Telecasting service for providing video programs on demand with an interactive interface for facilitating viewer selection of video programs

Telecasting service for providing video programs on demand with an interactive interface for facilitating viewer selection of video programs

A telecasting service is provided that offers video programs upon viewer demand, and which includes an interactive interface for facilitating viewer selection of video programs. The interactive interface allows the viewer to scan through a list of video programs available on the demand telecasting s...

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Hauptverfasser: SMUL DEBRA R, HSU HENRY C, FLANAGAN ELIZABETH B, PONTECORVO MICHAEL S, BILLOCK JOHN K, DOWDELL KEVIN C, GRANGER JAMES E, CUTTNER CRAIG D, ZITTER ROBERT M, MARTIN ROBERT I. M, MAY ROBERT, PROBST BRUCE E, WILKINSON DENNIS P, ROSENBERG MARC D, PECK NICOLAS
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
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Zusammenfassung:A telecasting service is provided that offers video programs upon viewer demand, and which includes an interactive interface for facilitating viewer selection of video programs. The interactive interface allows the viewer to scan through a list of video programs available on the demand telecasting service. The interactive interface also provides the viewer with still images, full-motion previews, and textual descriptions of the available programs. The demand telecasting service distinguishes subscribers from non-subscribers, and provides an interactive facility for allowing non-subscribers to subscribe to the system.