Program guide browser
First Claim
1. A mobile apparatus comprising:
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at least one memory including computer executable instructions,the at least one memory and the computer executable instructions configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the mobile apparatus to perform at least the following,wirelessly obtain a plurality of program guide information items corresponding to a plurality of programs from an electronic program listing database,configure display of the plurality of the program guide information items one-at-a-time in a repeating sequence on a user-interface display of the mobile apparatus,display the plurality of program guide information items on a locked active idle display screen mode on the user-interface display, andunlock the locked idle display screen mode when the mobile apparatus displays a program guide information item that satisfies a personal-interest rule.
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Abstract
A program guide browser (PGB) in accordance with embodiments of the invention may obtain program information items from an electronic program listing database and display the program information items on a user-interface display of a terminal, which may be a mobile terminal. The PGB may display program guide information for programs that are available for viewing on the terminal at that time. The PGB may display program information items for multiple programs one after another and may display each program information item for a predetermined duration. The sequence of program information items may repeat in a loop. An end user may specify and store personal-interest rules for the PGB to alert the user when the PGB is displaying information for a certain program, or for a certain genre of program.
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47 Claims
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1. A mobile apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer executable instructions, the at least one memory and the computer executable instructions configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the mobile apparatus to perform at least the following, wirelessly obtain a plurality of program guide information items corresponding to a plurality of programs from an electronic program listing database, configure display of the plurality of the program guide information items one-at-a-time in a repeating sequence on a user-interface display of the mobile apparatus, display the plurality of program guide information items on a locked active idle display screen mode on the user-interface display, and unlock the locked idle display screen mode when the mobile apparatus displays a program guide information item that satisfies a personal-interest rule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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causing, at least in part, wirelessly obtaining a plurality of program guide information items corresponding to a plurality of programs from an electronic program listing database at a mobile apparatus; configuring display of the plurality of program guide information items one-at-a-time in a repeating sequence on a user-interface display of the mobile apparatus; causing, at least in part, displaying the plurality of program guide information items on a locked idle screen mode on the user-interface display; and causing, at least in part, unlocking the locked idle screen mode when displaying a program guide information item that satisfies a personal-interest rule. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer readable medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed, cause a mobile apparatus to perform a method comprising:
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wirelessly obtaining a plurality of program guide information items corresponding to a plurality of programs from an electronic program listing database at the mobile apparatus; configuring display of the plurality of program guide information items one-at-a-time in a repeating sequence on a user-interface display of the mobile apparatus; displaying the plurality of program guide information items on a locked idle screen mode on the user-interface display; and unlocking the locked idle screen mode when displaying the program guide information item that satisfies a personal interest rule. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A mobile apparatus comprising:
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means for wirelessly obtaining a plurality of program guide information items corresponding to a plurality of programs from an electronic program listing database at the mobile apparatus; and means for displaying the plurality of program guide information items one-at-a-time in a repeating sequence on a user-interface display of the mobile apparatus; means for displaying the plurality of program guide information items on a locked idle screen mode on the user-interface display; and means for unlocking the locked idle display screen mode when the user-interface display displays a program guide information item that satisfies a personal-interest rule. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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