System and method for presenting program guide information in an electronic portable device
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1. A method for configuring a controlling device to display information relevant to controlling one or more operations of one or more consumer electronic devices, comprising:
- configuring a graphical user interface page of the controlling device whereupon the graphical user interface page of the controlling device has an associated button which is activatable to cause a transmission of one or more commands to control operations of the one or more consumer electronic devices to begin rendering of a media stream that is associated with the button during configuration; and
accepting input into the controlling device for the purpose of displaying the graphical user interface page whereupon the button is made available for activation;
wherein, in connection with displaying the graphical user interface page, the controlling device retrieves from supplemental data that is related to the media stream that supplement data which relates to the media stream at a time generally corresponding to a time that the input was received for the purpose of displaying the graphical user interface page and displays the retrieved supplemental data in a display field of the graphical user interface page which display field is visually associated with the button.
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Abstract
A system and method for display of supplemental data in association with one or more buttons of controlling device. Operation of a button associated with supplemental data displayed on a controlling device causes an appliance under control of the controlling device to enable rendering of content. The supplemental data is time-variable in that it is associated with the media content available contemporaneously with display of the supplemental data on the controlling device.
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1. A method for configuring a controlling device to display information relevant to controlling one or more operations of one or more consumer electronic devices, comprising:
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configuring a graphical user interface page of the controlling device whereupon the graphical user interface page of the controlling device has an associated button which is activatable to cause a transmission of one or more commands to control operations of the one or more consumer electronic devices to begin rendering of a media stream that is associated with the button during configuration; and
accepting input into the controlling device for the purpose of displaying the graphical user interface page whereupon the button is made available for activation;
wherein, in connection with displaying the graphical user interface page, the controlling device retrieves from supplemental data that is related to the media stream that supplement data which relates to the media stream at a time generally corresponding to a time that the input was received for the purpose of displaying the graphical user interface page and displays the retrieved supplemental data in a display field of the graphical user interface page which display field is visually associated with the button. - 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. A method for configuring a device to display information relevant to media stream rendering, comprising:
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configuring a graphical user interface page of the device whereupon the graphical user interface page of the device is operable with a plurality of buttons which are activatable to cause a rendering of a media stream that is associated with a respective one of the plurality of buttons during configuration; and
accepting input into the controlling device for the purpose of displaying the graphical user interface page whereupon the buttons are made available for activation;
wherein, in connection with displaying the graphical user interface page, the device retrieves from supplemental data provided with a transmission of the media streams supplement data that is relevant to the media streams at a time generally corresponding to a time that the input was received for the purpose of displaying the graphical user interface page and displays the retrieved supplemental data in display fields of the graphical user interface page which display fields are visually associated with corresponding ones of the plurality of buttons. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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