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Linear program guide for media content access systems and methods

  • US 8,028,313 B2
  • Filed: 12/21/2006
  • Issued: 09/27/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a media content processing subsystem configured to provide at least a portion of a linear program guide to a display, said linear program guide includinga list of media content carriers and associated media content instances, andan endpoint located at one end of said list;

    wherein said media content carriers and said endpoint are navigable, andwherein said media content processing subsystem is further configured todetect a user navigating to said endpoint,provide at least one previously unavailable selectable navigation tool in response to said user navigating to said endpoint,dynamically generate a channel group by adding at least one media content carrier to the channel group based on a category of a media content instance broadcast by the media content carrier at a particular time, andpresent a selectable shortcut to the dynamically generated channel group to the user via the navigation tool.

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