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US 2003/0154481 A1Published application
Identification of programming having supplementary content
OwnerDavid B. Andersen, Sridhar Iyengar +2inventors
InventorsDavid B. Andersen, Sridhar Iyengar, Paul Pilat, Mary D. Smiley
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Abstract
A method is described for associating a predefined unique symbol with a type of supplementary content for a program, creating a program schedule that includes a listing for the program, and providing the predefined unique symbol in association with the listing in the program schedule.
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A method comprising:
- creating a program schedule that includes a listing for a program that has supplementary content;
- associating a predefined unique symbol with a type of the supplementary content;
- and
- providing the predefined unique symbol in association with the listing in the program schedule.
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A method comprising:
- receiving a program schedule, the program schedule further comprising:
- a listing for a program that has supplementary content;
- and
- a predefined unique symbol in association with the listing, where the predefined unique symbol is associated with a type of the supplementary content;
- and
- sending the program schedule to a display.
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A method comprising:
- distributing a program to an audience, where the program has supplementary content;
- distributing the supplementary content to the audience, where a type of the supplementary content is associated with a predefined unique symbol;
- and
- providing listing information for the program.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a receiver to receive a transmission comprising a program schedule, the program schedule further comprising:
- a listing for a program that has supplementary content;
- and
- a predefined unique symbol in association with the listing, where the predefined unique symbol is associated with a type of the supplementary content;
- a display component coupled to the receiver to display the program schedule on a display device and to display the predefined unique symbol on the display device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.