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AssigneeUnited Video Properties, Inc.
InventorsEarl M. Rector, Jr., William Hein, Connie S. Keck, Indraneel Paul
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A system for collecting program data from television systems is provided. The program data is collected at a main facility that distributes the program data to television distribution facilities for use in passive or interactive electronic television program guides. The system allows personnel at television station office computers to access a database of program data maintained at the main facility and to construct program schedules electronically using this database. The system error checks the program schedules in real time as they are constructed. The system allows reports, such as ad trafficking reports for use by television station personnel, to be generated based on the program schedule of a given television system.
A system for electronically collecting program data over a data network, comprising:
A method for electronically collecting program data over a data network, comprising the steps of:
A system for electronically collecting program data over a data network, comprising:
A method for electronically collecting program data over a data network, comprising the steps of:
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