Hierarchical program guide
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1. A method of selecting a scheduled content item, comprising:
- selecting a first level content item from a first list of content items;
selecting a second level content item from a second list of content items, wherein said second list corresponds to said selected first level content item and said selected second level content item indicates scheduled content data having a scheduled time;
accessing said content data at said scheduled time.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for implementing a hierarchical content guide. In one implementation, a method of selecting a scheduled content item includes: selecting a first level content item from a first list of content items; selecting a second level content item from a second list of content items, wherein said second list corresponds to said selected first level content item and said selected second level content item indicates scheduled content data having a scheduled time; accessing said content data at said scheduled time.
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1. A method of selecting a scheduled content item, comprising:
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selecting a first level content item from a first list of content items;
selecting a second level content item from a second list of content items, wherein said second list corresponds to said selected first level content item and said selected second level content item indicates scheduled content data having a scheduled time;
accessing said content data at said scheduled time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of accessing scheduled content data, comprising:
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displaying a first list of a plurality of first content items;
receiving a selection of one of said first content items;
displaying a second list of a plurality of second content items next to said first list, wherein said second list corresponds to said selected first content item;
receiving a selection of one of said second content items, wherein said selected second content item indicates scheduled content data having a scheduled time;
accessing said content data at said scheduled time. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of displaying a hierarchical program guide, comprising:
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displaying a channel array as a column of channel icons, each channel icon corresponding to a channel of programs;
receiving a selection of one of said channel icons;
displaying a time list as a vertical series of time rows, each time row indicating a time and a program, wherein said time list corresponds to the channel corresponding to said selected channel icon so that the time rows displayed indicate programs broadcast on that channel at the indicated times.
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12. A hierarchical program guide interface stored and executed in a multimedia processing device and displayed on a display device, comprising:
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a channel array including a plurality of channel icons, each channel icon corresponding to a channel of programs;
a program entry list including a plurality of program entries, each program entry indicating a program and having a corresponding time, wherein said program entry list corresponds to a channel corresponding to one of said channel icons so that the program entries displayed indicate programs broadcast on that channel starting at the indicated times. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A multimedia processing apparatus providing a hierarchical program guide interface, comprising:
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a display interface to control a connected display device;
a television connection to receive broadcast television information and program information;
a storage device to store received program information;
a processor to control said apparatus;
wherein said processor uses received program information to build a hierarchical program guide, said hierarchical program guide including;
a channel array including a plurality of channel icons, each channel icon corresponding to a channel of programs;
a program entry list including a plurality of program entries, each program entry indicating a program and having a corresponding time, wherein said program entry list corresponds to a channel corresponding to one of said channel icons so that the program entries displayed indicate programs broadcast on that channel starting at the indicated times.
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18. A method of controlling a hierarchical program guide, comprising:
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selecting one of a plurality of hierarchical levels in the guide by using left and right directional commands;
selecting an item in the selected hierarchical level by using up and down directional commands;
wherein items displayed for a lower hierarchical level are determined by a selected item in the immediately upper hierarchical level. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method of controlling a hierarchical program guide, comprising:
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selecting an item in a lower hierarchical level by using up and down directional commands;
selecting an item in an upper hierarchical level by using left and right directional commands;
wherein items displayed for said lower hierarchical level are determined by the selected item in said upper hierarchical level. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A computer program, stored on a tangible storage medium, for use in selecting a scheduled content item, the program comprising executable instructions that cause a computer to:
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select a first level content item from a first list of content items;
select a second level content item from a second list of content items, wherein said second list corresponds to said selected first level content item and said selected second level content item indicates scheduled content data having a scheduled time;
access said content data at said scheduled time.
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23. A computer program, stored on a tangible storage medium, for use in accessing scheduled content data, the program comprising executable instructions that cause a computer to:
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display a first list of a plurality of first content items;
process a received selection of one of said first content items;
display a second list of a plurality of second content items next to said first list, wherein said second list corresponds to said selected first content item;
process a received selection of one of said second content items, wherein said selected second content item indicates scheduled content data having a scheduled time;
access said content data at said scheduled time.
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24. A computer program, stored on a tangible storage medium, for use in controlling a hierarchical program guide, the program comprising executable instructions that cause a computer to:
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select one of a plurality of hierarchical levels in the guide in response to left and right directional commands;
select an item in the selected hierarchical level in response to up and down directional commands;
wherein items displayed for a lower hierarchical level are determined by a selected item in the immediately upper hierarchical level.
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25. A computer program, stored on a tangible storage medium, for use in controlling a hierarchical program guide, the program comprising executable instructions that cause a computer to:
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select an item in a lower hierarchical level in response to up and down directional commands;
select an item in an upper hierarchical level in response to left and right directional commands;
wherein items displayed for said lower hierarchical level are determined by the selected item in said upper hierarchical level.
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26. A system for selecting a scheduled content item, comprising:
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means for selecting a first level content item from a first list of content items;
means for selecting a second level content item from a second list of content items, wherein said second list corresponds to said selected first level content item and said selected second level content item indicates scheduled content data having a scheduled time;
means for accessing said content data at said scheduled time.
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27. A system for accessing scheduled content data, comprising:
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means for displaying a first list of a plurality of first content items;
means for receiving a selection of one of said first content items;
means for displaying a second list of a plurality of second content items next to said first list, wherein said second list corresponds to said selected first content item;
means for receiving a selection of one of said second content items, wherein said selected second content item indicates scheduled content data having a scheduled time;
means for accessing said content data at said scheduled time.
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28. A system for controlling a hierarchical program guide, comprising:
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means for selecting one of a plurality of hierarchical levels in the guide by using left and right directional commands;
means for selecting an item in the selected hierarchical level by using up and down directional commands;
wherein items displayed for a lower hierarchical level are determined by a selected item in the immediately upper hierarchical level.
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29. A system for controlling a hierarchical program guide, comprising:
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means for selecting an item in a lower hierarchical level by using up and down directional commands;
means for selecting an item in an upper hierarchical level by using left and right directional commands;
wherein items displayed for said lower hierarchical level are determined by the selected item in said upper hierarchical level.
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