WO2001084823A2 - Fenetre d'informations de canal obtenue via une interface utilisateur interactive centree sur un serveur - Google Patents

Fenetre d'informations de canal obtenue via une interface utilisateur interactive centree sur un serveur Download PDF

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WO2001084823A2
WO2001084823A2 PCT/US2001/013865 US0113865W WO0184823A2 WO 2001084823 A2 WO2001084823 A2 WO 2001084823A2 US 0113865 W US0113865 W US 0113865W WO 0184823 A2 WO0184823 A2 WO 0184823A2
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Donald F. Gordon
Sadik Bayrakeri
Harold P. Yocom
Jerry Wang
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  • FIG. 3A-3C depict a first embodiment of an interactive user interface
  • FIG. 4 depicts the first embodiment of the interactive user interface while emphasizing a new time slot
  • the interactive program guide display 300A comprises a "video layer” and a "graphics layer".
  • the "video layer” comprises the imagery from the decoded digital video bitstream containing the video and graphical information of the user interface.
  • video information representative of each of the objects (icons and text)
  • the actual display parameters i.e., the size, shape, color, position and other visual parameters
  • step 732 reveals that the PID is being viewed is not the first PID in the transport stream, then the previous video PID in the same transport stream is demultiplexed and displayed. If the query at 742 indicates that a page down key has been pressed, then the method 700 proceeds to step 726. Then, a query is made at step 726 to determine whether the PID being viewed is the last PID in the transport stream.
  • the informational video could be a program that is being watched and the graphical imagery could be an HTML page that is associated with the program.
  • the program video could also be contained in the IPG display such that the viewer can continue watching a program while browsing the IPG for other program scheduling information.
  • the server-centric system architecture 1300 includes a local interactive program guide (IPG) center 1302, a headend 1304, a service center 1306, and a plurality of set-top terminals (STT) 1308.
  • IPG interactive program guide
  • the system may be integrated with a video on-demand (VOD) system 1310 and a corresponding VOD application 1338 at the STT 1308.
  • VOD video on-demand
  • the local IPG center 1302 generates guide page user interface (UI) screens and periodically sends the UI screens to an IP G server 1312 at the headend 1304.
  • MSO/third party IPG add-on content 1314 may be provided to the IPG server 1312 from MSO equipment witbin the headend 1304.
  • the add-on content may include real-time advertisement video or HTML pages for electronic commerce.
  • DAC sends the decline response to STT through NC and OM in OOB equipment.
  • Live Events such as Boxing Games, Music Concerts can be processed within the same context as PPV by considering such events as PPV but shown only once.
  • a password table/update mechanism can be maintained by SM.
  • a viewer can subscribe to premium service by providing password information via the interactive user interface, which is then dehvered to the SM along with the requested premium service information.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne une interface utilisateur destinée à un système interactif de distribution d'informations, laquelle interface est générée en tête de réseau du système, sous la forme d'un train binaire numérique, avant d'être transmise à l'équipement de l'utilisateur pour affichage. La mise en oeuvre de l'interface utilisateur est facilitée par des fonctions que l'on peut solliciter aussi bien au niveau local, c'est-à-dire au niveau de l'équipement de l'utilisateur, qu'au niveau système, c'est-à-dire en tête de réseau. Ladite interface utilisateur peut comprendre un guide des programmes interactif. L'invention concerne également une fenêtre 'informations de canal' ou 'flash' destinée à ce guide des programmes interactif. Dans un mode de réalisation, le bitmap de la fenêtre flash peut être codé et diffusé en continu à des terminaux par un serveur, par exemple, au niveau d'une tête de réseau de câblodiffusion. A la réception d'un signal, émis par une télécommande, qui commande l'apparition de la fenêtre d'informations de canal, le terminal incruste la fenêtre appropriée dans la vidéo en cours de diffusion. En outre, l'invention concerne divers modes de navigation qu'il est possible de sélectionner par le biais de ladite fenêtre informations de canal. Ces modes restreignent la navigation à partir de la fenêtre d'informations de canal à un ensemble prédéterminé de canaux disponibles.
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