Program guide for previous program broadcasts
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1. A program guide, comprising:
- a program time display corresponding to when a program will be broadcast for viewing;
a program channel display corresponding to the program and to the program time display, wherein the program time display and the program channel display are viewable after the program has been broadcast for viewing; and
a selectable control configured to initiate a request to receive the program for viewing after the program has been previously broadcast.
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Abstract
A program guide includes a program time display that corresponds to when a program will be broadcast for viewing, and includes a program channel display that corresponds to the program and to the program time display. The program time display and the program channel display are also viewable after the program has been broadcast for viewing. The program guide also includes a selectable control that initiates a request to receive the program for viewing after the program has been previously broadcast.
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37 Claims
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1. A program guide, comprising:
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a program time display corresponding to when a program will be broadcast for viewing;
a program channel display corresponding to the program and to the program time display, wherein the program time display and the program channel display are viewable after the program has been broadcast for viewing; and
a selectable control configured to initiate a request to receive the program for viewing after the program has been previously broadcast. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A program guide, comprising:
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a first section of a program grid configured to display schedule information to indicate when one or more programs will be broadcast for viewing;
a second section of the program grid configured to display past schedule information to indicate when one or more previously broadcast programs were broadcast for viewing; and
a selectable control configured to initiate a request to receive a previously broadcast program for viewing. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A client device in a television-based system, comprising:
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a program guide configured to display schedule information to indicate when one or more programs will be broadcast for viewing, the program guide further configured to display the schedule information after the one or more programs have been broadcast for viewing;
a selectable control configured to initiate a request to receive a program for viewing after the program has been previously broadcast; and
one or more components configured to receive program data corresponding to the program, and further configured to process the program data to display the program. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method, comprising:
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displaying schedule information to indicate when one or more programs will be broadcast for viewing;
displaying the schedule information after the one or more programs have been broadcast for viewing; and
communicating a request to receive a program for viewing after the program has been broadcast. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. One or more computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed, direct a client device to:
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display schedule information in a program grid, the schedule information indicating when one or more programs will be broadcast for viewing;
display the schedule information in the program grid after the one or more programs have been broadcast for viewing; and
request to receive a program previously broadcast for viewing, the request being communicated to a program data store in response to an input request to view the program. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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