Electronic program guide including live network multimedia broadcast channels
First Claim
1. An electronic program guide system, comprising:
- a first information handling system for obtaining programming information from a program information source and generating a program guide based upon the obtained program information;
a second information handling system coupled to said first information handling system, for receiving the program guide by causing said first information handling system to transmit the program guide to said second information handling system; and
said first information handling system being configured to search a worldwide network for information regarding a transitory broadcast event and to incorporate the transitory event information into the generated program guide prior to transmitting the program guide to said second information handling system, said transitory broadcast event being a scheduled live broadcast event;
wherein the program guide has a predetermined number of established program channels, said first information handling system being configured to add the information regarding the transitory broadcast event on the worldwide network as a temporary channel created in addition to the predetermined number of established program channels in the program guide.
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Abstract
An electronic program guide system and a method for generating an electronic program guide are disclosed. A first information handling system obtains programming information from a program information source and generates a program guide based upon the obtained program information. A second information handling system receives the program from the first information handling system via downloading or transmission. The first information handling system searches a worldwide network for information regarding a transitory broadcast event and incorporates the transitory event information into the generated program guide prior to transmitting the program guide to the second information handling system. The transitory broadcast event information may be added to the program guide as additional, temporary channels that include links to the nodes from which the transitory broadcast event may be obtained. The program guide is thereby augmented with the additional, transitory broadcast event information.
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27 Claims
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1. An electronic program guide system, comprising:
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a first information handling system for obtaining programming information from a program information source and generating a program guide based upon the obtained program information; a second information handling system coupled to said first information handling system, for receiving the program guide by causing said first information handling system to transmit the program guide to said second information handling system; and said first information handling system being configured to search a worldwide network for information regarding a transitory broadcast event and to incorporate the transitory event information into the generated program guide prior to transmitting the program guide to said second information handling system, said transitory broadcast event being a scheduled live broadcast event; wherein the program guide has a predetermined number of established program channels, said first information handling system being configured to add the information regarding the transitory broadcast event on the worldwide network as a temporary channel created in addition to the predetermined number of established program channels in the program guide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 19, 22, 23, 26)
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8. An electronic program guide system, comprising:
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means for obtaining programming information from a program information source and generating a program guide based upon the obtained program information; means, coupled to said obtaining means, for receiving the program guide by causing said obtaining means to transmit the program guide to said receiving means; and said obtaining means being configured to search a worldwide network for information regarding a transitory broadcast event and to incorporate the transitory event information into the generated program guide prior to transmitting the program guide to said second information handling system, said transitory broadcast event being a scheduled live broadcast event; wherein the program guide has a predetermined number of established program channels, said obtaining means being configured to add the information regarding the transitory broadcast event on the worldwide network as a temporary channel created in addition to the predetermined number of established program channels in the program guide. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27)
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