TW445746B - On-line schedule system with personalization features - Google Patents

Abstract

An on-line scheduling application allows users to personalize how television-related, entertainment-related, and social event related information is provided. Users may select one or more sources from which the information is obtained. Users may set up a data book that is also uses as a source. Users may select one or more delivery schemes that the application uses to provide the information. One or more of the personalization features of the scheduling application may be incorporated into an on-line television programming guide.

Description

Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs A7 B7 V. Description of the Invention (1) Background of the Invention The present invention relates to the online television program broadcasting, entertainment, and club event information system. The online interactive TV program guide has been developed, in which users can use their personal computers or start the Internet's video converter (set_top box) to access the website ’in order to obtain program listings and other program-related information. The Internet also gives users access to entertainment and social activities. Users can use the Internet to access entertainment and event related websites that usually do not include a TV schedule. For example, the user can access the website in order to obtain a schedule of sports activities, theater movies, live performances, Zongxi programs, etc., or other entertainment or social activity schedules that the user is interested in. For users, a great deal of information about TV, entertainment, and social events is available online. Users often have to go through a lot of unwanted information before they can access the information they need. Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide an online scheduling application so that users can personally obtain information related to television, entertainment, and social activities. Sincerity of the Invention The present invention is to provide an online scheduling application (for example, an online TV program guide) according to the principles of the present invention to achieve the purpose of the invention. Users can know: Personalize the Izumi scheduling application, and use the online scheduling application to obtain TV-related information and non-TV-related information (for example, entertainment-related information and social activity-related information that users are interested in) The single online entry in this article sometimes includes TV related, waiting for music, and social activities --I — — — — — — III — * I ------. ----- III (please first Read the notes on the back and write this page}

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44 57 4 6 V. Description of the Invention (2) The related information is called "scheduling information". The online scheduling application of the present invention can provide users with the opportunity to personalize scheduling information, for example, based on titles, keywords (i.e. titles like TV show title or description 'movie title, or further keywords) Or any phrase that appears in the description), actors, genre of program, ratings, time of day, day of the week, channel, price, location, or any other suitable criteria, or any suitable combination of criteria, to set personal criteria . A scheduling application can only provide scheduling information that meets any one or any combination of these criteria. The online scheduling application also provides an opportunity for users to choose the source of information used by the scheduling application. For example, users can personalize the application to get scheduling information from different databases. For example, the user may want the scheduling application to obtain TV-related information from more than one database, such as the program database, specific movie database, feature database, or merchandise database. For example, a user may wish to schedule an application to obtain program information for an exhibition event from a database related to a specific exhibition hall ', to obtain theater information from more than one theater library, to obtain theater information from a specific library database, Hobbies database for information on amateur activities, or any other desired resource from a suitable database. Users may also choose a specific website from a scheduling application that gets scheduling information. The wandering application provides users with individual opportunities to select more than one source, as well as selection types or other suitable criteria. By separately selecting sources and criteria, users are provided with more flexible ways to personalize their own TV-related and non-TV-related schedule information. ----- — — — — — — --- install -------- order ------- I-line (please read the precautions on the back before writing this page) Economy Printed by the Ministry of Intellectual Property Bureau's Consumer Cooperative

445746 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (3 Users can personalize the online scheduling application to provide users with a suitable method to store ^ 仟 裎 裎 裎 汛 flood. For example, the user may select by type, by time or date , 4 according to ..., other suitable sorting criteria, according to the alphabetical order _ access to the material ranked, such as in the online TV program guide, & ^ „^ θ ± ^ users can personalize the guide, will Favorite programs are listed at the top of the program list. Program and schedule information for musical events and social activities may be provided as part of the same web page, thereby simplifying user access to this information. Users may choose by -The above-mentioned structure for passing schedule information to the user, personalizing the online scheduling application. For example, the user may access the personalized scheduling information every time the online application is accessed. Or 'for example, the user may provide information via continuous mailing, regular email, Hypermedia Markup Language (HTML), pager, digital phone, serial number, or any other suitable party , Choose to automatically receive schedule information prompts. For example, the user may choose to receive a personalized TV schedule via HTML mail every morning in the online TV program guide. The online scheduling application can also provide users with Opportunity to personalize display settings. For example, users can personalize the graphic properties of online displays such as web pages. For example, users may set the main text color, anchor text color, main text glyph, anchor text glyph, Primary text style 'Spread text style, or any other suitable graphic attribute of the display screen. The user may also choose the anchor destination. For example, the user may choose to select a program list in the online TV program guide' The screen will go to the program information page, or you can choose to switch to other suitable equipment --- (please read the precautions on the back before writing this page) *; Line _ Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs

A7 445746 ------- B7 5. The page of the description of invention (4). If needed, online scheduling applications can maintain user history and use prompts to target users. For example, the prompt may be based on the type of personalization criteria chosen by the user, based on the order of product users, or based on any other suitable criteria. For example, the provision can indicate to the user that there are upcoming types of programs that the user is interested in, or that other users with similar interests have watched the types of programs. Or ’the online scheduling app can alert users to other types of events. For example, the user may point out that the user is interested in the car, and every autumn, the user will receive a reminder to remind the user to maintain the car's cooler 'and change the engine coolant. The user may choose a mechanism for passing such a prompt to a user. With reference to the drawings and the detailed description of the preferred embodiments below, it is easier to clarify the further functions, properties, and advantages of the present invention. Brief description of the figure Figure I shows the system diagram of the media database and data server which are interconnected with the web server and various multimedia systems. Figure 2 shows a general diagram of a user multimedia system. Fig. 3 is similar to the system diagram shown in Fig. 1 and is a system diagram showing the arrangement of the web server at the head end of the cable television system. Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Fig. 4 shows a diagram illustrating a main function menu page according to the principles of the present invention. Figure 5 shows a diagram illustrating a personalized page according to the principles of the present invention. 0 Figures 6 a and 6 b show a television request page according to the principles of the present invention. 297 g. ) A4 specification (210 445746 A7 B7 shows the diagram of the invention description (s). Figure 7 shows a page for explaining the range finding page according to the principle of the invention. Figure 8 shows a summary of the television request according to the principle of the invention. An illustration of a page. Fig. 9 shows an illustration for explaining a music request page according to the principle of the present invention. Fig. 10 shows an illustration for explaining a drag range page according to the principle of the present invention. Fig. 11 shows an illustration for explaining An illustration of an entertainment request summary page according to the principles of the present invention. Fig. 12 shows an illustration of a social activity request page according to the principles of the present invention. Fig. 13 shows an illustration of an in-screen search according to the principles of the present invention. Figure 0 shows a diagram illustrating a summary page of a club event request according to the principles of the present invention. Figure 15 shows a diagram illustrating a delivery page according to the principles of the present invention. Figure 16 Figures 17a, 17b, and 17c are diagrams illustrating the request setting page according to the principles of the present invention. Figures 18 and 18 are diagrams illustrating the request setting page according to the principles of the present invention. Schematic illustration of a notepad page. Figure 19 shows a TV program schedule according to the principles of the present invention. The private paper size applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (21〇X 297 public love). I i ^ I-- --I -------- Order ---------- (Please read the precautions on the back of IW first, and then write this page) Page 7 ^ 4 574-6 V. The description of the invention (6) Figure 0 0 Figures 20a, 20b ', and 20c show the illustrations of the results pages for the day, week', and month according to the principles of the present invention. Figure 2 1 shows an illustration for explaining the screen setting page according to the principle of the present invention. FIG. 2 2 shows an illustration for explaining the main menu page of the online TV program guide according to the principle of the present invention. FIG. 2 3 shows for illustration A flowchart of steps for operating the online scheduling application system of the present invention. Detailed description of the preferred embodiment Figure 1 shows an Internet scheduling application 1 system. The scheduling system 9 may be any suitable computer system for obtaining scheduling information via the Internet 24 and will The scheduling system is provided to the user. For example, the scheduling system 19 may include a media library 1, 2, a data server M, a network i 8, and a transmission server 16. There may be multiple scheduling systems. Only one scheduling system is shown in the illustration to avoid the diagram being too complicated. For example, different scheduling systems 19 may be used to provide users with different applications through the scheduling application running on the scheduling system 10. Type of scheduling information. Alternatively, there may be more than one scheduling system 19 to provide scheduling information for different application combinations. In fact, the scheduling application may be partially executed on the scheduling system 9 and partially executed on the web server 20. For example, the ~ Term Server 20 may serve as a front end and provide users with a web-based interface via the Internet 24. The web server 20 and the scheduling system 19 may exchange data over the communication line 22 using any suitable method '. .9- This paper ruler + Guan Jia standard (CNSM4 specification (210 297-¾-: installed -------- order --------- line (please read the precautions on the back before (Fill in this page) Printed by the Employees 'Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 445746 Printed by the Employees' Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs A7 V. Invention Description (7) Schedule information may include appropriate text, graphics, video, or audio media . Scheduling information may be related to television broadcasts, misrelevant music, social events, or any combination of information. Television broadcasts related information may be of any appropriate taste related to television broadcasts, such as' may Including program identifiers 'time, channel, title, description, genre, product information, or any # 妯 洁 人, > information. Other suitable information related to the broadcast of Yi TV Lange such as' entertainment-related information may be related to movies, Theater show 'music, sports activities, or other types of music related information that may be of interest to users. Entertainment-related information may include event identifiers: =, place' title, description, genre "Commodity information" or any other suitable event-related information. Social activity-related information may be academic or academic, or any kind of poor news that is fundamentally other than entertainment. For example, it may be Including Zongye Rally, Course 'Scout Scout Activities, Clubs, or any other suitable club activities. For example, ^ The event-related information may include event identifiers, time, questions, descriptions, types, Rui. ^ Information. ^ Shell ^ or any other suitable event-related schedule / system 19 may include a media library U and a data server 14. The media library 1 2 Get the contents of a series of CD-ROMs (CD- ROM) magnetic disk / disc (_), or other media suitable for storing multimedia content. The multimedia stored in the media library 12 is mainly video. For example, the media button may contain TV program broadcast segments and related interview equipment --- ----- Order ------- i-line f Jing first read the notes on the back before writing this page) '-10- V. Invention Description (8 Discussions, Sports Activities (Professional Sports League, Small Occupation Team Lianming, Grade, Middle School Level, regional level, etc.) video clips, lessons: video

