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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2002
Lena D. Chane, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matt Marenghi, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ty Ahmad-taylor, New York, NY (US);
Alex Chung, San Francisco, CA (US);
Prakash Hegde, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Samuel Moreau, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Darrel Haber, Martinez, CA (US);
Lena D. Chane, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matt Marenghi, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ty Ahmad-Taylor, New York, NY (US);
Alex Chung, San Francisco, CA (US);
Prakash Hegde, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Samuel Moreau, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Darrel Haber, Martinez, CA (US);
TVWorks, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
An iTV user interface includes a navigable menu area through which a user can select from among a variety of services and a content display area in which formatted data associated with a selected menu service are displayed to the user. The formatted data is displayed in a rotating or ticker fashion having both a passive mode, in which the formatted data is displayed in a sequence independent of any selection operations by a television viewer, and active mode, in which the formatted data is displayed in a sequence that depends on selection operations by the television viewer. Advertisements and/or promotions may be interspersed among the content items. The navigable menu area and the content display area may be displayed to the viewer at the same time as television programming is displayed on the television.