Abstract: A holiday decoration includes first and second strands, at least one of which is a covered strand of lights. The covering may be a strip of flexible material with lights projecting outwardly from the covering. In one form, the covering is a folded strip having apertures through which the lights project and overlaying side edge portions which are joined together. In another form, first and second flexible strips of material are sandwiched together and joined along their respective side edge portions with lights projecting outwardly through gaps between the side edge portions. One of the strands is mounted to an upright surface, such as of a window pane, and positioned to outline the shape of a tree or other holiday symbol. The other strand is mounted to the surface and is positioned primarily within the boundary defined by the first strand.

Abstract: A gaze point tracking apparatus is provided having a comparator that receives a video signal corresponding to an eye image or a beacon image. The comparator produces a processed video signal that consists of two signal levels. A video processor detects and measures transitions between the two signal levels. The detected transitions are used to determine the location of a gaze point on a display.

Abstract: The present invention includes a method of displaying for a viewer summary information relating to programming available on an interactive television or televideo system. In a preferred embodiment, the method includes obtaining a user selection indication corresponding to a scheduled program selected by the viewer from a programming guide. Based on the user selection indication, the interactive television system accesses summary information relating specifically to the program selected by the viewer. The summary information preferably includes a text description of the programming and display imagery relating to the programming. The display imagery may include a multiframe video sequence of or relating to the programming or a still video image.