Runtime, or any other multimedia content that depends on the application that schedules the feed. The Q scheduling system 19 may also include a data server] 4. Data server] 4 may maintain a database of scheduling information for more than one suitable application. For example, a ZigBee Feeder 4 may have a media library with video instructions in the media library u. The data server 14 may also have a database containing TV program schedules, a movie database containing information about newly released movies, a feature database containing information about news topics, and a commodity database containing product descriptions and general purchase information. . For example, the data server 4 may have a cable television system operator database, which contains channel program schedules, operator time zone information, weather data in the operator area, postal code information in the cable TV operator area, and so on. The scheduling information in the data server [4] is mainly in a non-video format. If necessary, the data server 14 may support other databases. Example: If the travel system 19 provides schedule information for local sports activities, the data server M may maintain a database of teams, athletes, statistics, competition time, and locations. Printed by the staff of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and printed by the cooperative. The scheduling system 19 may also maintain an application's schedule information database. These applications are not the specific expensive systems. In this kind of method, a specific scheduling application may be used as an entry channel ’to provide users with the ability to manage different types of online scheduling information. For example, 'If a specific scheduling system 丨 9 provides an online TV program guide application' users may personalize the online TV program guide in order to provide -11- This paper / Γ degree applies to Zhongguan ~ ^ 7CNS) A4 specification c . ---— Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 445746 A7 ---_____ V. Description of the invention (9) Schedule data # 9 from other scheduling systems.丨 』f crazy poverty. For example, the user may use the online TV program guide ’to simultaneously watch information about favorite TV programs and schedule information about their favorite theaters and local sports activities. The user may also watch local Zongxi, schools, clubs, & rally schedules. Scheduling information from different systems may be obtained using a scheduling application using any suitable method. For example, a scheduling application might use known web browsing or search technologies to obtain scheduling information. Assets obtained by the application may be maintained in a central database. Alternatively, the central database maintained by the scheduling system 19 may be updated by a remote database using a suitable database engine (for example, a database on the local service system 5). The scheduling system & may copy the far-away knowledge database. For example, a database engine suitable for this approach might include Lotus, such as ... developed by Lotus Development Corporation. The media library 12 and the data server 14 can be interconnected with the transmission server 16 via the intranet. The media library 1 2, the data server [4], the network [8], and the transmission server [16] can form an exhaust system [19]. If necessary, a single integrated system may provide media library 1 2, data server 4 and transmission = server 16 data and multimedia storage and processing functions. For example, it is possible to store the schedule information to the data server 14, b using the relational database format, and it is possible to store the schedule information to the transmission server 16 using the object-oriented database format. A build process implemented in the C ++ programming language may be used to periodically (eg, 'once a day) create temporary data for the process information (eg, a seven-day or one-month data set) for storage on the transfer servo = 16 . The transmission server 16 may also receive local TV from the local information service 1 5-12- This paper size applies to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) — II ------ install- ---- J1T * ----! — · Line f 碕 first read the notes on the back before ¥ 'write this page) 445746 A7 B7

The consumer property cooperation of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs shall print relevant information, local entertainment related resources, local social events related information, or any suitable combination of information. The local information service 5 may be any suitable facility to obtain local specific information and provide the data to the transmission server 16 via the link 7. For example, Local Information Service 5 may be a local meteorological bureau depending on the local weather, a local newspaper that obtains local information about local high schools and college sports, or any other suitable information provider. For example, a local information service 15 may be a local business that provides scheduling information ^. If necessary, the local information service U may provide scheduling information to the transmission server via the Internet 2 4. There may be some local information services, but only one local information service is shown in the icon to avoid overly complicated graphics. — ≫ Scheduling information and related data may be transmitted from the wheel feeder 16 to the web server 20 via the communication line 22. The communication line 22 may be part of the internal network 'or it may be a standard dedicated communication line. The web server "can be connected to the Internet 2 through the communication link 26. The communication link 26 is preferably a telephone line or other suitable Internet communication path, for example, the coaxial TV cable signal path 'hybrid fiber / coaxial TV' Cable path 'broadcast communication path &, other suitable communication paths, or a combination of such paths. As shown in FIG. 1, if the transmission server i 6 and the web server 2 are separate devices, the For other applications of the type of TV program data on the transmission server 丨 6, the transmission server 丨 6 can be used as a common data processing infrastructure. If necessary, the transmission server 16 and the web server 2 0 can be used. The functions of the web server are integrated into a single machine. The web server 2 may use TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol./Internet-13- This paper standard is applicable _ 家 彳 ^^ ~ Specifications⑽ x 297 public reply)

--------------- Install --- (Please read the precautions on the back before writing this page again) Thread · Order a member of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Η Consumption Cooperatives engraving ^ 45746 A7 ___________B7_____ V. Description of the invention (11) protocol) and standard protocols such as Hypermedia Transfer Protocol (HTTP), so that users on the multimedia systems 28, 30, and 32 can connect through the Internet 24 through communication links 3 4, 3, 6 and 3 8 for schedule information. The communication links 3 4, 3 6 'and 38 are formed by a combination of a telephone link, a radio frequency (RF) link, a cable modem link, a satellite dish receiver link, their device link, or any other suitable link link. Internet connection. The scheduling application may include software executed on the scheduling system i 9 and the web server 20. In this method, various modules or application components may be provided exclusively for performing tasks associated with the system 19 and the server 20 (eg, database management, web services, etc.). In another method, the scheduling application may be executed on the web server 20 and issue a data request to the database server software running on the system 19, where the web server 20 also serves as a multimedia system 8, 3 0 'and 3 2 are front-end web servers. There is another method. If necessary, the hardware and software configuration of the scheduling application system can be integrated into a single system to provide web services and data services at the same time. The multimedia system 28 has a personal computer 40 and possibly a television 42. Certain scheduled application functions, such as the online TV Lange guide function, may require a personal computer 4o that can control the TV via link 41, where link 41 may be, for example, an infrared communication link. Link 41 allows the PC 40 to use the control signal to adjust the TV channel. The television 42 may receive a television signal from the input 44. Input 44 shown in Figure 1-3, TV 彳 s and other TV signal inputs may be from a combination of sources such as cable TV, satellite TV, broadcast TV, or any other suitable TV-14. Applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) -------------- ^ --------- ^ (Please read the precautions on the back before .¾Write this page) Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 44 5 7 4 6 A7 __B7___ 5. Description of the invention (12) Provided by the source of the program broadcast signal. In another method, the transmission server 16 may receive the television program broadcast via the input 17. Television program broadcasts can be delivered on the Internet 24 using the web server 20. In this method, the personal computer 40 can provide the television program broadcast to the television 42 for display. The internet access to the multimedia system 2 8 is provided via an internet communication link 3 4. The multimedia system 30 may have an integrated personal computer and television 46, for example, a Gateway 2000 Destination® PC-TV synthesizer model that can be purchased from Gateway 2000 Inc of North Sioux City, South Dakota. TV signals may be provided at inputs 4 8 or transmitted via the Internet and communication links 3 6. Internet access is provided via communication link 36. The multimedia system 32 has a set-top box 50 with Internet capability. Set-top box 50 can use TV OnLine® set-top box application software from Worid Gate Corporation 'This application software may be in the DCT-General Instrument Coromian of Hatboro- 5000®, Scientific Atlanta of Atlanta

