APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONSTRAINED SELECTION OF FAVORITE CHANNELS
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1. A method for providing access to content from a plurality of available media types with an interactive program guide, comprising:
- displaying a list of channels, wherein each channel is associated with one or more of the available media types;
receiving a user request to navigate to a channel from the list of channels;
determining if the user requested channel is a favorite channel;
determining if the one or more media types associated with user requested channel is a preferred media type if it is determined that the user requested channel is a favorite channel; and
navigating a cursor to the user requested channel if the user requested channel is determined to be a favorite channel of the preferred media type.
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Abstract
An interactive program guide system is provided in which an interactive program guide offers a user access to content from multiple available media types. The program guide system provides for designating a preferred media type which reflects the user'"'"'s interests. The program guide system also provides the user with the option of designating favorite channels. The user is subsequently allowed to navigate among only favorite channels of the preferred media type.
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1. A method for providing access to content from a plurality of available media types with an interactive program guide, comprising:
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displaying a list of channels, wherein each channel is associated with one or more of the available media types; receiving a user request to navigate to a channel from the list of channels; determining if the user requested channel is a favorite channel; determining if the one or more media types associated with user requested channel is a preferred media type if it is determined that the user requested channel is a favorite channel; and navigating a cursor to the user requested channel if the user requested channel is determined to be a favorite channel of the preferred media type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for providing access to content from a plurality of available media types with an interactive program guide, the system comprising user equipment configured to:
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display a list of channels, wherein each channel is associated with one or more of the available media types; receive a user request to navigate to a channel from the list of channels; determine if the user requested channel is a favorite channel; determine if the one or more media types associated with user requested channel is a preferred media type if it is determined that the user requested channel is a favorite channel; and navigate a cursor to the user requested channel if the user requested channel is determined to be a favorite channel of the preferred media type. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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