US20060190966A1 - Systems and methods for providing a program as a gift using an interactive application - Google Patents

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US20060190966A1
US20060190966A1 US11/408,747 US40874706A US2006190966A1 US 20060190966 A1 US20060190966 A1 US 20060190966A1 US 40874706 A US40874706 A US 40874706A US 2006190966 A1 US2006190966 A1 US 2006190966A1
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Pamela McKissick
William Thomas
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Mark Regouby
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Assigned to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. reassignment JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. SECURITY AGREEMENT Assignors: APTIV DIGITAL, INC., GEMSTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, GEMSTAR-TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC., INDEX SYSTEMS INC, MACROVISION CORPORATION, ODS PROPERTIES, INC., STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC., TV GUIDE ONLINE, LLC, UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.
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Assigned to ODS PROPERTIES, INC., UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC., GEMSTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC., INDEX SYSTEMS INC., ALL MEDIA GUIDE, LLC, APTIV DIGITAL, INC., TV GUIDE ONLINE, LLC, TV GUIDE, INC., ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, ROVI DATA SOLUTIONS, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS TV GUIDE DATA SOLUTIONS, INC.), ROVI GUIDES, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS GEMSTAR-TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC.), ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MACROVISION CORPORATION), ROVI SOLUTIONS LIMITED (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MACROVISION EUROPE LIMITED) reassignment ODS PROPERTIES, INC. RELEASE BY SECURED PARTY (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (A NATIONAL ASSOCIATION)
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Assigned to UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC. reassignment UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC. ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: MCKISSICK, PAMELA L., REGOUBY, MARK A., THOMAS, WILLIAM L., HASSELL, JOEL G., ELLIS, MICHAEL D.
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Assigned to UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC., GEMSTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC., INDEX SYSTEMS INC., TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC., ALL MEDIA GUIDE, LLC, APTIV DIGITAL, INC., ROVI CORPORATION, ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, ROVI GUIDES, INC. reassignment UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC. PATENT RELEASE Assignors: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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  • the message system allows messages to be transmitted between users at user television equipment devices.
  • the user television equipment devices may be connected to a television distribution facility (such as a cable system headend) by coaxial cables or other suitable communications paths that carry television signals.
  • a television distribution facility such as a cable system headend
  • coaxial cables or other suitable communications paths that carry television signals.
  • the system eliminates the need for additional communications paths physically separate from the paths that carry television signal broadcast channels for the transmission of messages.
  • FIG. 1B is a diagram of a user television equipment device having a user interface based on a wireless keyboard in accordance with the present invention.
  • Main facility 12 preferably contains a processor to handle information distribution tasks.
  • Each set-top box 26 preferably contains a processor to handle tasks associated with implementing an interactive television program guide application containing television message features or an independent television messaging application on the set-top box 26 (hereinafter collectively referred to as a television messaging set-top box application or simply a set-top box application).
  • Television distribution facility 16 preferably contains one or more processors (e.g., part of message equipment 22 ) for tasks associated with the distribution of messages and for tasks associated with providing program guide data to the program guide on the set-top boxes.
  • the user may select a recipient or recipients of a message, recommendation, gift, reminder, etc., by selecting an identity or identities in the list.
  • Option 444 is highlighted to indicate that the user has selected “Seinfeld Fans” to be a recipient of a message.
  • the user may select as many recipients of the message as he desires from the names in the list.
  • the user may choose to enter additional identities of other users by selecting option 446 which returns the user to television display screen 421 in FIG. 6B .

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