Interactive program guide systems and processes
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Abstract
Interactive program guide systems and related processes are provided which can automatically tune a television, or program a VCR, based on program selections made from program schedule information displayed on a television or other suitable video monitor. The interactive program guide is preferably implemented using a microprocessor-controlled set-top box that is coupled to the viewer'"'"'s television set. The set-top box receives program schedule information and software from a headend telecasting center. Preferably, program schedule information for the current day and at least six subsequent days is stored in a memory within the set-top box. The interactive program guide provides a display mode for allowing the viewer to apply a restrictive search selection criterion and a nonrestrictive sort attribute to the program schedule information.
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30 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A method for accessing program information, the method comprising:
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presenting simultaneously a plurality of day part options each corresponding to a unique portion of a day for which program information is available; receiving a selected day part option of one of the plurality of day part options; and presenting program information that corresponds to the selected day part option. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for accessing program information on a display, the system comprising:
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a user input device; and a control unit that (a) causes to be presented simultaneously on the display a plurality of day part options each corresponding to a unique portion of a day for which program information is available (b) receives from the user input device a selected day part option of one of the plurality of day part options, and (c) causes to be presented on the display a program information that corresponds to the selected day part option. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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