Interactive television program guide system with pay program package promotion

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6016141
SERIAL NO

08944153

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A system is provided that allows a user to select a pay program for purchase from a program guide. The program guide determines whether the selected program is part of a package of pay programs. If the selected program is part of a package, information regarding the package is provided to the user so that the user may decide whether to purchase the package. If the selected program is part of several packages, information for all packages is provided. The system automatically sets reminders for packages containing repetitive programming. The system monitors whether the user has watched any of the programs in such packages. When the user watches a program from the package, the remaining reminders are cancelled. If a user does not watch any programs in a package of any type, purchase of the package is cancelled and the user is provided with the opportunity to reschedule.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • ROVI GUIDES, INC.;NEW AMERICA PUBLICATIONS INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Davis, Bruce L Lake Oswego, OR 199 14557
Ellis, Michael D Boulder, CO 500 37340
Knudson, Edward B Littleton, CO 142 10265
Thomas, William L Bixby, OK 314 23884

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