Electronic program guide with super-program sequence
First Claim
1. A system in which programs and associated program data are displayed for users by an interactive television program guide implemented on user television equipment, comprising:
- a digital storage device in the user television equipment for digitally storing the programs and associated program data using the interactive television program guide;
means for defining a super-program sequence based on a user selection of at least one digitally stored program or at least one segment of a digitally stored program; and
means for displaying the user selection with associated program data according to the defined super-program sequence on the user television equipment using the interactive television program guide.
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Abstract
An interactive television program guide system with digital storage is provided. The program guide gives users the ability to store information associated with recorded programs in a directory in the digital storage device thereby providing easy access to program information. The program guide may also provide a global media library for indicating the programs stored on removable storage media used with the program guide. The guide may also allow the user to manage and maintain a user media library to do the same. Non-time-sensitive data associated with recorded programs may be stored in a way that allows the user to interact with the data on playback as if the program were being originally aired. The program guide also allows the user to define “super-programs” for playback of a sequence of stored programs or program segments.
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14 Claims
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1. A system in which programs and associated program data are displayed for users by an interactive television program guide implemented on user television equipment, comprising:
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a digital storage device in the user television equipment for digitally storing the programs and associated program data using the interactive television program guide; means for defining a super-program sequence based on a user selection of at least one digitally stored program or at least one segment of a digitally stored program; and means for displaying the user selection with associated program data according to the defined super-program sequence on the user television equipment using the interactive television program guide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method in which programs and associated program data are displayed for users by an interactive television program guide implemented on user television equipment, comprising the steps of:
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digitally storing the programs and associated program data using the interactive television program guide; defining a super-program sequence based on a user selection of at least one digitally stored program or at least one segment of a digitally stored program; and displaying the user selection with associated program data according to the defined super-program sequence on the user television equipment using the interactive television program guide. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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