Electronic program guide with digital storage directory
DCFirst 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 in response to receiving a user request to digitally store the programs; and
means for maintaining a directory of the digitally stored associated program data 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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24 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 in response to receiving a user request to digitally store the programs; and means for maintaining a directory of the digitally stored associated program data using the interactive television program guide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. 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 in response to receiving a user request to digitally store the programs; and maintaining a directory of the digitally stored associated program data using the interactive television program guide. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. 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, using removable storage media, the programs and associated program data using the interactive television program guide; and means for maintaining a directory of the digitally stored associated program data for the storage media used with the interactive television program guide in a central storage.
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24. 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 steps of:
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digitally storing, using removable storage media, the programs and associated program data using the interactive television program guide; and maintaining a directory of the digitally stored associated program data for the storage media used with the interactive television program guide in a central storage.
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