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Granted Patent B2
US 7,293,276 · App. 10/306,174 · Granted Nov 6, 2007

Interactive television program guide for recording enhanced video content

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Patent No.
US 7,293,276
App. No.
10/306,174
Granted
Nov 6, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

Interactive television systems and methods are provided for enhancing program guide content using recording and alert features for video related to promotions, advertisements, and other selectable displays presented in an interactive television application such as an interactive television program guide. An option to record video related to a selectable display may be presented to users. The option to record may be presented in an information display screen that is displayed in response to a user selecting a selectable display. The interactive television system may automatically record the related video in response to the user selecting the record option using a local or a network-based recording and storage device. Users may access a list of recordings that have been recorded. Other types of media may be integrated into the list, and listings may be selected and viewed by the user.

Claims (43)

1. A method for using an interactive television program guide to allow a user to record a video related to an advertisement, comprising:

using the interactive television program guide to display a screen of interactive television program guide content including at least one selectable advertisement; and

in response to a single user selection of a selectable advertisement of the at least one selectable advertisement and without any further input from the user, both: (1) using the interactive television program guide to display a screen of additional information that is related to the selected advertisement; and (2) automatically scheduling a recording of a video related to the selected advertisement.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein automatically scheduling a recording of the video related to the selected advertisement comprises scheduling a recording of the video on a network-based personal video recorder.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein automatically scheduling a recording of the video related to the selected advertisement comprises scheduling a recording of the video on a personal video recorder at the user's location.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the video related to the selected advertisement comprises a video broadcast over a television channel to a user in a home.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing an alert to notify the user when the video related to the selected advertisement has been recorded.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing the user with an opportunity to record at least one additional video related to the selected advertisement.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing the user with an opportunity to access a list of recorded videos.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising providing the user with an opportunity to select a video from the list of recorded videos for viewing.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising allowing the user to control the playback of the selected video.

10. The method of claim 8 further comprising allowing the user to set parental controls for the playback of the selected video.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving user input to automatically schedule all available videos related to the selected advertisement for recording at a later time.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein automatically scheduling a recording of the video related to the selected advertisement comprises copying the video to a network location accessible by the user.

13. User equipment for use in an interactive television system in which television programming is delivered to a plurality of users over communications paths, the user equipment for each user comprising:

control circuitry configured to:

display a screen of interactive television program guide content including at least one selectable advertisement; and

in response to a single user selection of a selectable advertisement of the at least one selectable advertisement and without any further input from the user, both: (1) display a screen of additional information that is related to the selected advertisement; and (2) automatically schedule a recording of a video related to the selected advertisement.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the control circuitry is configured to schedule a recording of the video related to the selected advertisement on a network-based personal video recorder.

15. The system of claim 13 wherein the control circuitry is configured to schedule a recording of the video related to the selected advertisement on a personal video recorder at the user's location.

16. The system of claim 13 wherein the video related to the selected advertisement comprises a video broadcast over a television channel to a user in a home.

17. The system of claim 13 wherein the control circuitry is further configured to provide an alert to notify the user when the video related to the selected advertisement has been recorded.

18. The system of claim 13 wherein the control circuitry is further configured to provide the user with an opportunity to record at least one additional video related to the selected advertisement.

19. The system of claim 13 wherein the control circuitry is further configured to provide the user with an opportunity to access a list of recorded videos.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein the control circuitry is further configured to provide the user with an opportunity to select a video from the list of recorded videos for viewing.

21. The system of claim 20 wherein the control circuitry is further configured to allow the user to control the playback of the selected video.

22. The system of claim 20 wherein the control circuitry is further configured to provide the user with an opportunity to set parental controls for the playback of the selected video.

23. The system of claim 13 wherein the control circuitry is configured to automatically schedule all available videos related to the selected advertisement for recording at a later time.

24. The system of claim 13 wherein the control circuitry is configured to copy the video related to the selected advertisement to a network location accessible by the user.

