Interactive television program guide systems with digital video recording support
First Claim
1. A method for providing a user with program information using an interactive television application implemented at least partially on user equipment, the method comprising:
- displaying a list of program listings; and
allowing the user to scroll through the list backwards in time such that the displayed list includes at least one previously recorded program available for viewing by the user and at least one empty cell in the grid corresponding to an unrecorded program.
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Abstract
An interactive television system is provided in which a program listings grid is displayed for the user. The user can scroll in the backwards direction to view information on programs that have been recorded and certain video-on-demand content. Icons or other visual indicators may be provided on program listings screens to indicate the status of the programs. The status information may include an indication of whether programs are available for recording, have been recorded, are being recorded, or will be recorded, or whether a given program is available for advance viewing through the interactive television system'"'"'s video-on-demand service. Programs can be recorded automatically on user equipment or on network-based equipment. A program may be automatically recorded when a user sets a reminder for the program but fails to watch the program or when a given program is determined to satisfy the user'"'"'s television viewing preferences.
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80 Claims
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1. A method for providing a user with program information using an interactive television application implemented at least partially on user equipment, the method comprising:
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displaying a list of program listings; and
allowing the user to scroll through the list backwards in time such that the displayed list includes at least one previously recorded program available for viewing by the user and at least one empty cell in the grid corresponding to an unrecorded program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. User equipment for providing a user with program information using an interactive television application implemented at least partially on user equipment, the user equipment comprising:
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a display;
control circuitry configured to;
display a list of program listings; and
allow the user to scroll through the list backwards in time such that the displayed list includes at least one previously recorded program available for viewing by the user and at least one empty cell in the grid corresponding to an unrecorded program. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A system for providing a user with program information using an interactive television application implemented at least partially on user equipment, the system comprising:
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means for displaying a list of program listings; and
means for allowing the user to scroll through the list backwards in time such that the displayed list includes at least one previously recorded program available for viewing by the user and at least one empty cell in the grid corresponding to an unrecorded program. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. Machine-readable media for use in an interactive television application implemented at least partially on user equipment, in which the interactive television application provides a user with program information, wherein the media is encoded with machine-readable instructions for performing the method comprising:
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displaying a list of program listings; and
allowing the user to scroll through the list backwards in time such that the displayed list includes at least one previously recorded program available for viewing by the user and at least one empty cell in the grid corresponding to an unrecorded program. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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