Television viewer interface system
First Claim
1. A process for an interactive television viewer interface providing program information to a user, comprising:
- accepting user input to record a particular broadcast program;
determining if conflicts exist with the user'"'"'s recording selection and any previously scheduled recordings; and
displaying a conflict warning to the user indicating that a scheduling conflict exists with the user'"'"'s recording selection.
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Abstract
A television viewer interface system allows a viewer to schedule recordings of program material. The system determines if any conflicts exist with the viewer'"'"'s recording selection and any previously scheduled recordings. If any conflicts are discovered, the system displays a conflict warning to the viewer indicating that a scheduling conflict exists with the viewer'"'"'s recording selection. The conflict warning allows the user to cancel a scheduled recording. The system displays a list of scheduled recordings to the viewer as a list of programs that the system will record on a particular day or all of the scheduled recordings can also be displayed in a scrollable list.
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21 Claims
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1. A process for an interactive television viewer interface providing program information to a user, comprising:
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accepting user input to record a particular broadcast program;
determining if conflicts exist with the user'"'"'s recording selection and any previously scheduled recordings; and
displaying a conflict warning to the user indicating that a scheduling conflict exists with the user'"'"'s recording selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for an interactive television viewer interface providing program information to a user, comprising:
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means for accepting user input to record a particular broadcast program;
means for determining if conflicts exist with the user'"'"'s recording selection and any previously scheduled recordings; and
means for displaying a conflict warning to the user indicating that a scheduling conflict exists with the user'"'"'s recording selection. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A program storage medium readable by a computer, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for an interactive television viewer interface providing program information to a user, comprising:
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accepting user input to record a particular broadcast program;
determining if conflicts exist with the user'"'"'s recording selection and any previously scheduled recordings; and
displaying a conflict warning to the user indicating that a scheduling conflict exists with the user'"'"'s recording selection. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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