It runs on a set-top box like Georgia's 8600x®. The video converter (set_t0p box) 50 can receive a television signal via the input 5 2. Internet access is provided via communication link 38. The video display signal containing TV and Internet information is provided to TV 5 4 via line 56. In another method, the 'television broadcast' may be delivered via a web server 20 via the Internet and communication lines 38. During the operation of system 10, specific data processing functions such as user-initiated search and sorting are usually performed on web server 20 or scheduling system 19. If necessary, appropriate information can be used in the multimedia systems 28, 30, and 32. -15- This paper size applies Yin National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (21〇X 297 mm) ------ ------------ Order · -------- (Please read the precautions on the back and fill in this page first) Printed by the Intellectual Property Bureau Staff Consumer Cooperatives of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 445746 A7 ____B7_____ V. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION (13) This type of function is performed on a material processing component. Some scheduling application functions only require multimedia systems with web browsing capabilities 28, 30, and 32. Other functions need to adjust TV channels and green shadow capabilities, such as ‘When the scheduling application is an online TV program guide. Figure 2 shows the general arrangement of a multimedia system. If necessary, it can support controllable adjustment of TV channels and green shadow capabilities. As shown in Fig. 2, the multimedia system 58 has a processing unit 60, which preferably contains a memory for storing instructions and a microprocessor for executing instructions. The processing unit 60 accesses the Internet via the Internet connection 62. The video unit 64, which may be connected to the processing unit 60 via a communication line 66, may include a video unit 68, a tuner 70, and a display 72. The television signal may be received at input 7 4 or at input 6 2 from the Internet. The reader 70 may be used to select a television program from the television signal on the input 74. It may be controlled by the control signal provided by the processing unit 60 through the communication line 66. TV signals and Internet information can be viewed using the display 72. The green shadow unit 68 allows a user to make a green shadow machine for a television program. The green shadow unit 68 may also be controlled by the control signal of the processing unit 60. The operation of the processing unit 60 is determined based on the execution instructions stored in the memory of the processing unit 60 and the user control input received through the user interface 76. Suitable user interfaces include a portable infrared remote control 'keyboard, pointing device, and voice recognition device. A multimedia system such as the multimedia system 58 in FIG. 2 may replace the multimedia systems 28, 30, and 32. In addition, you can modify the system 2 8., 3 0, and -16- This paper size is applicable to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 meals) ------111 —----- -III ^-I ------ line (please read the phonetic item on the back and then write this page) Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 44 574 6 A7 -------- ----- V. Description of the invention (14) A system such as 3ib2 in order to incorporate functions such as the emergence of a multimedia system 58. For example, if you want to provide a multimedia system with circuit elements that handle video recording ^ multimedia system 28 Green shadow units (for example, green shadow units 6 8) can be provided in systems such as 3, 30 ', and 32. In addition, in a system such as system 58, some components may be used more than once (for example, the television component and the green shadow machine component in system 58 may contain a tuner 70). Regardless of the specific configuration of the multimedia system used by system 10, users of such multimedia systems can access the scheduling information on the web server 20 and many of the features of the scheduling application on the spring are available A multimedia system with the functionality of a modern personal computer (desktop or laptop). If you want to use a specific scheduling application function that requires the tuner or the green shadow unit in the online TV program guide, the multimedia system should also be able to control the input from 44, 48, 52 under the control of the processing unit 60 command Various TV programs provided on,, and 74 can be converted to desired TV programs, and can automatically record programs. Figure 3 shows the configuration of the online TV program guide system. As shown in FIG. 3, the guide scheduling system 87 has a media library 80 and a data server 82. The media library 80 contains television program clips, interviews, and reviews. The schedule information stored in the media library 80 is the main video. The data server 82 contains a database of scheduling information. For example, the data server 82 may have a database containing abstracts of the videos in the media library 80. The data server 82 may also have a database of information such as the title of the program, the event of the charge, and the schedule of the television program. The data server 8 2 can have a database of cable TV system operators, which contains the channel program schedule, the operator's time zone information, the weather information of the operator's area, and cable -17- X 297 mm) — I ----------------- ---- J-1T ·· — — — — — ί I (Please read the notes on the back before filling (This page) 44 57 4 6 A7 B7 Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. 5. Description of Inventions (15) Postal code information of the TV system industry area. The data server 8 2 may support other databases. Scheduling information in the data server 82: Use non-video format. . The media library 80 and the data server 82 are connected to each other via the intranet "and the transmission server 84. The media library 80, the data server 82, and the intranet 83 may form a guide scheduling system 87. It may be used The relational database format stores the process information to the data server 82, and it is possible to store the schedule information to the transfer server 8 in an object-oriented database format. 4. The build process executed by + programming language may A temporary data set (eg, a seven-day or one-month data set) that is used to periodically (eg, once a day) to create schedule information is stored on the transmission server 84. The transmission server 84 may also丨 5 receive any suitable combination of local television related information, local entertainment related information, local social event related information, or information. Local information services 丨 5 may be any suitable " and & to obtain specific local information, And provide the data to the transmission server 8 4 via the link 8 5. For example, a local information service 5 may be a local weather bureau that monitors the local weather, Local newspapers with local information such as Chinese and university sports information, or any other suitable information provider. For example, 'local information service 5' may be a local business with a computer that provides scheduling information. If you need 'local information service 1 5 It is possible to provide scheduling information to the transmission server 8 4 via the Internet 2 4. There may be some local information services, but only one local information service is shown in the icon to avoid overly complicated graphics. Each cable system Headend 8 8 should provide web server 8 6. Wired paper size is applicable to China National Standard (CIsTS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) ---------------- -I ---- Order · ------- " * 5 ^ (Please read the notice on the back before writing this page) Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economy 445746 A7 --- -------- B7___ V. Description of the invention (16) The video system head end 8 8 has additional components (not shown) for distributing cable television signals to users in the service area near the head end 8 8. Cheng information (including video clips and related TV program materials) is uploaded via satellite on 90 and The satellite chain 9 2 is transmitted from the transmission server 8 4 to the head end 8 8 of each cable television system. Each web server 8 6 uses the Internet TCP / IP protocol to enable the multimedia system 9 4, 9 6, and 9 Users on 8 get schedule information via communication links 100, 102, and 104. Communication links 100, 102, and 104 are phone links, radio frequency (RF) links, and cable modems. Link, a combination of satellite receivers, a combination of their device links, or any other suitable Internet connection path. Although, as shown in FIG. 3, the multimedia systems 94, 96, and 98 are directly connected to the web server 86, the communication links 100, 102, and 104 may be through a large-scale Internet. Internet path. The multimedia system 94 has a personal computer 106 and possibly a television 108. The television 108 may receive a television signal from an input 110. In addition, the personal computer 106 may receive television programs from the Internet and provide the television programs to the television 108 for display. Access to the web server 86 is provided via an internet communication link 100. The multimedia system 96 has an integrated personal computer and a TV 1 12 such as a Gateway2000 Destination PC-TV synthesis model. A television signal may be provided at input 114. In addition, television program broadcasts may be received via the Internet. The access of the web server 86 is provided via the communication link 102. The multimedia system 9 8 has a set-top box 116 with Internet capability, such as a TV OnLine® video converter (set_t〇p -19- This paper standard applies to China National Standard < CNS) A4 < 210 X 297 public love); install -------- order --------- line (please read the precautions on the back before writing this page) 445746 A7 B7 Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Printed by the Bureau ’s Consumer Cooperatives V. Invention Description (η) b〇x). The video converter (set_top b〇x) 116 can receive TV via turn-in 1 丨 8. No. ^ The access of the Web server 86 is provided via the Internet communication link 104. Video display signals containing TV and Internet information are supplied to the TV via the famous channel 122¼. In another suitable method, a television program broadcast may be received via the Internet. Note that the system hardware diagrams shown in Figures 1-3, or other suitable hardware arrangements may be used, but no matter what specific hardware system is used, the present invention preferably uses a standard hypermedia transfer protocol (HTTp ) Of the Internet in the form of many web pages, to provide users with scheduling information and application functions. The system of FIG. 1 utilizes the web server 2 to provide all web pages and related exclusive application functions (for example, functions such as searching). In the system of FIG. 3, a web server § 6 is used to provide all web pages and related online program guide functions (for example, functions such as searching, etc.). Because the webpage is used to provide the scheduled application service, it is possible to use the standard web access service that operates on the appropriate processing unit in the user's multimedia system. For example, in the multimedia system 58 of FIG. 2, the processing unit 60 may be used to execute a web browser. Appropriate web browsers include Internet Explorer® web browser from Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Washington, USA, and Netscape Navigator® 0 of Netscape Communications Corporation of Mountain View, California, USA. Web browsers of this type support viewing various types of multimedia content , For example, still images (JPEG or GIF files) and video and audio clips (AVI, MOV, and MPG files). If necessary, some of these multimedia-supported functions may be used as web browser plug-in functions (piUg_ins) (that is, special -20- This paper size applies to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 public love) 11- ----------- Installation -------- Order --------- line (Please read the precautions on the back to write this page) 44 574 6 Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Printed by the Bureau ’s Consumer Cooperatives! ^ A7 B7 V. Description of the Invention (18) The design of the software module to enhance the function of the web browser application program. The video player plug-in for MOV files is the Quicktime® application, which is released by Apple Computer, Inc. of Cupertino, California, USA. AVI and MPG (as MPEG-Motion Picture Experts Organization) files may be played using Microsof Corporation's ActiveMovie® application. Scheduled application pages may be created in any suitable language. For example, web pages may use Hypermedia Markup Language (HTML), Dynamic Hypermedia Markup Language (DHTML), or Extended Markup Language (XML) code. FIG. 4 shows a main menu page 100 of an online scheduling application according to the principles of the present invention. The main menu page 100 can provide users with access to schedule information display and personalize the schedule information display. The displayed main menu page 100 includes an active display element 102, an information area 104, and an option area ⑽ ’, but may include any suitable combination and arrangement of text, graphics,“ audio ”, or video. The active display element ι〇2 may be any graphic, animation, interactive graphic or animation, video clip, or other suitable display element. For example, the active display element 102 may display a television program currently (or last). The information area H) 4 can display context-sensitive descriptions, or other information that indicates the user, or information such as actions that can be used. The name ”option option area 1G6 can include any“ user interface structure to provide users with access to various functions of the scheduling application. _ In: Option area 100 includes a button, not a single button, For example, users can schedule, watch this week's schedule, see Xingtan Youyintian's schedule, watch the month's schedule, and apply the application personally. 21- This paper size applies the national standard of 297 mm)

