Apparatus and method for providing data for a carousel

A method of causing a processing apparatus to provide data via a broadcast system for a carousel from which a plurality of iTV pages may be obtained by a plurality of client receivers, the method comprising:

• making iTV pages available from the carousel;
• defining, in the processing apparatus, a plurality of information templates, each information template specifying a content for an iTV page;
• defining, in the processing apparatus, a plurality of presentation templates, each presentation template specifying a presentational appearance for the iTV page;
• receiving, in the processing apparatus, a direct user association of a presentation template with an information template;
• modifying, in a data processor of the processing apparatus, the information template by modifying the content of the information template in accordance with at least one requirement of the presentation template;
• and
• outputting, from the processing apparatus to the carousel, both the presentation template and a modified information template,
• wherein both the presentation template and the modified information template are provided to the plurality of client receivers by the carousel, an iTV page being obtained from the carousel by displaying the content specified by the modified information template with the presentational appearance specified by the presentation template.

An information system for supplying information including an apparatus for providing data for a carousel from which a plurality of iTV pages are made available to a plurality of client receivers, the information system comprising:

• a carousel configured to make iTV pages available;
• and
• an apparatus configured to provide data to the carousel, the apparatus including
• a content provider apparatus having a user interface configured to define a plurality of information templates, the information templates including a content for iTV pages,
• a composition provider apparatus having a user interface configured to define a plurality of presentation templates, the presentation templates specifying a presentational appearance for iTV pages,
• an editor having a user interface configured to receive a direct user association of a presentation template with an information template, and
• a processor configured to modify said information template by modifying the content of the information template in accordance with at least one requirement of the associated presentation template, the processor being configured to output, to a carousel, both the presentation template and the modified information template,
• wherein both the presentation template and the modified information template are provided to the plurality of client receives by the carousel, an iTV page being obtained from the carousel by displaying the content specified by the modified information template with the presentation appearance specified by the presentation template.

A method of causing a processing apparatus to provide data via an information system for a carousel from which a plurality of iTV pages may be obtained by a plurality of client receivers, the method comprising:

• making iTV pages available from the carousel;
• defining, in the processing apparatus, a plurality of information templates, each information template specifying a content for an iTV page;
• defining, in the processing device, a plurality of presentation templates, each presentation template specifying a presentational appearance for the iTV page;
• receiving, in the processing apparatus, a direct user association of a presentation template with an information template;
• modifying, in a data processor of the processing apparatus, the information template by modifying the content of the information template in accordance with at least one requirement of the presentation template;
• and
• outputting, from the processing apparatus to the carousel, both the presentation template and a modified information template,
• wherein both the presentation template and the modified information template are provided to the plurality of client receives by the carousel, an iTV page being obtained from the carousel by displaying the content specified by the modified information template with the presentational appearance specified by the presentation template.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer readable instructions thereon that when executed by a processor cause the processor to implement a system comprising:

• a carousel unit configured to make iTV pages available to a plurality of client receivers;
• and
• an information processing unit configured to provide data to the carousel unit, the information processing unit including
• a content provider unit having a user interface configured to define a plurality of information templates may be defined, the information templates specifying content for a plurality of iTV pages;
• a composition provider unit having a user interface configured to define a plurality of presentation templates may be defined, the presentation templates specifying a presentational appearance for iTV pages,
• an editor having a user interface configured to receive a direct user association of a presentation template with an information template, and
• a processing unit configured to modify said information template by modifying the content of the information template in accordance with at least one requirement of the associated presentation template, the processing unit being configured to output, to the carousel unit, both the presentation template and a modified information template,
• wherein both the presentation template and the modified information template are provided to the plurality of client receives by the carousel unit, an iTV page being obtained from the carousel unit by displaying the content specified by the modified information template with the presentation appearance specified by the presentation template.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer readable instructions thereon that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform the method comprising:

• making iTV pages available from a carousel to a plurality of client receivers;
• defining a plurality of information templates, each information template specifying a content for an iTV page;
• defining a plurality of presentation templates, each presentation template specifying a presentational appearance for the iTV page;
• receiving a direct user association of a presentation template with an information template;
• modifying the information template by modifying the content of the information template in accordance with at least one requirement of the presentation template;
• and
• outputting, to the carousel, both the presentation template and a modified information template,
• wherein both the presentation template and the modified information template are provided to the plurality of client receives by the carousel, an iTV page being obtained from the carousel by displaying the content specified by the modified information template with the presentational appearance specified by the presentation template.