Interactive video programming methods
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsChristopher M. White, Timo Bruck
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Abstract
An entertainment head-end provides broadcast programming, video-on-demand services, and HTML-based interactive programming through a distribution network to client terminals in subscribers' homes. A number of different features are provided, including novel user interfaces, enhanced video-on-demand controls, a variety of interactive services (personalized news, jukebox, games, celebrity chat), and techniques that combine to provide user experiences evocative of conventional television.
Claims22
A method of presenting video entertainment, comprising:
- defining plural viewing channels;
- on certain of said channels, presenting television programs;
- on at least one of said channels, presenting an interactive jukebox, the jukebox comprising a user interface for user selection of particular music;
- transmitting, from a server, data corresponding to the particular music selected by the user, and presenting same to the user;
- storing data related to the particular music selected by the user;
- and
- using said stored data to pre-select said particular music when the user next visits said channel.
A memory containing digital processor executable instructions comprising instructions for:
- receiving a composite signal comprising plural channels modulated onto separate carrier frequencies;
- on certain of said channels, receiving television programs;
- on at least one of said channels, receiving a interactive jukebox channel;
- displaying hyper-text language based music selections on the interactive jukebox channel;
- altering the displayed music selections in response to receiving input via a remote control;
- receiving a music selection via the remote control;
- transmitting an indication of the music selection;
- receiving the music selection on the composite signal;
- and
- playing the music selection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.