INTERACTIVE TELEVISION SYSTEM WITH ONE-TOUCH RECORDING AND CONFLICT DETECTION FEATURES
First Claim
1. A method of recording at least one television program using an interactive program guide, the interactive program guide having displayable information pertaining to a plurality of television programs, the method comprising:
- displaying the interactive program guide on a display;
highlighting on the display information in the program guide pertaining to a selected television program;
receiving a single record-key actuation; and
in response to receiving only the single record-key actuation, automatically recording the selected television program when the selected television program is broadcast.
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Abstract
A full service television system and method are provided. The system comprises a cable headend, at least one fiber transport, at least one distribution hub, at least one hybrid fiber coax plant, and a plurality of set-top terminals. The system delivers television programs, advanced cable services, and online services. Programs and services are transmitted to the set-top terminals in both digital and analog formats to maintain downward compatibility with existing systems. The set-top terminal includes a central processing unit, a unified memory architecture, a memory management unit, communications circuitry, I/O control circuitry, and audio and video output circuitry. Through these components, the set-top terminal provides advanced cable services such as a comprehensive channel navigator, an interactive program guide, one-touch recording, recording conflict detection and resolution, and advanced configuration controls. The set-top terminal also provides online services such as World Wide Web browsing, Internet e-mail, and home shopping.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of recording at least one television program using an interactive program guide, the interactive program guide having displayable information pertaining to a plurality of television programs, the method comprising:
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displaying the interactive program guide on a display; highlighting on the display information in the program guide pertaining to a selected television program; receiving a single record-key actuation; and in response to receiving only the single record-key actuation, automatically recording the selected television program when the selected television program is broadcast. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of recording at least one television program using an interactive program guide, the interactive program guide having displayable information pertaining to a plurality of television programs, the method comprising:
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receiving a record-key actuation pertaining to a selected television program having information in the interactive program guide highlighted on a display; retrieving broadcast information from the interactive program guide pertaining to the selected television program; determining whether a television program recorder has previously-programmed broadcast information that conflicts with the retrieved broadcast information; in response to determining that no conflict exists; programming the television program recorder with the broadcast information retrieved from the interactive program guide to record the selected television program when the selected television program is broadcast, and displaying an indicator on the display confirming acceptance of the selected television program for recording; and in response to determining that a conflict exists, displaying a plurality of actuators for resolving the conflict. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of recording at least one television program using an interactive program guide, the interactive program guide having displayable information pertaining to a plurality of television programs, the method comprising:
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displaying the interactive program guide on a display; highlighting on the display information in the program guide pertaining to a first selected television program; receiving a first record-key actuation; automatically programming recording apparatus to record the first selected television program when that television program is broadcast; highlighting on the display information in the program guide pertaining to a second selected television program; receiving a second record-key actuation; automatically determining whether the recording of the second selected program will exceed capabilities of the recording apparatus; in response to determining that the capabilities of the recording apparatus will not be exceeded, automatically programming the recording apparatus to record the second selected television program when the second selected television program is broadcast; and in response to determining that the capabilities of the recording apparatus will be exceeded, displaying a banner indicating a recording conflict. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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