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AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.
InventorsEdward B. Knudson, David M. Rudnick, Michael D. Ellis, Daniel C. Hagenbuch, Joel G. Hassell, Robert A. Knee, Steven J. Reynolds
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A program guide system in which an interactive television program guide is implemented at least partially on user television equipment receives program listings data and real-time data such as sports scores, news data, etc. The real-time data may be stored in a database maintained by the program guide, so that the program guide may access the stored real-time data at a later time. Updated program listings information may be provided to the program guide as part of the data stream in which the real-time data is provided. Unique keys may be generated for the program listings data and real-time data associated with each live event. The keys may be compared at the program guide to determine which program listings correspond to which items of real-time data. Different types of real-time data may be assigned different expiration times. When data has expired it may be removed from the database.
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A method for providing data corresponding to a live event, the method comprising:
A system for providing data corresponding to a live event, the system comprising control circuitry configured to:
A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions thereon for providing data corresponding to a live event, the instructions comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.