A7 Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 445746 V. Description of the invention (19) Conversion, selection reminder, email, and notification delivery mechanism 'Internet access, setting schedule application request, setting multiple TV program schedule, setting display Feature, or access to any other suitable function. The menu Jia Mianyu can also provide users with the opportunity to select a profile from some user settings. The profile selector 107 displays a pull-down menu ^ Yes, or use any suitable circular user interface element. The user can select one of the profiles or start a new building. The scheduling application uses a profile to search for scheduling information and display the scheduling information to the user in a personalized manner for the user. Once the user selects a profile or starts a new one (for example, selecting "Create a new profile" and entering a filename), the user can access one of the scheduled application functions. The user can personalize the application, for example, by selecting a personalization button 109. The scheduling application may respond by providing a personalized page (eg, personalized page 500 shown in Figure 5). The displayed personalized page 500 includes an active display element 02, an information area 104, and an option area 106 '. However, it may actually include any suitable combination and arrangement of text, graphics, audio, video, and the like. As shown in FIG. 5, the option area 106 of the personalization page 500 can display buttons of various aspects of the scheduling system that the user can personalize. For example, personalize TV-related information, entertainment-related information, and social activity-related information presented to users through a scheduling application. Users can also personalize the way in which scheduling information is delivered. For example, the user can select the TV button 503 to indicate that he wants to personalize TV-related information. As a result, the scheduling application may provide a TV request page, such as the TV shown in Figure 6a. Request page -22- This paper size applies to the national standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm)

-Install i-C, please read the notes on the back to write this page). Line · Order ·-4 ：--4 ：： Printed by the Consumers' Cooperative of Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 5. Description of Invention (2) _. Users can personalize TV-related information by defining more than one request. Each request may include some guidelines. For example, the TV request page 600 allows a user to define a TV based on title, keywords, actor's type, start time, day of the week, ratings, or channel: request. Any suitable criteria may be used. If necessary, TV related The criteria may be fixedly stylized in the request page code, or may be dynamically retrieved from the data provided by the web server 26 or 88 by the transmission server 16 or 8 4. The user may continuously select the criterion and then Then specify more than one number of selection criteria to define the TV request. For example, users can personalize their TV-related information by restricting direct drama funds efl. Users can choose the program type (GENRE), and then Then select more than one type from the list on the screen. In addition, for example, when the user moves the on-screen pointer to the selected program type (GENRE), the list on the screen may be automatically displayed. Then, the user can select from the list Choose more than one type. It is also possible to use any other suitable method to provide users with the opportunity to choose criteria and choose criteria 値. Also A suitable method may prompt the user before selecting a criterion or number. For example, 'may display a prompt message in option area 106. For example, after selecting Comedy, option area 106 may display "You 1j includes the following items: Genre Comedy. Do you want to add to the criteria. For example, the user can add more criteria by selecting the "yes j button" on the screen , Or set another number of selected criteria. As a result, the scheduling application may provide a TV request page 600, and the user may choose more criteria or assign criteria to -23 · This paper standard applies to China National standard (CNSM4 specification (21〇X as public love) .. ^ ^ --------- line (please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) A7 B7 4457d6 V. Description of invention (a should For example, the user may select "CHANNE" and assign a channel number (for example, channel 2 3 criteria Fox KOKI). The result of the response is that the 'option area 106 may display' Your criteria currently includes The following items: Type Hi Genre Comedy on channel 23 Fox KOKI. Do you want to add to the criteria. J Then, for example, the user can add more criteria by selecting the "Yes" button on the screen, or Set other data for the selected criteria. 'The scheduling application can provide a TV request page 600, and the user can choose more criteria or assign a number corresponding to the criteria. The diagram shown in Figure 6b , The user can select the Channel and assign the number of channel 3 Comedy Central. The process of selecting the criteria and assigning the corresponding number can be continued, and the direct user can indicate that the user has completed the television by selecting "No" Related requests. Alternatively, the user can select "Next" to save the request and create another new one. The user can cancel the request by, for example, selecting "Cancel J." The user can also personalize the viewing effect of TV-related information by selecting a source from a scheduling application that can obtain TV-related information. For example, the schedule application The private response to the user's selection of the "search range" (Figure 6a) from the TV request page 600 selection area is to provide a search range page. Figure? The icon for the search range page is displayed. The displayed search range page 700 includes a check box, however, any suitable graphical user interface may be used to provide the user with an opportunity to select a database from a scheduling application where TV-related information is available (for example, ' The user can enter a name). ^ The search range page 700 may be a program code in the page code. Another -24- This paper size is applicable to Zhongguanjia Standard (CNS) A4 specification⑵Q xNuo Gongai} ------------------ Order ------- -(Please read the notes on the back before writing this page) Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs ^ 4 4 5746 A7 B7 V. Invention Description) The source can be obtained dynamically from the scheduling application And insert it into the page. For example, whenever a user continuously (or at any other appropriate frequency) accesses a page ', the source can be dynamically obtained from the data provided to the web server 26 or 88 by the transmission server 16 or 84. The option area 106 can list the sources available to users, allowing users to personalize their TV-related information viewing effects. The sources listed in Figure 7 are for illustration only. In fact, there may be more or fewer sources with similar or different focus than the sources of 7F. In this example, the Relief app can provide TV-related information from four sources. For example, the television program database 703 may include national or local television program tables. For example, the movie database 705 may include newly released movies on major movie channels, obtained through a pay-per-view service, a nearby video optional program (NVOD) service, or a video optional program (VoD) service. For example, the thematic database 707 may include information related to news topics. For example, the TV shopping guide database 709 may include product descriptions and ordering information. System 10 (Figure I) and System 7 8 (Figure 3) may maintain separate databases. The database may be a relational or interactive index 'so that the records of each database are related to each other. For example, in this approach, news features and merchandise may be associated with specific programs printed and distributed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of New Economy. If necessary, more than one source may be a website. After the user completes the request input and has selected the source to search for, the scheduling application can outline the user's personalized view on the request summary page of more than one page. FIG. 8 shows an illustration of a television request summary page 800. In this example, the user has four requests in the application, which define the user's individual -25- this paper size _Tii ^ i ^ (CNS) A4 —⑵e 445746

Personalized TV viewing information. For example, the user has defined that the request 801 ′ includes a Genre Comedy section g, channel 23

