CA2548637C - Systeme electronique ameliore relatif a un guide de programmes de televison et procede - Google Patents

Systeme electronique ameliore relatif a un guide de programmes de televison et procede Download PDF

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Publication number: CA2548637C
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: ability; schedule information; user; restricting; program schedule
Prior art date: 1994-05-20
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Lifetime

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CA002548637A

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CA2548637A1 (fr

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Jerry Alten

Bruce Davis

Michael Morris

Roger Youman

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Adeia Guides Inc

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United Video Properties Inc

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1994-05-20

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1994-05-20

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2009-07-14

1994-05-20 Application filed by United Video Properties Inc filed Critical United Video Properties Inc

1994-05-20 Priority to CA2662685A priority Critical patent/CA2662685C/fr

1994-05-20 Priority to CA2662691A priority patent/CA2662691C/fr

1994-05-20 Priority to CA2662689A priority patent/CA2662689C/fr

1994-05-20 Priority claimed from CA002363052A external-priority patent/CA2363052C/fr

1995-11-30 Publication of CA2548637A1 publication Critical patent/CA2548637A1/fr

2009-07-14 Application granted granted Critical

2009-07-14 Publication of CA2548637C publication Critical patent/CA2548637C/fr

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CA002548637A 1994-05-20 1994-05-20 Systeme electronique ameliore relatif a un guide de programmes de televison et procede Expired - Lifetime CA2548637C (fr)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
CA2662685A CA2662685C (fr)	1994-05-20	1994-05-20	Systeme electronique ameliore relatif a un guide de programmes de televison et procede
CA2662691A CA2662691C (fr)	1994-05-20	1994-05-20	Systeme electronique ameliore relatif a un guide de programmes de televison et procede
CA2662689A CA2662689C (fr)	1994-05-20	1994-05-20	Systeme electronique ameliore relatif a un guide de programmes de televison et procede

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CA002363052A CA2363052C (fr)	1994-05-20	1994-05-20	Systeme electronique ameliore relatif a un guide de programmes de televison et procede

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CA002363052A Division CA2363052C (fr)	1994-05-20	1994-05-20	Systeme electronique ameliore relatif a un guide de programmes de televison et procede

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CA2662685A Division CA2662685C (fr)	1994-05-20	1994-05-20	Systeme electronique ameliore relatif a un guide de programmes de televison et procede
CA2662691A Division CA2662691C (fr)	1994-05-20	1994-05-20	Systeme electronique ameliore relatif a un guide de programmes de televison et procede
CA2662689A Division CA2662689C (fr)	1994-05-20	1994-05-20	Systeme electronique ameliore relatif a un guide de programmes de televison et procede

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CA2548637A1 CA2548637A1 (fr)	1995-11-30
CA2548637C true CA2548637C (fr)	2009-07-14

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Cited By (4)

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US8272011B2 (en)	1996-12-19	2012-09-18	Index Systems, Inc.	Method and system for displaying advertisements between schedule listings
US8776125B2 (en)	1996-05-03	2014-07-08	Starsight Telecast Inc.	Method and system for displaying advertisements in an electronic program guide
US8832742B2 (en)	2006-10-06	2014-09-09	United Video Properties, Inc.	Systems and methods for acquiring, categorizing and delivering media in interactive media guidance applications
US9113107B2 (en)	2005-11-08	2015-08-18	Rovi Guides, Inc.	Interactive advertising and program promotion in an interactive television system

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- 1994-05-20 CA CA002548637A patent/CA2548637C/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US8776125B2 (en)	1996-05-03	2014-07-08	Starsight Telecast Inc.	Method and system for displaying advertisements in an electronic program guide
US8869204B2 (en)	1996-05-03	2014-10-21	Starsight Telecast, Inc.	Method and system for displaying advertisements in an electronic program guide
US8272011B2 (en)	1996-12-19	2012-09-18	Index Systems, Inc.	Method and system for displaying advertisements between schedule listings
US9113107B2 (en)	2005-11-08	2015-08-18	Rovi Guides, Inc.	Interactive advertising and program promotion in an interactive television system
US8832742B2 (en)	2006-10-06	2014-09-09	United Video Properties, Inc.	Systems and methods for acquiring, categorizing and delivering media in interactive media guidance applications
US9215504B2 (en)	2006-10-06	2015-12-15	Rovi Guides, Inc.	Systems and methods for acquiring, categorizing and delivering media in interactive media guidance applications

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