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Patent US7870584 - Interactive program guide with selectable updating - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA method for providing an interactive program guide (IPG) includes receiving from a user a request for an IPG, and providing the user with an IPG that includes listings that were received by a digital home communication terminal (DHCT) via a subscriber television network, as well as other listings that...http://www.google.com/patents/US7870584?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7870584 - Interactive program guide with selectable updatingAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7870584 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/352,140Publication dateJan 11, 2011Filing dateJan 12, 2009Priority dateAug 2, 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2494494A1, CA2494494C, DE60331326D1, EP1543680A2, EP1543680A4, EP1543680B1, US7516470, US20040025179, US20090150922, WO2004013730A2, WO2004013730A3Publication number12352140, 352140, US 7870584 B2, US 7870584B2, US-B2-7870584, US7870584 B2, US7870584B2InventorsSamuel H. Russ, Michael A. GaulOriginal AssigneeRuss Samuel H, Gaul Michael AExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (459), Non-Patent Citations (222), Referenced by (39), Classifications (37), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetInteractive program guide with selectable updating
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