Fox KOKI or Channel 3 Comedy Central will start broadcasting between 6:30 and 8:30 pm 'and all TV related information with actor Billy Bob Wilson. For example, 'user has defined request 803, which includes all television-related information about the genre "sports" show and the title or description contains the keyword "NAS C AR". For example, a 'user-defined request' includes all TV-related information about a genre "action" show that starts between 7: 00 PM and 1 丨: 00 PM and is performed by fisherman Bruce Willis or Sylvester Stallone. The TV request summary page 800 may also indicate to the user the database or website that the user has selected as the source * For example, the user may indicate that he wants to end the video request summary page 800 by selecting "OK". The user can return to the request page or edit a specific request by selecting the request (for example, double-clicking the request). Scheduling applications also provide users with the opportunity to personalize the viewing of music-related information. For example, the user may indicate that he wants to personalize entertainment-related information by selecting the entertainment button 500 of the personalization page 500 (FIG. 5). As a result of the reaction, the scheduling application may provide an entertainment request page ' such as the entertainment request page 900 shown in FIG. The user can define entertainment-related requests by selecting criteria and assigning criteria to the numbers. For example, the entertainment request page 900 allows a user to define entertainment-related requests based on the title, description 'location, event type (e.g.,' TV, theater show 'concert, sporting event), type, day of the week, or start time. Figure 9 sets forth illustrated diagrams' that may use any suitable entertainment-related criteria. .If necessary, -26- This paper size applies to Chinese national standard (CNS > A4 size (2) 〇x 297mm) I! --- < Please read the notes on the back before writing this page) -lSJ -Line · Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs printed r44 57 4 e A7 _ B7 V. Description of the Invention (24) The rules for embedded music may be fixed in the code of the request page Programmatically, or may be dynamically retrieved from the data provided by the web server 26 or 8 8 via the transfer server 16 or 8 4 '. The user can continuously select the criteria, and then specify more than one of the selection criteria to define the entertainment request. In addition, the user may be prompted to select a criterion and the number of criteria. In fact, any method suitable for selecting the user interface may be used. Users can also personalize the viewing of entertainment-related information by selecting a source ’from a scheduled app that has entertainment-related information. The response of the scheduling application to the user's selection of the "Search Scope" from the selection area 106 may be to display the search scope page. Figure 10 shows a picture of the _Search Range page 925 ° In this example, the scheduling application provides users with the opportunity to select up to four sources. The source displayed in the search range page 9 2 5 may be the code in the search range page code, or it may be provided as data and inserted into the page. For example, 'sources 9 7 3 and 9 7 5 are databases of sports events and theater performance schedules, respectively. These databases may be maintained by the scheduling application system, or by local information services, and provide the databases to the system 10 or 78. Sources 9 7 7 and 9 7 9 are Internet sites with entertainment related information. The user's personalized entertainment-related viewing results may be summarized on more than one page of summary pages, for example, the entertainment request summary page 95 of FIG. In the example in FIG. 11 ', the user has the requests in four applications, which defines the user's personalized entertainment-related information viewing effect. For example, the user has defined the request 901 ′ to include related musical performances, with keywords included in the description. 27- 1 χ 297 ()

----: ----------------- Order --------- ί Please read the notes on the back before filling in this page J 44 57 4 6 Economy Printed by B7 of the Ministry of Intellectual Property Bureau Consumer Cooperatives V. Invention Description (25) "Christmas" and all entertainment-related information performed at Radio City Music Hall or Madison Square Garden on Saturday. For example, the user has defined request 903 ' to include all entertainment-related information about the concert, the relevant keyword "Mozart" in the description, and performing on Thursday at Avery Fisher Hal. For example, the user has defined request 105, which includes all the information about the waiting time for the Elton John concert at Madison Square Garden on Friday. For example, 'User has defined request 907, which includes entertainment-related information about all Yankee Games performing in New York on Friday or Saturday. The entertainment request summary page 95 may also indicate to the user the source that the user has selected. For example, the user indicates that he wants to end the video request summary page 800 by selecting "OK (OK). The user can return to the request page or edit the request by selecting the request (eg, double-clicking the request). Schedule The application can also provide users with the opportunity to personalize the effect of viewing information about social activities. For example, the user can select the social activity button 507 (Figure 5) in order to indicate that they want to personalize the information related to club activities. As a result of the response, the schedule application may provide a social activity request page, such as the social activity request page 120 shown in Figure 12. The user can define social activity-related requests by selecting criteria and assigning the number of criteria. For example, the Social Activity Request Page 200 allows users to define social activity related requests based on title, keywords, place, type, day of the week, start time 'or any suitable criteria. If necessary, social activity related criteria May be fixedly stylized in the request page code, or may be retrieved from the web server 2 6 or 8 8 by transmitting the server 1 6 or 8 4 -28- The standard of this paper is timely and relevant standards ((: ϋ4 gauges (χ 297). ^ ----------------- ^ (Please read the note on the back first Matters are again written on this page) A7 44 574 6 ___ _B7_ V. Description of the invention (26) Dynamic data retrieval. Users can continuously select criteria and specify more than one number of the criteria to define social activity requests. In addition, , The user may be prompted to choose a criterion, and choose the number of criteria. In fact, any method suitable for selecting the user interface may be used. The user may also select a source from a scheduling application that can obtain entertainment-related information, Personalize the information viewing effect of the club event. The response of the scheduling application to the user's selection of the "search range" from the selection area 106 may be to display the search range page. Figure 13 shows the icon of the search range page 1 3 〇〇 In this example, 'will provide users with the opportunity to select three sources. For example,' Source 1 305 is a Scout website. For example, Sources 〖3 〖〇 and 13 15 are maintained by the scheduling application system—Database , Its content points It is the saved hobbies-related club schedules and groups, and the Zongxi show schedules. The user's personalized social activities related viewing effects may be summarized on the summary page above the page, for example, the entertainment request summary of Figure 14 Page 1400. In the example in Figure 14, the user has three requests in the application, which define the user ’s personalized entertainment-related information viewing effect. For example, the user has defined the request 1402 'includes the category "hobby ", The description contains the keyword" Automobile J or "Car" 'and information about all social activities in the city of Suffolk. For example, the user has defined a request 1404' includes the category "Youth", the description contains the keyword "Scouts "'And information on all social events for events starting at 7: 00 pm on Thursday in the city of isiip. For example, the user has defined the request 丨 406, which includes the related category "宗 敎 j", the description contains the keyword "Church", -29-297 mm) I. * ------ 装 --- ----- Order --------- Line {Please read the notes on the back before writing this page) Printed clothes A7 B7 445746 of the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs ), And all social event related information for events starting at 10:30 AM on Thursday, Westbury. The social activity request summary page 1400 may also indicate to the user the source that the user has selected. For example, the user indicates that he wants to end the viewing request summary page 800 by selecting "OK". The user can return to the request page or edit the request by selecting the request (for example, double-clicking the request). The scheduling application maintains a list of valid sources inserted into the search scope page. For example, search range pages 700, 925, and 1300. For example, applications can use standard web search techniques to search the web to find suitable sources. In addition, the web can post self-introduction information to scheduling applications (for example, via email). The scheduled re-use program can determine whether the website is a TV, entertainment, or social activity related website based on the information provided. In addition, the 'scheduled application can search the website and portray the characteristics of the website itself. For example, a scheduling application can include sites in the source list of the search scope screen per page, or it can maintain a single source file with more than one search scope page in the source file to identify each source. Scheduling applications may periodically (for example, daily, hourly, or any other suitable frequency) or whenever a user requests information, ask the found website. In addition, other websites may provide information to the scheduling application automatically (for example, when posting new information) or on a regular basis. The user can also personalize the effect of viewing the schedule information by selecting a delivery plan that automatically transmits the schedule information to the user. For example, user = please select the prompt transfer (^ heart option⑴ from the main menu page (Figure 4), indicating that you want to select more than one transfer. Delivery side ------------- --------- Order .-------- < Please read the notes on the back before writing this page) Seal of Employees' Cooperatives, Intellectual Property Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs--30- 445746 A7 B7 Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs V. Invention Description (28) If necessary, the user can select the delivery scheme at the application layer (that is, for all information transmission), or at the scheduling information type layer (that is, Choose a set of programs for television-related information, a group of cases for entertainment-related information—and a group of programs for social activity-related information) or any appropriate = combination to choose a delivery plan. The response of the scheduling application to the user's indication that they want to get more than one delivery plan is to provide more than one delivery page, for example, the delivery page 1 500 of FIG. 15. The user can select a delivery plan in the delivery page 1 500 by selecting a check box associated with the delivery plan. However, virtually any suitable graphical user interface can be used (for example, the user may need to enter a name or choose a number that corresponds to a particular delivery plan). In this example, the user can choose from five delivery scenarios: continuous delivery, email delivery, HTML mail delivery, pager / digital phone alert, and pager / digital phone notification. Users can choose to email a text version that only receives personalized schedule information. If required, this information may include hyperlinks related to the content. Users can choose HTML mail to receive an HTML version of personalized schedule information. Actually, depending on how the scheduling application system is implemented, the number and type of the delivery plan is provided. For example, 'senders in the scheduling application system 10 or online TV program guide system 78 and receivers in the multimedia system 58 may be configured to continuously send and receive scheduling information, respectively. Provide continuous delivery scheme. The user can select pager / digital phone alert delivery to receive short text reminders of schedule information found based on user-defined requests. Possibly before the event about the scheduled information -31- This paper is eligible for National Standards (CNS) A4 Regulations 彳 χ 297 issued by financial countries) ----- ^ -------- ^ ----- ---- d (Please read the notes on the back before filling this page) 44574 6