25. A machine-readable medium for use in allowing a user of an interactive television program guide to record a video related to an advertisement, comprising machine program logic recorded thereon for:

displaying a screen of interactive television program guide content including at least one selectable advertisement; and

in response to a single user selection of a selectable advertisement of the at least one selectable advertisement and without any further input from the user, both: (1) displaying a screen of additional information that is related to the selected advertisement; and (2) automatically scheduling a recording of a video related to the selected advertisement.

26. The machine-readable medium of claim 25 further comprising machine program logic for scheduling a recording of the video related to the selected advertisement on a network-based personal video recorder.

27. The machine-readable medium of claim 25 further comprising machine program logic for scheduling a recording of the video related to the selected advertisement on a personal video recorder at the user's location.

28. The machine-readable medium of claim 25 wherein the video related to the selected advertisement comprises a video broadcast over a television channel to a user in a home.

29. The machine-readable medium of claim 25 further comprising machine program logic for providing an alert to notify the user when the video related to the selected advertisement has been recorded.

30. The machine-readable medium of claim 25 further comprising machine program logic for providing the user with an opportunity to record at least one additional video related to the selected advertisement.

31. The machine-readable medium of claim 25 further comprising machine program logic for providing the user with an opportunity to access a list of recorded videos.

32. The machine-readable medium of claim 31 further comprising machine program logic for providing the user with an opportunity to select a video from the list of recorded videos for viewing.

33. The machine-readable medium of claim 32 further comprising machine program logic for allowing the user to control the playback of the selected video.

34. The machine-readable medium of claim 32 further comprising machine program logic for providing the user with an opportunity to set parental controls for the playback of the selected video.

35. The machine-readable medium of claim 25 further comprising machine program logic for automatically scheduling all available videos related to the selected advertisement for recording at a later time.

36. The-machine-readable medium of claim 25 further comprising machine program logic for copying the video related to the selected advertisement to a network location accessible by the user.

Assignments (14)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC
To: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
To: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
Reel/Frame 053481/0790 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2020
From: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS INC.; VEVEO, INC.; INVENSAS CORPORATION; INVENSAS BONDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TESSERA, INC.; TESSERA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DTS, INC.; PHORUS, INC.; IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 25, 2019
From: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Nov 25, 2019
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: APTIV DIGITAL INC.; GEMSTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; INDEX SYSTEMS INC.; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; SONIC SOLUTIONS LLC; STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC.; UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2019
From: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
To: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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MERGER Recorded Jun 12, 2015
From: UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.
To: UV CORP.
Reel/Frame 035893/0241 →
MERGER Recorded Jun 12, 2015
From: TV GUIDE, INC.
To: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
Reel/Frame 035848/0245 →
MERGER Recorded Jun 12, 2015
From: UV CORP.
To: TV GUIDE, INC.
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PATENT RELEASE Recorded Jul 24, 2014
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: ALL MEDIA GUIDE, LLC; APTIV DIGITAL, INC.; GEMSTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; INDEX SYSTEMS INC.; ROVI CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC.; TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC.; UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 24, 2014
From: APTIV DIGITAL, INC.; GEMSTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; INDEX SYSTEMS INC.; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; SONIC SOLUTIONS LLC; STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC.; UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2011
From: APTIV DIGITAL, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION; GEMSTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION; INDEX SYSTEMS INC, A BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS COMPANY; ROVI CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION; ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION; STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION; UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 29, 2010
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (A NATIONAL ASSOCIATION)
To: ALL MEDIA GUIDE, LLC; APTIV DIGITAL, INC.; GEMSTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; INDEX SYSTEMS INC.; ODS PROPERTIES, INC.; ROVI DATA SOLUTIONS, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS TV GUIDE DATA SOLUTIONS, INC.); ROVI GUIDES, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS GEMSTAR-TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC.); ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MACROVISION CORPORATION); ROVI SOLUTIONS LIMITED (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MACROVISION EUROPE LIMITED); ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC.; TV GUIDE, INC.; TV GUIDE ONLINE, LLC; UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 15, 2008
From: APTIV DIGITAL, INC.; GEMSTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; GEMSTAR-TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC.; INDEX SYSTEMS INC; MACROVISION CORPORATION; ODS PROPERTIES, INC.; STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC.; TV GUIDE ONLINE, LLC; UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
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