Using web based information to select television programs
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1. A method comprising:
- in response to user selection on a computer of a television program entry displayed in a web page, and separately from execution of the markup language itself, automatically locating non-command data within markup language, for said web page, that identifies a television channel to said television program;
parsing said data from said markup language; and
using a software program on said computer to automatically tune to said channel using said data without any user action after selection of said entry displayed in a web page, all without executing the markup language itself.
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Abstract
Variables incorporated into a hypertext markup language program guide enable location of hypertext elements. Once the variable is located, the information contained within the identified hypertext element may be used to tune to a particular channel.
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1. A method comprising:
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in response to user selection on a computer of a television program entry displayed in a web page, and separately from execution of the markup language itself, automatically locating non-command data within markup language, for said web page, that identifies a television channel to said television program; parsing said data from said markup language; and using a software program on said computer to automatically tune to said channel using said data without any user action after selection of said entry displayed in a web page, all without executing the markup language itself. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 30, 31)
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12. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having instructions that when executed cause the machine to:
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in response to user selection on a computer of a television program entry displayed in a web page, and separately from execution of the markup language itself, automatically locating non-command data within markup language, for said web page, that identifies a television channel to said television program; parsing said data from said markup language; and using a software program on said computer to automatically tune to said channel using said data, all without executing the markup language itself. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system comprising:
a processor-based device having a memory, said processor-based device to, in response to user selection on a computer of a television program entry displayed in a web page, and separately from execution of the markup language itself, automatically locate non-command data within markup language, for said web page, that identifies a television channel to said television program, parse said data from said markup language, and use a software program on said computer to automatically tune to said channel using said data, all without executing the markup language itself; and
an interface to connect said device to the Internet.- View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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