StarSight Telecast (now part of Gemstar)
Interactive Television Guide System - Remote Control Device, On-screen System and Interface, and Data Model - 1995 - 1997

Complete Conception, Physical / Visual / Informational Interactional Architecture
and Design and Patent Pursuit Strategy by Jim Leftwich, IDSA - Orbit Interaction

 

U.S. and World Patents:

#US6,002,394 - Systems and Methods of Linking Television Viewers with Advertisers and Broadcasters

#US6,075,575 - Remote Control Device and Method for Using Television Schedule Information

#US6,133,909 - Method and Apparatus for Searching a Guide Using Program Characteristics

#US6,151,059 - Electronic Programming Guide With Interactive Areas

 

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Sample Page from Phase 2 Interaction Architecture Specification Document

Patented System and Method of
Interaction for Contextual Linking

Sample Page from Phase 2 Interaction Architecture Specification Document

Patented System and Method of
Interaction for Contextual Linking

Sample Page from Phase 2 Interaction Architecture Specification Document

Patented Thumb-drivable
Remote Control for Interactive Guide

 

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