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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lee G. Lawrence, Denver, CO (US);
J. Clarke Stevens, Broomfield, CO (US);
Assignee:
Mediaone Group, Inc., Englewood, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 1/300 ;
Abstract
An interactive television system includes a remote control unit and a set top box. The remote control unit includes an input device and control logic. The control logic processes input signals to transmit television control signals to control television programming. Further, the control logic is configured to execute game software instructions stored on a local medium, and process input signals to play the game. In some embodiments, the set top box interacts with the remote control unit during gaming.