PREMIUM CHANNEL PROMOTION SYSTEM AND METHOD
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a television schedule guide which includes a detector for determining whether a previously scrambled program is unscrambled. If a previously scrambled program is momentarily unscrambled due to promotional efforts by the program provider, the system will visually distinguish the program on the guide, and a viewer may tune to or record the program from the guide. The view may also subscribe to the program provider through the guide during the promotional period.
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48 Claims
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13. A method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of program listings for a plurality of channels; displaying, on a display, some of the program listings in a first order; determining whether a first channel of the plurality of channels is associated with a promotion; arranging, by control circuitry, the program listings displayed in the first order in a second order that is different than the first order based on the determination that the first channel is associated with the promotion; and displaying, on the display, the program listings arranged in the second order. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 45)
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22. A method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of program listings for a plurality of channels; displaying, on a display, some of the program listings in a first order; determining whether a first channel of the plurality of channels is a restricted-access channel; and arranging, by control circuitry, the program listings displayed in the first order in a second order that is different than the first order based the determination that the first channel is a restricted-access channel; and displaying, on the display, the program listings arranged in the second order. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 46)
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29. A system comprising:
control circuitry configured to; receive a plurality of program listings for a plurality of channels; display some of the program listings in a first order; determine whether a first channel of the plurality of channels is associated with a promotion; arrange the program listings displayed in the first order in a second order that is different than the first order based on the determination that the first channel is associated with the promotion; and display the program listings arranged in the second order. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 47)
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38. A system comprising:
control circuitry configured to; receive a plurality of program listings for a plurality of channels; display some of the program listings in a first order; determine whether a first channel of the plurality of channels is a restricted-access channel; and arrange the program listings displayed in the first order in a second order that is different than the first order based the determination that the first channel is a restricted-access channel; and display the program listings arranged in the second order. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 48)
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