Interactive television program guide system having multiple devices within a household
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Abstract
An interactive television program guide system based on multiple user television equipment devices in a single household is provided. The system provides a user with an opportunity to adjust program guide settings with a given one of the interactive television program guides. The system coordinates the operation of the interactive television program guides so that the program guide settings that were adjusted with the given interactive television program guide are used by the other interactive television program guides. Program guide setting include features related to setting program reminders, profiles, program recording features, messaging features, favorites features, parental control features, program guide set up features (e.g., audio and video and language settings), etc. The operation of applications such as web browser applications, home shopping applications, home banking applications, game applications, etc. may also be coordinated.
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124 Claims
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95. A method for using an interactive television program guide system based on a plurality of user television equipment devices located in a single household on which a plurality of interactive television program guides are accessible, wherein the user television equipment devices are interconnected by communications paths and wherein at least one of the television equipment devices comprises a recording device, the method comprising:
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providing an opportunity for a user to select a program for recording on a first interactive television program guide associated with a first user television equipment device, wherein the first user television device is located at a first location in the household; and
recording the selected program on the recording device, wherein the recording device is associated with a second user television equipment device, and wherein the second user television equipment device is located at a second location within the household that is different from the first location. - View Dependent Claims (96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124)
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105. An interactive television program guide system based on a plurality of user television equipment devices located in a single household on which a plurality of interactive television program guides are accessible, wherein the user television equipment devices are interconnected by communications paths and wherein at least one of the television equipment devices comprises a recording device, wherein:
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a first user television equipment device is configured to provide a user with an opportunity to select a program for recording on a first interactive television program guide associated with the first user television equipment device, wherein the first user television device is located at a first location within the household; and
a second user television device is configured to record the selected program on the recording device, wherein the recording device is associated with the second user television equipment device and wherein the second user television device is located at a second location in the household that is different from the first location. - View Dependent Claims (106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114)
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115. Machine-readable media for using an interactive television program guide system based on a plurality of user television equipment devices located in a single household on which a plurality of interactive television program guides are accessible, wherein the user television equipment devices are interconnected by communications paths and wherein at least one of the television equipment devices comprises a recording device, the machine-readable media comprising machine-readable instructions encoded thereon for:
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providing an opportunity for a user to select a program for recording on a first interactive television program guide associated with a first user television equipment device, wherein the first user television device is located at a first location in the household; and
recording the selected program on the recording device, wherein the recording device is associated with a second user television equipment device, and wherein the second user television equipment device is located at a second location within the household that is different from the first location.
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