PROGRAM GUIDE SYSTEM WITH COMBINATION CATEGORY SEARCH
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Abstract
An interactive television program guide system is provided in which the program guide may provide the user with a selectable list of combination categories. Combination categories are composed of multiple simple categories such as sports, news, comedy, movies, children, etc. Program listings are supplied to the program guide. At least some of the program listings are associated with combination categories. A combination category build process may be used to assign combination categories to program listings. The user is able to use the selectable categories list to quickly identify programming of interest.
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83 Claims
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62. A method for using an interactive television program guide, the method comprising:
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receiving program listings with the interactive television program guide; receiving information on simple categories of programming and combination categories of programming that are associated with the program listings; simultaneously displaying both the simple categories and the combination categories in a selectable list with the interactive television program guide, wherein each of the combination categories comprises more than one simple category and is selectable using a single selection; receiving a user selection of a combination category from the selectable list; and displaying a first plurality of program listings that match the selected combination category simultaneously with a second plurality of program listings that do not match the selected combination category using the interactive television program guide, wherein each of the first plurality of program listings includes an indicator that identifies the selected combination category. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. An interactive television program guide system comprising:
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a receiver that receives program listings; a display that simultaneously displays both simple categories of programming and combination categories of programming in a selectable list, wherein each of the combination categories comprises more than one simple category and is selectable using a single selection; user interface equipment that receives a user selection of a combination category from the selectable list; and a processor that; identifies a first plurality of program listings that match the selected combination category and a second plurality of program listings that do not match the selected combination category; and configures the display to simultaneously display the first plurality of program listings and the second plurality of program listings in an interactive television program guide, wherein each of the first plurality of program listings includes an indicator that identifies the selected combination category. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83)
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