Media-on-demand filing and reminder system
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1. A method implemented by a television set-top terminal (STT) comprising the steps of:
- providing a list identifying a plurality of video presentation titles;
providing a plurality of icons simultaneously with providing the list identifying the plurality of video presentation titles, wherein the plurality of icons correspond to a plurality of respective video presentation lists;
enabling a viewer to add any one of the plurality of video presentation titles to any one of video presentation lists by visually associated said one of the plurality of video presentation titles with a respective one of the plurality of icons responsive to viewer input provided via a remote control device.
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Abstract
The invention can be viewed as a system for providing media information to a user via an interactive media services client device coupled to a programmable media services server device. A method of the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes adding a media title to a media title list in response to user input.
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1. A method implemented by a television set-top terminal (STT) comprising the steps of:
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providing a list identifying a plurality of video presentation titles;
providing a plurality of icons simultaneously with providing the list identifying the plurality of video presentation titles, wherein the plurality of icons correspond to a plurality of respective video presentation lists;
enabling a viewer to add any one of the plurality of video presentation titles to any one of video presentation lists by visually associated said one of the plurality of video presentation titles with a respective one of the plurality of icons responsive to viewer input provided via a remote control device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A television set-top terminal (STT) comprising:
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memory configured to store program code; and
a processor programmed by the program code to enable the STT to;
provide a list identifying a plurality of video presentation titles;
provide a plurality of icons simultaneously with providing the list identifying the plurality of video presentations, wherein the plurality of icons correspond to a plurality of respective video presentation lists; and
enable a viewer to add any one of the plurality of video presentation titles to any one of video presentation lists by visually associating said one of the plurality of video presentation titles with a respective one of the plurality of icons responsive to viewer input provided via a remote control device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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7. The STT of clam 6, wherein the processor is programmed to visually associate said one of the plurality of video presentation titles with said respective one of the plurality of icons by providing images simulating dragging said one of the plurality of video presentation titles across a portion of a television display and depositing said one of the plurality of video presentation titles at a location corresponding to said respective one of the plurality of icons.
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