Method, system, and apparatus for aural presentation of program guide
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1. A method for presenting program guide content:
- receiving at a receiver a program guide and a program having an audio component, the receiver configured to couple to at least two audio output devices;
applying the audio component for presentation at one of the at least two audio output devices; and
applying the program guide for presentation at an other one of the at least two audio output devices concurrently with the aural presentation of the audio component.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system for presenting program guide content in an audio format is disclosed. The program guide content is presented by receiving a program guide and a program having an audio component, aurally presenting the audio component at one of at least two audio output devices, and aurally presenting the program guide at an other one of the at least two audio output devices concurrently with the aural presentation of the audio component.
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1. A method for presenting program guide content:
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receiving at a receiver a program guide and a program having an audio component, the receiver configured to couple to at least two audio output devices;
applying the audio component for presentation at one of the at least two audio output devices; and
applying the program guide for presentation at an other one of the at least two audio output devices concurrently with the aural presentation of the audio component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for presenting program guide content, the system comprising:
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means for receiving, at a receiver, a program guide and a program having an audio component, the receiver configured for coupling to at least two audio output devices;
means for aurally presenting the audio component at one of the at least two audio output devices; and
means for aurally presenting the program guide at an other one of the at least two audio output devices concurrently with the aural presentation of the audio component. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for presenting program guide content, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a program guide and an audio component; and
at least two audio output devices configured to aurally present the program guide and the audio component concurrently, the at least two audio output devices configured to couple to the receiver such that one of the at least two audio output devices aurally presents one of the program guide and the audio component and an other one of the at least two audio output devices aurally presents the other of the program guide and the audio component. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for presenting program guide content, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a program guide and a program having an audio component and a video component;
at least two audio output devices configured to aurally present the program guide and the audio component concurrently, the at least two audio output devices configured to couple to the receiver such that one of the at least two audio output devices aurally presents one of the program guide and the audio component and an other one of the at least two audio output devices aurally presents the other of the program guide and the audio component; and
a video output device configured to visually present the video component concurrently with the audio component, the video output device configured to couple to the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for presenting program guide content, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a program guide and a program having an audio component and a video component;
a plurality of audio devices responsive to a first selection signal, at least one of the plurality of audio devices selectively configured to aurally present the program guide and at least one other of the plurality of audio devices selectively configured to aurally present the audio component, wherein the program guide and the audio component can be aurally presented from separate ones of the plurality of audio devices concurrently;
a video device responsive to a second selection signal, the video device configured to visually present the video component concurrently with the audio component and selectively configured to visually present the program guide;
a selection circuit responsive to a control signal that produces the first and second selection signals such that the program guide is presented from the at least one of the plurality of audio devices only, the video device only, or both the at least one of the plurality of audio devices and the video device; and
a switch that produces the control signal.
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