Apparatus, method, and computer program product for receiving a command during a commercial
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a processor configured to;
send one or more media programming signals for a first media program having at least one commercial for a second media program to an associated monitor for display thereon;
receive a command regarding the second media program during the display of the at least one commercial or within a predetermined period following the display of the commercial, the commercial being displayed on the associated monitor and the command being received without displaying an interactive program guide interface on the associated monitor;
identify a date and time of the second media program; and
execute the command based on the date and time of the second media program.
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Abstract
Apparatuses, methods, and computer program products for receiving recording or other commands are provided. In operation, a command is received during the display of a commercial for a media program, the media program and a date and time for the media program are identified, and the command is executed based on the date and time. The command may be to record the program or send a reminder to the display regarding the media program. A viewer is allowed to send the command during the commercial without requiring the user to go to a second screen, such as a recording screen, or to enter additional commands. The date and time of the media program may be identified through metadata associated with the commercial or through the review of an interactive programming guide.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to; send one or more media programming signals for a first media program having at least one commercial for a second media program to an associated monitor for display thereon; receive a command regarding the second media program during the display of the at least one commercial or within a predetermined period following the display of the commercial, the commercial being displayed on the associated monitor and the command being received without displaying an interactive program guide interface on the associated monitor; identify a date and time of the second media program; and execute the command based on the date and time of the second media program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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sending one or more media programming signals for a first media program having at least one commercial for a second media program to an associated monitor for display thereon; receiving a command regarding the second media program during the display of the at least one commercial or within a predetermined period following the display of the commercial, the commercial being displayed on the associated monitor and the command being received without displaying an interactive program guide interface on the associated monitor; identifying a date and time of the second media program; and executing the command based on the date and time of the second media program. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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a first executable portion for sending one or more media programming signals for a first media program having at least one commercial for a second media program to an associated monitor for display thereon; a second executable portion for receiving a command regarding the second media program during the display of the at least one commercial or within a predetermined period following the display of the commercial, the commercial being displayed on the associated monitor and the command being received without displaying an interactive program guide interface on the associated monitor; a third executable portion for identifying a date and time of the second media program; and a fourth executable portion for executing the command based on to the date and time of the second media program. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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receiving media programming signals for a first media program having a commercial for a second media program; sending the media program to a monitor for display thereon; receiving a command to provide a reminder regarding the second media program during the display of the commercial or within a predetermined time following the display of the commercial, the commercial being displayed on the associated monitor and the command being received without displaying an interactive program guide interface on the associated monitor; identifying a date and time associated with the second media program; and providing the reminder based on the associated date and time.
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