Five 'Explanation of the invention (such as' 廿 minutes or minutes). The user has selected the pager / digital phone update notification delivery in order to receive a short text notification that can be found to meet the user's request for a new reception, ^ Ab ^ 1 (new row information. This method can be used to E-mail, software and transmission hardware suitable for printing digital telephones in the application system or for consumer cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. This list is for illustration only, and you can use mail, reminders, or notification delivery schemes Any suitable combination of. In this example, the user has selected MTML mail delivery and pager / digital phone call delivery. This combination provides the user with the ability to review the schedule information and receive alerts for each event. For example, 'the user can indicate completion-to-select a delivery plan by selecting "Done". The scheduling shore program responds to the user indicating that the completion is to ask the user to pass the e-mail, prompt, and notification required by the electronic program. Email address or other information. Figure 16 shows an icon of an inquiry page prompting the user to enter the relevant email address. The scheduling application also Can provide users with the opportunity to manage requests centrally. For example, 'users can select the Request Setup option from the main menu page 丨 〇〇 (Figure 4) 15 to indicate that they want to centrally manage requests. Scheduled applications The response of the program is to provide a request setting page, for example, the request setting page 17 of Figs. 17a, 17b, and 17c. When the user does not personalize the scheduling application, the scheduling application can provide the request of Fig. 17a Setting page 1700. The request setting page Π00 can explain the advantages of personalization for the user and provide the user with the opportunity to personalize the scheduling application. For example, the scheduling application red type selects "personalization" (pers 〇naiize) Options — 1 ^ I -------- tT ----- 1-Please read the notes on the back first and fill in this page first), line- • 32- This paper size applies Chinese national standard ( CNS) A4 specifications (210 X 297 public love) A7 '44 57 4 6 -------------- B7 _ V. Description of the invention (3〇) The response from 1705 is to provide a personalized page ( For example, personalization page 500 of Figure 5) When a user personalizes a scheduled application, The scheduling application may provide the request setting page 1700 of FIGS. 17b and 17c. The request setting page 1700 may include a display of each request using a definition. If there are too many requests to fill a page, the user can scroll down to view other requests (as shown in Figure 17c) or scroll up to view previously viewed requests (as shown in Figure 17b) ). For example, a user can modify a request by highlighting a request and selecting Modify. Schedule the application's response 使用者 ie to the user request page corresponding to the request. For example, a user can delete a request by highlighting a request and selecting "Delete * j (Delete). The scheduling application can also provide users with the opportunity to enter scheduling information for the user's private events, such as birthdays, Anniversary, holiday, or other important event. For example, the user can select Date b00k option 127 from the main menu page 1 00 (Figure 4), the response of the scheduling application is to provide Figure 18 Notepad page 1800. Notepad page 1800 provides the user with the opportunity to schedule more than one event, for example, by entering the event type, date, person, provide recipient, or any other suitable Sfl. When a user enters an email address into the prompt recipient field, the scheduling application sends the email to the recipient. The email content may be provided by the scheduling application depending on the type of event. In addition, May provide the user with the opportunity to enter text that will be inserted into the email. The scheduling application can use the memo pad as an add-on to the scheduling application that gets the scheduling information Source. User-defined events may result in appropriate results in this paper scale 1¾ Financial Standards (CNS) A4 Specification (25. Packing -------- Order --------- line (Please Please read the notes on the back, etc. privately written on this page) Printed by the Intellectual Property Bureau's Consumer Cooperative Cooperative of the Ministry of Economic Affairs-33- V. Invention Description (3! A7 B7 Displayed by the Intellectual Property Bureau's Employee Cooperative Cooperative Printing Institute of the Ministry of Economic Affairs iil). User-defined events may also be placed in a reminder to be provided to the user at a predetermined time or user-defined time before the event. The scheduling application can also write events to the user's notepad. Events that have not yet been entered into the notepad and provide user prompts. The scheduling application maintains user history data in order to track the type of personalization criteria the user selects, the type of information the user searches for, the type of product ordered, An event in Abook, or any other suitable condition or event. For example, once a special date has passed, the scheduling application can insert the special date into the memo pad (for example, once the birthday has passed, it will Re-enter birthday). In another suitable method, the scheduling application can automatically re-enter the events that the user regularly enters. The online scheduling application can remind the user of other types of events. For example, if the user indicates that the user If you are interested in cars, every fall, users will receive reminders to remind them to maintain the car's cooler and change the engine coolant. In addition, the scheduling app can track users' online purchases to remind them to use How to buy other items. In some homes 'users may have more than one TV delivery platform. For example, some digital satellite service (DSS) homes also have basic cable connections' to clearly receive local channels. Some homes may have television programs delivered on the Internet. In a system that provides TV-related information, such as an online TV program guide, the scheduling application may provide the user with the opportunity to set a TV program schedule for the TV-related information displayed. Figure 19 shows an illustration of a TV show schedule page 19 0 0. For example, the user can order from the main function .---- Please read the precautions on the back before writing this page) -line- -n I— 34 · This paper size applies Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 public love) n · A7 44 574 6 V. Description of the invention (32) Energy meter page 100 (Figure 4) Select Set Up Lineup option 123, The response of the scheduling application is to provide a TV show schedule page 1900. The TV program schedule page 1900 provides users with the opportunity to select more than one TV program schedule that the user is interested in. The TV show schedule page 1900 shown has a check box, however, any suitable graphical user interface may be used (for example, the user may need to enter the name of a desired TV show schedule). · The scheduling application can present an effective TV program schedule using any suitable method. In this method, the option area 106 of the TV program schedule page 900 may be initially blank until the user selects the "New Lineup" option 1985 (for example) and enters the TV Program schedule. In another suitable method, the user may maintain a database of valid TV program schedules by area number, and display a list of valid TV program schedules for the user based on the user's area number. There is another suitable method. The scheduling application can use a suitable protocol (for example, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)) to query or query the user's media system for the type of hardware installed. The scheduling application can determine more than one valid TV show schedule from the results of a query or inquiry. If desired, a combination of these methods, or any other suitable method, can be used to determine an effective television schedule. Once the user has requested by (for example) a definition 'select source, select primary and secondary TV festival schedules (if applicable), or any suitable combination of them, such as personalizing the scheduling information viewing effect, schedule the application The program can obtain the schedule information of the selected TV program schedule from the selected source (if -35- the paper size is suitable for the country's specifications ⑵〇X 297 public love>! —1! -Installation ------ --Order --------- line (please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page) Printed by the Employees 'Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economy 445746 A7 Printed by the Employees' Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economy

