INTERACTIVE TELEVISION PROGRAM GUIDE SYSTEM WITH PAY PROGRAM PACKAGE PROMOTION
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Abstract
A system is provided that allows a user to select a pay program for purchase from a program guide. The program guide determines whether the selected program is part of a package of pay programs. If the selected program is part of a package, information regarding the package is provided to the user so that the user may decide whether to purchase the package. If the selected program is part of several packages, information for all packages is provided. The system automatically sets reminders for packages containing repetitive programming. The system monitors whether the user has watched any of the programs in such packages. When the user watches a program from the package, the remaining reminders are cancelled. If a user does not watch any programs in a package of any type, purchase of the package is cancelled and the user is provided with the opportunity to reschedule.
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43 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A system that allows a user to purchase a package of components for display, the system comprising user equipment on which an program guide is implemented, wherein the program guide is configured to:
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provide the user with an opportunity to select an individually-purchasable component for purchase; determine whether the selected component is part of a package; and present the user with an opportunity to purchase the package of which the selected component is a part when it is determined that the selected component is part of the package. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for allowing a user to purchase package of components for display, the method comprising:
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providing the user with an opportunity to select an individually-purchasable component for purchase; determining whether the selected component is part of a package; and presenting the user with an opportunity to purchase the package of which the selected component is a part when it is determined that the selected component is part of the package. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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