Appeal No. 2002-1952
Application No. 09/071,373
depicted in Figure 1, broadcast server 110, through data
insertion unit 116, transmits interactive application 115 to
broadcast receiver 120 for establishing reminders for such events
(specification, pages 9 and 11). The reminder is stored in a
memory of the broadcast receiver which establishes a timer based
on the reminder data for future display of the reminder to the
viewer (specification, page 17). Thus, the viewer can activate
the reminder interactive application concurrently while viewing a
broadcast or a non-broadcast program without having to access and
traverse through a separate and complex program guide which
usually does not include any non-broadcast programs.
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A computer implemented method of operating a broadcast
receiver for establishing reminders for events related to
broadcast programs, the broadcast receiver including a local
memory, the method comprising:
receiving at the broadcast receiver broadcast data
including at least one broadcast program and separate
reminder data associated with the broadcast program;
displaying the broadcast program on a display device coupled
to the broadcast receiver;
during the display of the broadcast program, and without
requiring a previous display of a program listing,
receiving a user input to establish a reminder for an
event related to the broadcast program;
storing in the local memory of the broadcast receiver the
reminder data for the event, including data for
determining a future time to display the reminder, and
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