44 57 4 6 A7 B7 Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 5. Links between the invention description (34). After searching each source to find the schedule information that matches the user-defined request, the scheduling application can use more than one keyword to re-search the source from the found results to find the schedule that was found the first time Schedule information about the status. For example, if the TV schedule of "Γ Seinfeld" meets a user-defined request, then. The scheduling application can re-search for other selected sources ’to find the“ Seinfe 丨 d ”information in the beech question. This method can also be used when a scheduled application searches for a source without a source that maps to the criteria that defines the request (for example, a specific source may not provide a Start Time field). The scheduling application can provide personalized scheduling information on more than one page of results pages. For example, ‘schedule information may be stored in alphabetical order by subject, by start time, on request, or by any other suitable method. The scheduling app provides users with the ability to view personalized schedule information for the day, week, month, or any other suitable period. For example, the user can select options 117, 119, or 121 (Figure 4) from the main function page 100 to indicate that they want to view personalized schedule information for the current day, this week, or the current month. The results page may include any suitable combination of text, graphics, audio, or video. Figures 20a, 20b, and 20c show the results pages for the current day, this week, or current month, respectively. The results pages of Figures 20a, 20b, and 20c organize scheduling information by type and contain a link 1905 to allow users to jump to the page area with the type of scheduling information required. The user can scroll up or down to view other results. Provide users with the opportunity to switch or scroll 'to make it easier for users to access TV-related information and non-TV-related information on the same webpage (for example, entertainment-related and social activities-related information (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) in! ------------- I --- Order --------- (Please read the precautions on the back first (Fill in this page) The area printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 445746 A7 ----------- B7__ V. Invention Description (35). For example, FIG. 20a shows an icon of the results page for the current day when the user is at the top of the page. For example, Figure 20b shows a graphical representation of the results page for this week when the user scrolls down to approximately the middle of the page. For example, FIG. 20c shows the icon of the current month result page when the tf user scrolls down to the bottom of the page. For example, the user can also change the TV program timetable of the current channel by selecting the Switch Lineup option 1907. The display of the request results in each type of schedule information 丨 92 is organized by source. For example, a user can select the request number for a specific result to review the request result 1920 and change the request. The request result 丨 92 may include any suitable combination of text, graphics, audio, or video. For example, request result 1920 may include graphics 19-17. For example, graphics 19-17 may be the logo of a particular TV show 'orderable graphics, or any other suitable graphics. For example, the user can obtain other information about the result by selecting the result. Figures 20a and 20b also illustrate how the scheduling application provides results by re-searching the scheduling information. For example, in FIG. 20a, a product is found from the television program table result 1920 of request 1 according to the title Γ Seinfeld ". For example, in FIG. 20b, the item is found from the entertainment result 1920 of request 8 based on the title "Yankees". In this example, the results are retrieved from the TV shopping guide store source 709 of FIG. 7 based on the results found in other sources (e.g., TV watch source 703 of FIG. 7 and sports source 973 of FIG. 10). In addition, the scheduling application can find products related to "Seinfeld" by directly searching the TV shopping guide store source 709 on request 1. -38- This paper size is applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 x 297 mm). Packing -------- Order --------- Line (Please read the note on the back first Please fill in this page again for details) A7 B7 445746 V. Invention Description) The scheduling application also allows users to personalize the application by setting various display settings. For example, the user can select the Set up Display option i25 from the main menu page 100 (Fig. 4). The response of the scheduling application is to provide the display setting page 21 of Fig. 21 〇〇. The online scheduling application also provides users with the opportunity to personalize the display settings of the online application. For example, the user may set the main text color, the anchor text color, the main text glyph 'anchor text glyph, the main text style, the anchor text style, or any other suitable graphic attribute of the display screen. The user may also choose to anchor the destination. For example, after the user selects a program list, the screen will go to the program information page, or he can choose to go to another suitable page. Any suitable method may be used to provide the user with an opportunity to indicate the type of anchoring and the destination. The user can also indicate any favorite schedule information (such as' Favorite Program List 'displayed on the top of the results page' or the top part of the results page (eg, the top of the results grid). The functions of the present invention can be incorporated into an online television program guide. In fact, the TV-related functions of the present invention may be best suited for incorporation into a program guide. The main menu page 220 of the online program guide is shown in FIG. 22. For example, the main menu page 220 may include selectable options 2205 and 22 1 0, which respectively provide the user with the opportunity to personalize the TV-related information provided by the program guide, and to store personalized results. If you need entertainment-related functions, social events-related functions, and memo pad functions, they can also be incorporated into the online TV program guide to create an online scheduling application with traditional program guide functions. Figure 2 3 shows the online scheduling application used to explain the operation of the present invention-39- This paper size is applicable to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210x297 public love) '^ I ---- installation ----- I--Order --------- line (please read the note on the back-benzene item before filling out this page) Printed by A7 B7 Five Invention Instructions (37 steps of the system) Flowchart. The online scheduling application provides an opportunity for the user to personalize the scheduling application at step 2300. For example, the scheduling application may be a modified online television program guide. For example, step 2300 may include providing Define TV-related information requests (step 2305), entertainment-related information requests (step 2310), social activity-related information requests (step 2320), or define opportunities for memo pads (step 2325). Step 2305 can also be This includes providing the user with the opportunity to select more than one source (step 2330) and pass the case (step 2340). These steps may be performed separately or together. Step 2400 provides the appropriate source. Scheduling applications such as the Internet road Find one or more web URLs in which the scheduling application may include private information (step 2405). Alternatively, the holding process application may include information of a scheduling application sufficient to confirm one or more web URLs for the web The URL can be used as the source of the scheduler application (step 24 1 0). The scheduler application obtains schedule information from the source in step 2500. This may be performed using any suitable method depending on the source type. The scheduler application can Issue more than one appropriate database request to obtain schedule information from a database maintained by the schedule system or the guide schedule system. 7 For example, a schedule application can use known web browsing or search technologies Obtain scheduling information. In addition, the central database maintained by the scheduling system 9 may be updated by a remote database using a suitable database engine. ° The scheduling application provides user scheduling information at step 2600. It may be The results page above the page provides scheduling information (step 2605), but the scheduling can be provided by any suitable target file or page delivered via the web or other online methods. Process information. For example, the online program means;? Two --------------- installed ------ order. (Please read the notes on the back before filling (This page) •. Line-Printed by the Consumers' Cooperatives, Intellectual Property Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs -40-

4457 46 5. Description of the invention (38 The user can obtain personalized process information from the TV Mail box (option 2210 in Figure 22). The schedule information can also depend on the delivery plan selected in step 234. Provided to the user continuously or via more than one notification or prompt (step 2610) (step 2607). The above description is only an explanation of the principle of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can make various modifications without departing from the present invention (Please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page) ----- Installation ---- ί · Order --------- Line Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 4 This paper size applies to the national standard of the country (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm)

