Selective data blocking overlay
AssigneePatricia A. Swan
InventorLarry G. Swan
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Abstract
The invention relates to an overlay for selectively blocking out or covering unwanted information or data on a page having a predetermined layout, such as a television program listing or guide, a class schedule, or a public transportation schedule. The overlay comprises a substantially transparent sheet alignable on the page with indicia and data blocking areas corresponding to indicia and bodies of data of the predetermined layout. The overlay may be partitioned by lines to predefine the data blocking areas. Strips of precut adhesively backed paper or other material sized to fit over selected data blocking areas are attachable on the sheet as desired by a user to cover or block out unwanted information, such as programming unwanted or unreceivable by the user.
Claims11
An overlay for selectively blocking out visually undesired information on a page, the page containing predetermined bodies of data and indicia related thereto in a predetermined layout, said overlay comprising:
- a substantially transparent sheet, said transparent sheet having provided thereon alignment means comprising a duplication of selected indicia positioned on said transparent sheet to substantially superpose at least a portion of corresponding indicia on the data-and-indicia-containing page, said transparent sheet further comprising a plurality of predefined data covering areas corresponding to the bodies of data in the predetermined layout of the page;
- data blocking means being positionable on said transparent sheet on selected predefined data covering areas thereof to obscure the visually undesired information on the page underneath said selected predefined data areas when said overlay is superposed over the page;
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- means for attaching said data blocking means to said transparent sheet on said selected predefined data covering areas whereby the visually undesired information on the page can be selectively and substantially blocked out when said overlay is superposed over the page.
A kit for building an overlay for selectively blocking out visually undesired information on a page, the page containing predetermined bodies of data and indicia related thereto in a predetermined layout, said overlay kit comprising:
- a substantially transparent sheet, said transparent sheet having provided thereon alignment means comprising a duplication of selected indicia positioned on said transparent sheet to substantially superpose at least a portion of corresponding indicia on the data-and-indicia-containing page, said transparent sheet further comprising a plurality of predefined data covering areas corresponding to the bodies of data in the predetermined layout of the page;
- a plurality of data blocking elements corresponding to said predefined data covering areas to obscure the visually undesired information on the page underneath said predefined data areas when said overlay is superposed over the page;
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- means for attaching selected data blocking elements to said transparent sheet on said corresponding predefined data covering areas, whereby visually undesired information on the page can be selectively and substantially blocked out when said overlay kit is superposed over the page.
An overlay for selectively blocking out visually undesired information on a page, the page containing television station program listings and other predetermined indicia related thereto in a predetermined layout, said overlay comprising:
- a substantially transparent sheet, said transparent sheet having provided thereon alignment means comprising a duplication of selected indicia positioned on said transparent sheet to substantially superpose at least a portion of corresponding indicia on the television station program listing and other indicia containing page;
- said transparent sheet further comprising a plurality of predefined data covering areas corresponding to the television station program listings in the predetermined layout of the page to obscure the visually undesired television station program listings and other indicia on the page underneath said selected predefined data areas when said overlay is superposed over the page;
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- said transparent sheet further comprising data blocking means being positioned on said transparent sheet on preselected data covering areas whereby visually undesired television station program listings and other indicia on the page can be selectively and substantially blocked out when said overlay is superposed over the page.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.