Method and apparatus for ordering television stations and programs
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for ordering television stations and programs in a programming guide, the computer implemented method comprising:
- receiving a selection of a subset of television stations and programs from a set of television stations and programs in the programming guide to form a custom order of television stations and programs;
storing the custom order of television stations and programs; and
displaying the custom order of television stations and programs contiguously in the programming guide.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method, an apparatus, and computer program product for ordering television stations and programs are provided. Aspects of the present invention allow users to order television stations and programs based on their preferences. In addition, the aspects of the present invention allow the custom order of stations and programs to be displayed contiguously in the programming guide. Furthermore, the aspects of the present invention automatically activate a custom order based on an assignment of a particular time or schedule. Moreover, the aspects of the present invention identify a specific user from a plurality of users that share the same programming guide, such that a corresponding custom order of stations and programs may be retrieved for the specific user.
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1. A computer implemented method for ordering television stations and programs in a programming guide, the computer implemented method comprising:
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receiving a selection of a subset of television stations and programs from a set of television stations and programs in the programming guide to form a custom order of television stations and programs;
storing the custom order of television stations and programs; and
displaying the custom order of television stations and programs contiguously in the programming guide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A data processing system for ordering of television stations and programs in a programming guide, the data processing system comprising:
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a bus, a storage device, wherein the storage device contains computer usable code;
a communications unit connected to the bus; and
a processing unit connected to the bus, wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable code to receive a selection of a subset of television stations and programs from a set of television stations and programs in the programming guide to form a custom order of television stations and programs;
store the custom order of television stations and programs; and
display the custom order of television stations and programs contiguously in the programming guide.
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- 9. The data processing system of claim 9, wherein the processing unit further executes the computer usable code to remove television stations and programs in the custom order from the set of televisions stations and programs in the programming guide.
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14. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer usable program code for ordering television stations and programs in a programming guide, said computer program product including;
computer usable program code for receiving a selection of a subset of television stations and programs from a set of television stations and programs in the programming guide to form a custom order of television stations and programs;
computer usable program code for storing the custom order of television stations and programs; and
computer usable program code for displaying the custom order of television stations and programs contiguously in the programming guide. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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