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8 058Φ 44 574 6 6. Scope of Patent Application 1. A method for providing users with personalization of information web pages, including: providing users with a choice of at least one desired TV program type from a plurality of valid TV program types Opportunities; Provide users with the opportunity to choose at least one desired from multiple TV-related information sources * depending on the relevant information source; among them, the opportunity to select the type of TV program they want is different from the opportunity to select the TV-related information source ; Provide users with the opportunity to select at least one desired non-TV-related information source from a number of non-TV-related information sources: Provide a TV program table 4Γ pane on the webpage, including TV program time, TV channels, and TV program names , Where the TV program table in the pane is based on the selected TV program type and obtained from the selected source; and provides non-TV related schedule information areas on the same webpage, including event titles. 2 'The method according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the method for providing users with the opportunity to select at least _ desired non-TV related information sources from multiple non-TV related information sources' includes providing users with the choice of at least one Opportunity for non-TV related websites. 3. The method according to item 1 of the patent application scope, further comprising: providing a user with an opportunity to select at least one delivery plan from a plurality of delivery plans; and using at least one delivery plan, according to the selected television program type, -42- This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (21〇χ 297 public love) Packing -------- Order --------- line (Please read the precautions on the back before filling (This page) Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 8 0088 AaCD 44574. The scope of patent application is to transmit TV schedules and non-TV related schedule information to users. 4. The method of claim 3 of the patent scope, wherein the multiple delivery plans include multiple delivery plans selected by the delivery plan group, and the delivery plan group is composed of the following items: continuous delivery, e-mail Media Markup Language (HTML) mail, pager / digital phone alerts, and pager / digital phone notifications. 5—A method to allow users to obtain personalized scheduling information from the scheduling application 'includes: providing the user with the opportunity to define multiple different requests, each of which includes multiple criteria; k Allows users to select multiple sources, one related to each individual request in the multiple requests and providing scheduling information for each individual request in the multiple requests from the scheduling application; and providing at least one page containing the scheduling information , The scheduling information meets the criteria for each individual request in the multiple requests and is obtained by the scheduling application from at least one of the selected multiple sources. 6. If the method of applying for the scope of the patent claim 5, further comprising: k for the user to choose at least one delivery plan, the delivery plan is used to pass at least part of the schedule information to the user: and using the option Sufficient delivery plan to pass part of the scheduling information to the user. 7. The method according to item 5 of Shenqiu's patent scope further includes providing a user with an opportunity to set a memo pad, wherein providing a web page containing schedule information includes providing at least one web page containing schedule information, and the schedule information is From -43- This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 public love) -------------------------- Order-- ------- Line f, please read the notes on the back before copying this page.) The Intellectual Property Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Employee Consumption Cooperative printed 445746 force, patent application schedule application from the memo pad. 8. The method according to item 5 of the patent application scope, further comprising providing a user with an opportunity to select multiple television program schedules, wherein providing a web page containing schedule information includes providing at least one page containing at least one of the multiple television program schedules Web page for TV related information. 9 'If the method of applying for item 5 of the patent scope, further includes the opportunity for the user to set multiple display features of the webpage a 10_As the method of applying for patent knowledge of item 5, where the scheduling application is an online TV program guides; and web pages containing schedule information provided on multiple requests, and obtained by the scheduler application from at least a selected number of sources, including at least one web page containing schedule information on multiple requests, and Obtained at least in part from an online television program guide from selected sources. 11 · The method of claim 5 in the patent scope, in which: providing users with the opportunity to select multiple sources, including providing users with the opportunity to choose at least one website; A web page containing schedule information, obtained at least in part by a schedule application from selected sources, including providing at least one page with schedule information based on multiple requests, and at least a portion of the schedule application Obtained from selected sources. 12. — An online scheduling application system, which is a personalized web page that provides user information, including: Some devices 'for users to choose at least one desired TV program from multiple valid TV program types' Opportunity of type; * -44- This paper size is applicable to Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (21〇X 297mm> A8B8C8D8 44 57 4 6 6. Application for patent scope-a device for providing users from multiple TV-Related Information Sources' Opportunity to select at least one desired TV-related information source, wherein the opportunity to select the type of desired TV program is different from the opportunity to select the desired source of TV-related information; some are used to provide Opportunity for the user to select at least one desired non-TV-related information source from a plurality of non-TV-related information sources; some devices are used to provide a pane of the TV program table on the webpage, including TV program time, TV channels, and The name of the TV program. The TV program table in the pane is based on the selected TV program type and is obtained from the selected source. And some devices are used to provide non-TV related schedule information area on the same webpage, including event titles. For example, the system of patent application No. 12 is used to provide users with a choice of multiple non-TV related information sources at least — The desired non-TV-related information source includes devices that provide users with the opportunity to select at least one desired non-TV-related website. 14. If the system of item 12 in the scope of patent application, It further comprises: a J device for providing a user with an opportunity to select at least one delivery plan from a plurality of delivery plans; and two devices for utilizing at least one delivery plan to display a TV program table according to the selected TV program type Non-TV related schedule information is delivered to the user. 15. For example, the system of patent application No. 丨 4, where multiple delivery plans include multiple delivery plans selected from the delivery plan group, and the delivery plan group -45 -This paper size applies to Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) Please read the notes on the back first Then it '% page binding Consumption cooperation by employees of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 8 0 ^ 88 ARCD 445746 6. Scope of patent application 疋 Consists of the following items: Continuous delivery of' e-mail, Hypermedia Markup Language (HTML) mail , Pager / digital phone alert, and pager / digital phone notification 16. 16. An online scheduling application system that provides users with personalized scheduling information, including: Some devices to provide user-defined multiple Opportunities for different requests, where each of the multiple requests includes multiple criteria; some devices are used to provide users with the option to select multiple sources, which are related to each individual request in the Xi's request, and provide The process application obtains the schedule information for each individual request in the multiple requests; and some devices provide at least one page containing the schedule information. The schedule information meets the criteria for each individual request in the multiple requests and is determined by The scheduling application is obtained from at least one of a plurality of selected sources. 17. The system according to item 16 of the patent application scope, further comprising: some devices for providing the user with an opportunity to select at least one delivery plan 'for passing at least a part of the scheduling information to the user; and Some devices are used to pass part of the scheduling information to the user using the selected delivery scheme. 18. Such as the scope of patent application! A system of 6 items, among which: the system further includes devices for providing users with the opportunity to set up a diary; and devices for providing a web page containing schedule information, including for providing at least one page containing a schedule Devices on the web page of the schedule information, and the schedule information is obtained from the notepad by the schedule application. -46- This paper (standard for stabbed towels ((JNSM 彳 size (210 X 297)) ------------- installation --------order --- --I --- line (please read the precautions on the back before writing this page) Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 7 5 4 4 A8B8C8D8 VI. Application for patent scope 19 · If the scope of patent application is the first A system of 6 items, including: the system further includes devices that provide users with the opportunity to select multiple TV program schedules; and devices that provide web pages containing scheduling information, including the provision of at least one The stomach contains at least one TV-related information webpage for TV program schedule towels. 20. If the system of item 16 of the patent application is applied, further includes some devices to provide users with multiple display features for setting webpages. 21. The system of item 16 in the scope of patent application, in which: the scheduling application is an online TV program guide; and some devices for providing web pages containing scheduling information according to various requirements, and Scheduling applications come at least in part from selected items Sources, their devices include at least one page containing schedule information provided by multiple requests, and are obtained at least in part from online television program guides from selected sources. 22. For systems applying for item 16 of the patent scope, Among them: some devices to provide users with the opportunity to select multiple sources, including some devices to provide users with the opportunity to choose at least one website; and the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs printed some devices to Multiple requests provide web pages containing scheduling information and are obtained at least in part by the scheduling application from selected multiple sources. Their devices include devices that provide at least one page with scheduling information based on multiple requests, and Obtained at least in part from selected sources by the scheduling application. • 47- This paper size applies to the National Standard for Difficulties (CNS) A4 (21 × 297 mm). Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. 4 4 57 4 6 as B8 C8 ____D8 VI. Patent Application Range 23_ — an online scheduling application system System, which is a personalized web page that provides user information, including: a scheduling system, including: a data server 'the configuration settings of which are used to provide TV schedules', including TV program time, TV channels, and TV Program name 'and non-TV related process information; and a transmission server whose configuration setting is used to provide information from the data server to the server' for transmission by the feeder through the Internet on the webpage ; And a multimedia system whose configuration settings are used to: provide users with the opportunity to select at least one desired TV program type from a number of valid teletypes; provide users with a choice of multiple TV-related information sources At least one opportunity for desired TV-related information sources, wherein the opportunity to select the type of TV program desired is different from the opportunity to select desired TV-related information sources; provide users to choose at least one Opportunities for non-TV related information sources; display of TV program listings on information pages Pane, which includes TV program time, TV channel, and TV program name, where the TV program table in the pane is based on the selected TV program type and obtained from the selected source; and displays non-TV related rankings on the same web page The process information area includes the event title. -48- This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A ·! Specifications (210x 297 mm) I -Packing ------- Order ·!-I --- Please read the f on the back ; I write this page again with the items of interest> Rhyme 0808 4 4 5 7 4 Scope of patent application 4. If the system of the scope of patent application No. 23, where: Further configure the configuration of the multimedia system to provide user choice At least one desired non-TV related information website; and further configure the data server configuration to obtain at least some non-TV related scheduling information from the selected website. 25. The system according to item 23 of the scope of patent application, wherein: further setting the configuration of the multimedia system to provide users with the opportunity to select at least one delivery plan from multiple delivery plans; and further set the group of the scheduling system State, which is used to make use of the selected TV programs and to make use of them; a delivery scheme that passes at least part of the TV program schedule and at least one piece of non-TV related scheduling information to the user. 26_ The system according to item 25 of the scope of patent application, wherein the multiple delivery plans include multiple delivery plans selected from the delivery plan group, and the delivery plan group is composed of the following items: continuous delivery, email, Media e-mail (HTML) emails, pager / digital phone alerts' and pager / digital phone notifications. 27-—An online scheduling application system that provides users with personalized scheduling information, including: A multimedia system whose configuration settings are used to: Provide users with the opportunity to define multiple different requests, among which multiple requests Each request includes multiple criteria; provides the user with the choice of multiple sources related to each individual request in the multiple requests, and provides scheduling information for each individual request in the multiple requests from the scheduling application; and -49- The paper size is applicable to the CIs'S jVI specification (210 x 297 male)! Packing -------- Order --------- line (please read the back first) (I reprint this page again) Printed by the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs's Consumer Cooperatives δοΌδΰ ARCD 445746 Patent application scope A scheduling system, at least part of which executes the scheduling application program 'Among the scheduling applications The programming is designed to provide at least one page displayed by a multi-body system, where the page contains scheduling information that meets the criteria for each individual request of multi-media: East Middle School. A source of the selected program from a number of sources to obtain at least. 28. The system of item 27 in the scope of patent application, in which: further setting the configuration of the multimedia system 'to provide users with an opportunity to select at least one delivery plan', the delivery plan is to use at least part of the scheduling information To the user; and to further configure the scheduling system's configuration to use selected delivery schemes to pass part of the scheduling information to the ~ user. 29. For example, the system of item 27 in the scope of patent application, wherein: further configure the configuration of the multimedia system to provide users with the opportunity to set up a diary, and the transmission scheme is used to pass at least part of the scheduling information to the use And a program for further designing a scheduling system to include scheduling information from iBooks in a web page. 30. The system of item 27 in the scope of patent application, among which: further configure the configuration of the multimedia system to provide users with the opportunity to select multiple TV program schedules; and further design the program of the scheduling system to be used on the web page TV-related information that includes at least one of multiple TV show schedules. 31. For the system of item 27 in the scope of patent application, the configuration of the multimedia gift system is further set to provide users with multiple display features for setting web pages. ____ -50- ---- I--Order ------- • line (please read the notes on the back before copying this page) Intellectual Property Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Consumer Consumption Du printed A8§M 445746 VI. Patent Application 32. If the system of claim 27 of the patent scope is declared, the programming of the scheduling application is to provide an online TV program guide for the webpage, and wherein the webpage contains each individual item that meets multiple requests. The schedule information of the requested criteria is obtained from the online TV program guide from at least one of the selected multiple sources. 33. If the system of the scope of patent application No. 27, where: _ further set the configuration of the multimedia system, To provide users with the opportunity to choose at least one website; and to further design the program of the scheduling system to obtain at least part of the scheduling information from the selected website. — Install --------- Order- ------- line (please Notes on the back read and then write the page) Ministry of Economic Affairs Intellectual Property Office employees consumer cooperatives printed in this paper scale applicable Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 size (210x297 mm)