METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PRESENTING AN INTERACTIVE MEDIA GUIDANCE APPLICATION
First Claim
1. A method for presenting an interactive media guidance application, comprising:
- accessing guide listings from storage, wherein at least a portion of the guide listings have corresponding channel numbers and a relative ordering in the guide listings;
accessing user channel preference information, wherein the user channel preference information specifies a station ordering based on at least one of a selection of a location and a selection of a media provider; and
presenting the guide listings to a user based on the station ordering such that the at least a portion of the guide listings are presented with channel numbers different from the corresponding channel numbers and in an order different from the relative ordering.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for presenting an interactive media guidance application are provided in accordance with various embodiments. In some embodiments, methods for presenting an interactive media guidance application are provided, the methods comprising: accessing guide listings from storage, wherein at least a portion of the guide listings have corresponding channel numbers and a relative ordering in the guide listings; accessing user channel preference information, wherein the user channel preference information specifies a station ordering based on at least one of a selection of a location and a selection of a media provider; and presenting the guide listings to a user based on the station ordering such that the at least a portion of the guide listings are presented with channel numbers different from the corresponding channel numbers and in an order different from the relative ordering.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for presenting an interactive media guidance application, comprising:
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accessing guide listings from storage, wherein at least a portion of the guide listings have corresponding channel numbers and a relative ordering in the guide listings; accessing user channel preference information, wherein the user channel preference information specifies a station ordering based on at least one of a selection of a location and a selection of a media provider; and presenting the guide listings to a user based on the station ordering such that the at least a portion of the guide listings are presented with channel numbers different from the corresponding channel numbers and in an order different from the relative ordering. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device for presenting an interactive media guidance application, comprising:
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processing circuitry that; accesses guide listings from storage, wherein at least a portion of the guide listings have corresponding channel numbers and a relative ordering in the guide listings; accesses user channel preference information, wherein the user channel preference information specifies a station ordering based on at least one of a selection of a location and a selection of a media provider; and presents the guide listings to a user based on the station ordering such that the at least a portion of the guide listings are presented with channel numbers different from the corresponding channel numbers and in an order different from the relative ordering. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A device for presenting an interactive media guidance application, comprising:
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means for accessing guide listings from storage, wherein at least a portion of the guide listings have corresponding channel numbers and a relative ordering in the guide listings; means for accessing user channel preference information, wherein the user channel preference information specifies a station ordering based on at least one of a selection of a location and a selection of a media provider; and means for presenting the guide listings to a user based on the station ordering such that the at least a portion of the guide listings are presented with channel numbers different from the corresponding channel numbers and in an order different from the relative ordering. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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Specification