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Interactive program guide with continuous data stream and client-server data supplementation

  • US 8,984,551 B2
  • Filed: 02/29/2012
  • Issued: 03/17/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/02/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for receiving program guide data that includes unique identifiers associated with programs, the system comprising control circuitry configured to:

  • receive a continuous data stream from a continuous data stream processor, wherein the continuous data stream processor is configured to select a particular unique identifier associated with a particular program for inclusion in a continuous data stream;

    monitor the continuous data stream for the presence of the particular unique identifier, wherein the presence of the particular unique identifier indicates when the particular program is being currently broadcasted;

    perform a real-time action associated with the particular program when the particular unique identifier is detected in the continuous data stream; and

    prefetch current program guide data from the continuous data stream when the real-time action is performed.

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