the household that is authorized to view the pay-per-view television program purchased by the user.
55. The method of claim 29 further comprising:
sending messages (343 and 371) to viewers at interactive television program guides other than the interactive television program guide on the user television equipment used to adjust settings.
sending messages (343 and 371) to viewers at interactive television program guides other than the interactive television program guide on the user television equipment used to adjust settings.
56. The method of claim 29 further comprising adjusting the channel setting at a remote location.
57. The method of claim 29 further comprising disallowing monitoring of a selected location.
58. An system based on a plurality of user television equipment devices (44, 60-63, 66-69, 80-83, 90-92, 94, 96, 98, 106-109, 109A and 109B, 413, 414) on which a plurality of interactive television applications are implemented, wherein the user television equipment devices include set-top boxes, characterized in that:
an application (700, 710 and 730) is implemented on each set-top box(48 and 90);
the plurality of user television equipment devices (44, 60-63, 66-69. 80-83. 90-92, 94, 96, 98, 106-109, 109A and 109B, 413, 414) are located in a single household; and the plurality of user television equipment devices (44, 60-63, 66-69, 80-83, 90-92, 94, 96, 98, 106-109, 109A and 109B, 413, 414) are interconnected by communications paths (64, 70, 85, 99, 405, 415, 700); and the plurality of user television equipment devices (44, 60-63, 66-69, 80-83, 90-92, 94, 96, 98, 106-109, 109A and 109B, 413, 414) are configured to provide an opportunity for a user to use a given one of the applications (700, 710 and 730) implemented on a given one of the set-top boxes (48 and 90) to adjust settings associated with that application (700, 710 and 730); and coordinate the operation of the applications (700, 710 and 730) so that the settings associated with the given one of the applications (700, 710 and 730) that are adjusted with the given one of the applications (700, 710 and 730) implemented on the given one of the set-top boxes (48 and 90) are used by at least another one of the applications implemented on another one of the set-top boxes (48 and 90) during operation of the application (700, 710 and 730) implemented on that other one of the set-top boxes (48 and 90).
an application (700, 710 and 730) is implemented on each set-top box(48 and 90);
the plurality of user television equipment devices (44, 60-63, 66-69. 80-83. 90-92, 94, 96, 98, 106-109, 109A and 109B, 413, 414) are located in a single household; and the plurality of user television equipment devices (44, 60-63, 66-69, 80-83, 90-92, 94, 96, 98, 106-109, 109A and 109B, 413, 414) are interconnected by communications paths (64, 70, 85, 99, 405, 415, 700); and the plurality of user television equipment devices (44, 60-63, 66-69, 80-83, 90-92, 94, 96, 98, 106-109, 109A and 109B, 413, 414) are configured to provide an opportunity for a user to use a given one of the applications (700, 710 and 730) implemented on a given one of the set-top boxes (48 and 90) to adjust settings associated with that application (700, 710 and 730); and coordinate the operation of the applications (700, 710 and 730) so that the settings associated with the given one of the applications (700, 710 and 730) that are adjusted with the given one of the applications (700, 710 and 730) implemented on the given one of the set-top boxes (48 and 90) are used by at least another one of the applications implemented on another one of the set-top boxes (48 and 90) during operation of the application (700, 710 and 730) implemented on that other one of the set-top boxes (48 and 90).
59. A method for using a system based on a plurality of user television equipment devices (44, 60-63, 66-69, 80-83, 90-92, 94, 96, 98, 106-109, 109A and 109B, 413, 414) on which a plurality of interactive television program guides are implemented, characterized by:
implementing application (700, 710 and 730) on each set-tap box:
placing the plurality of user television equipment devices 44, 60-63, 66-69, 80-83, 90-92, 94, 96, 98, 106-109, 109A and 109B, 413, 414) in a single household;
interconnecting the plurality of user television equipment devices by communications paths (64, 70, 85, 99, 405, 415, 700); and providing an opportunity for a user to use a given one the applications (700, 710 and 730) implemented or a given one of the set-top boxes (48 and 90) to adjust settings associated with that application (700, 710 and 730) ; and coordinating the operation of the applications (700, 710 and 730) so that the settings associated with the given one of the applications (700, 710 and 730) that are adjusted with the given one of the applications (700, 710 and 730) implemented on a given one of the set-top boxes (48 and 90) are used by at least another one of the applications (700, 710 and 730) implemented on another one of the set-top boxes (48 and 90) during operation of the application (700, 710 and 730) implemented on that other one of the set-top boxes (48 and 90).
implementing application (700, 710 and 730) on each set-tap box:
placing the plurality of user television equipment devices 44, 60-63, 66-69, 80-83, 90-92, 94, 96, 98, 106-109, 109A and 109B, 413, 414) in a single household;
interconnecting the plurality of user television equipment devices by communications paths (64, 70, 85, 99, 405, 415, 700); and providing an opportunity for a user to use a given one the applications (700, 710 and 730) implemented or a given one of the set-top boxes (48 and 90) to adjust settings associated with that application (700, 710 and 730) ; and coordinating the operation of the applications (700, 710 and 730) so that the settings associated with the given one of the applications (700, 710 and 730) that are adjusted with the given one of the applications (700, 710 and 730) implemented on a given one of the set-top boxes (48 and 90) are used by at least another one of the applications (700, 710 and 730) implemented on another one of the set-top boxes (48 and 90) during operation of the application (700, 710 and 730) implemented on that other one of the set-top boxes (48 and 90).
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