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Apparatus and method for constrained selection of favorite channels

  • US 7,779,440 B2
  • Filed: 06/25/2009
  • Issued: 08/17/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/21/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for providing access to content with an interactive program guide, comprising:

  • identifying, using control circuitry, a media type of a currently viewed channel;

    designating, using control circuitry, the media type as a preferred media type, wherein the media type is associated with one or more channels;

    allowing a user to designate at least one favorite channel for the preferred media type using an input device; and

    constraining navigation on a display device to only favorite channels of the preferred media type.

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