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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014

Filed:

Jun. 06, 2011
Applicants:

Michael D. Ellis, Boulder, CO (US);

Daniel C. Hagenbuch, Holland, PA (US);

Inventors:

Michael D. Ellis, Boulder, CO (US);

Daniel C. Hagenbuch, Holland, PA (US);

Assignee:

United Video Properties, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An interactive television program guide system is provided in which an interactive television program guide is implemented on user television equipment containing a memory. The system allocates the memory among different categories of program guide data used by the program guide. When new channels are added to the channel line-up, the program guide adjusts its memory allocation accordingly. When it is desired to install a new non-program-guide application on the user television equipment in addition to the program guide, memory can be reallocated to accommodate the new application.


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