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Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving television program information    
United States Patent5038211   
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Inventor(s)Hallenbeck; Peter D. (Efland, NC)
AbstractAn online television program information system extracts from a broadcast datastream of television program information only that program information for those shows which meet predetermined selection criteria, and stores only the extracted information. By not storing all broadcast television information, memory size for information storage is reduced and a high performance processor is not required for subset searches of the entire stored datastream for programs of interest. A low cost online television program information system is thereby provided, which may store large amounts of useful program information. Content selective storage is facilitated by transmitting and receiving the television program information in three groups, with the first group comprising event data, the second group comprising titles and the third group comprising descriptions.
   














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Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving television program information
Inventor     Hallenbeck; Peter D. (Efland, NC)
Owner/Assignee     The SuperGuide Corporation (Shelby, NC)
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Publication Date     August 6, 1991
Application Number     07/375,829
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Filing Date     July 5, 1989
US Classification     348/460 348/473 348/552 725/39
Int'l Classification     H04N 007/08
Examiner     Kostak; Victor R.
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Attorney/Law Firm     Bell, Seltzer, Park & Gibson
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That which is claimed is:

1. An online television program schedule system comprising:

first means for storing at least one of a desired program start time, a desired program end time, a desired program service, and a desired program type;

means for receiving television program schedule information, said television program schedule information comprising at least one of program start time, program end time, program service, and program type for a plurality of television programs;

second storing means, connected to said first storing means and said receiving means, for storing selected portions of received television program schedule information which meet at least one of the desired program start time, the desired program end time, the desired program service, and the desired program type; and

displaying means, operatively connected to said second storing means, for displaying at least part of the selected portions of received television program schedule information to thereby provide an online television program schedule.

2. The online television program schedule system of claim 1 wherein said receiving means comprises means for sequentially receiving packets of television program schedule information.

3. The online television program schedule system of claim 1 wherein said second storing means comprises;

means for comparing the received television program schedule information with the stored at least one of a desired program start time, a desired program and time, a desired program service, and a desired program type; and

means for storing the received television program schedule information which meets said stored at least one of a desired program start time, a desired program and time, a desired program service, and a desired program type.

4. An online television program schedule system comprising:

means for storing at least one of a desired program start time, a desired program end time, a desired program service, and a desired program type;

means for receiving a television program schedule information datastream, said datastream comprising at least one of program start time, program end time, program service, and program type for a plurality of television programs;

means for extracting from said television program schedule information datastream, television programming information which meets at least one of the desired program start time, the desired program end time, the desired program service, and the desired program type;

means for storing the extracted television program schedule information; and

means for displaying at least some of the extracted television program schedule information to thereby provide an online television program schedule.

5. A method for providing an online television program schedule comprising the steps of:

storing at least one of a desired program start time, a desired program end time, a desired program service, and a desired program type;

sequentially receiving packets of television program schedule information comprising at least one of program start time, program end time, program service, and program type for a plurality of television programs;

storing selected portions of the received packets of television program information which meet at least one of the desired program start time, the desired program end time, the desired program service, and the desired program; and

displaying at least part of the stored selected portions of the received packets of television program information to thereby provide an online television program schedule.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein said storing selected portions of the received packets of television informa