System and method of providing a combined content guide for an entertainment system
First Claim
1. A method of providing a combined content guide for a home entertainment system, comprising:
- polling a first electronic device to receive a first set of content associated with the first electronic device;
polling a second electronic device to receive a second set of content associated with the second electronic device; and
merging the first set of content with the second set of content and with a third set of content associated with an on-screen programming guide from a content provider to yield a combined content guide for the home entertainment system.
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Abstract
A method of providing a combined content guide for a home entertainment system is provided and includes polling a first electronic device to receive a first set of content associated with the first electronic device. Further, a second electronic device is polled to receive a second set of content associated with the second electronic device. The first set of content is merged with the second set of content and with a third set of content associated with an on-screen programming guide from a content provider to yield a combined content guide for the home entertainment system. The method further includes polling a third electronic device to receive a fourth set of content associated with the third electronic device. The fourth set of content can be incorporated into the combined content guide.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of providing a combined content guide for a home entertainment system, comprising:
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polling a first electronic device to receive a first set of content associated with the first electronic device;
polling a second electronic device to receive a second set of content associated with the second electronic device; and
merging the first set of content with the second set of content and with a third set of content associated with an on-screen programming guide from a content provider to yield a combined content guide for the home entertainment system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of providing an on-screen program guide for a home entertainment system, comprising:
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receiving a first set of content;
receiving a second set of content;
receiving a third set of content; and
combining the first set of content, the second set of content, and the third set of content to yield the on-screen program guide for the home entertainment system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An entertainment system, comprising:
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an audio receiver;
a television coupled to the audio receiver;
a digital video disc player coupled to the television and to the audio receiver;
a set top box coupled to the television and to the audio receiver, the set top box including a computer readable medium and a computer program embedded therein, wherein the computer program comprises;
instructions to receive a first set of content associated with an on-screen programming guide;
instructions to periodically poll the digital video disc player to receive a second set of content; and
instructions to combine the first set of content and the second set of content to provide a combined content guide. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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