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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81 Claims
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62. A method for categorizing programming using program listings information, the method comprising:
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identifying, with a processor, a program listing associated with a plurality of simple categories; comparing, with the processor, the plurality of simple categories with a list of supported combination categories, wherein each combination category in the list comprises two or more simple categories; and assigning, with the processor, at least one combination category in the list to the identified program listing based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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72. A system for categorizing programming using program listings information, the system comprising:
a processor that; identifies a program listing associated with a plurality of simple categories; compares the plurality of simple categories with a list of supported combination categories, wherein each combination category in the list comprises two or more simple categories; and assigns at least one combination category in the list to the identified program listing based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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