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Backwards guide

  • US 8,850,476 B2
  • Filed: 08/23/2011
  • Issued: 09/30/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for displaying an electronic programming guide that includes stored content information, the method comprising:

  • determining, by a content receiver, to transmit the electronic programming guide that includes schedule information regarding a plurality of instances of content available via the content receiver from at least one content provider to a presentation device, whereinthe electronic programming guide includes a grid, the grid including a plurality of time columns and a plurality of channel rows;

    receiving, by the content receiver, a direction command that is indicative of moving earlier in time than an earliest time column of the plurality of time columns and is indicative of moving earlier in time than a time column of the plurality of time columns indicative of currently broadcast content;

    determining, by the content receiver, that at least one instance of content is stored by the content receiver; and

    in response to receiving the direction command, incorporating, by the content receiver, information regarding the at least one instance of content stored by the content receiver in the electronic programming guide in at least one channel row of the plurality of channel rows, such that an indication of the at least one instance of content appears to the left of the time column indicative of the currently broadcast content.

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