CA2447801A1 - Television program database architecture - Google Patents

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CA2447801A1
CA2447801A1 CA002447801A CA2447801A CA2447801A1 CA 2447801 A1 CA2447801 A1 CA 2447801A1 CA 002447801 A CA002447801 A CA 002447801A CA 2447801 A CA2447801 A CA 2447801A CA 2447801 A1 CA2447801 A1 CA 2447801A1
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Abstract

The present invention provides a data structure for selection of products containing presentable programming as well as a computerized user-interactiv e system for facilitating allowing a user to select and be provided with deliverable entities including one or more presentable programs. The system and data structure of the invention allow effective, organized, and convenie nt browsing, selection, conceptual packaging of presentable program-containing products. The system and data structure of the invention further allow efficient structuring and storage of information associated therewith and useful in facilitating effective computerized representation, storage, and delivery of such products. Each product may include multiple deliverable entities, such as multiple programs and merchandize.

Claims (38)

1. A data structure, stored in a memory device, for use with a computer application for selection of products containing presentable programming, comprising:
a product selectable through the computerized application;
a link from the product to one or more program identifiers, such that the application can traverse the data structure to read the one or more program identifiers when the product is selected; and one or more programs identified by the one or more program identifiers for presentation;
wherein the computerized application allows presentation of the one or more identified programs after selection of the product.
2. The data structure of claim 1, comprising a relational data structure.
3. The relational data structure of claim 2, comprising a product table in which data representing the selectable product is stored.
4. The relational data structure of claim 3, comprising a program table, associated with the product table, for storing the program identifier.
5. The relational data structure of claim 4, comprising a schedule table, associated with the program table, for storing one or more program start times for identifying a program start time for at least one of the one or more programs.
6. The relational data structure of claim 5, wherein the product table stores data representing a plurality of selectable products.
7. The relational data structure of claim 6, wherein the program table comprises a plurality of associated program identifiers.
8. The relational data structure of claim 7, wherein the plurality of program identifiers are for identifying a plurality of programs for presentation.
9. The relational data structure of claim 8, wherein the program schedule table is for storing a plurality of program start times, associated with the plurality of program identifiers, for identifying a plurality of program start times.
10. The relational data structure of claim 9, wherein at least one of the products represented in the product table is associated a plurality of programs identifiers in the program table.
11. The relational data structure of claim 10, wherein at least one of the programs represented in the program table is related to a plurality of program start times in the schedule table.
12. The data structure of claim 6, wherein the product table comprises a product sector field, and wherein entries in the product sector field are usable by the computerized application for presenting the plurality of selectable products in a categorized fashion.
13. The data structure of claim 1, comprising an option table for storing a selectable option associated with the product.
14. A computerized user-interactive system for facilitating allowing a user to select and be provided with a first product comprising a first set of one or more entities including at least one presentable program, the user-interactive system comprising:

a computerized navigational system for allowing the user to browse through representations associated with each of a plurality of selectable products, each of the plurality of selectable products comprising one or more presentable programs, and for allowing the user to select the first product from the plurality of selectable products;

A database for storing information associating each of the plurality of selectable products with one or more entities deliverable to the user, the one or more entities deliverable to the user comprising one or more presentable programs;
wherein the database is accessible to facilitate providing the user with the first set of one or more entities of the first product.
15. The system of claim 14, wherein the first set of one or more entities comprises at least one television program.
16. The system of claim 14, wherein the first set of one or more entities comprises at least one movie.
17. The system of claim 14, wherein the first set of one or more entities comprises at least one item of merchandise.
18. The system of claim 14, wherein the at least one item of merchandize is associated with the at least one presentable program.
19. The system of claim 14, wherein the first set of entities comprises at least two presentable programs.
20. The system of claim 19, wherein the system allows the user to choose from a plurality of product start times for the first product.
21. The system of claim 20, wherein the system allows the user to choose from a plurality of program start times for each of the at least two presentable programs.
22. The system of claim 20, wherein the representations comprise posters with content associated with the at least one presentable program.
23. The system of claim 22, wherein the content comprises imagery.
24. The system of claim 14, wherein the first set of entities comprises at least two entities, and wherein the representation associated with the first product comprises content associated with each of the at least two entities.
25. The system of claim 14, wherein the information associating each of the plurality of products with one or more entities deliverable to the user comprises at least one of pointers and links to associate each of the plurality of products with one or more entities of the product.
26. The system of claim 14, wherein the navigation system allows the user to browse categorized groupings of products.
27. The system of claim 14, wherein the groupings or products are categorized according to one or more product subject matter similarities.
28. The system of claim 14, wherein the database including pricing information associated with each product.
29. The system of claim 14, wherein purchase of the first product provides the user with a discount as compared with separate purchase of each of the one or more entities of the product.
30. The system of claim 14, wherein products comprising multiple entities are utilized in facilitating purchase promotions.
31. The system of claim 30, wherein the purchase promotions include a buy one get one free promotion.
32. The system of claim 14, wherein the database comprises a marquee table for storing program specific information common to all schedules for a program.
33. The system of claim 14, wherein the database comprises a marquee table for storing information relating to purchasable entities.
34. The system of claim 33, wherein the purchasable entities include at least one entity selected from the group consisting of programs, subscription services, retail items, channels, telephone services, and data services.
35. The system of claim 14, wherein the database comprises a poster table for storing information associated with each of the representations.
36. The system of claim 14, wherein each of the representations includes visual imagery associated with at least one of a product or a family of related products.
37. The system of claim 14, wherein the navigational system allows the user to browse products according to at least one of content type, product start time, product delivery date, and alphabetical product order.
38. The system of claim 14, wherein the navigation system comprises a guide tool.
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