System and method for interacting with a program guide displayed on a portable electronic device
First Claim
1. A method for controlling the operation of a plurality of consumer electronic devices, comprising:
- displaying a plurality of broadcast channel identifiers each corresponding to a broadcast channel each in a display of a controlling device adapted to command at least channel tuning operations of the plurality of consumer electronic devices, wherein the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers is comprised of at least one broadcast identifier associated with a first one of a plurality of appliances and at least one broadcast identifier associated with a second of a plurality of appliances different than the first one of the plurality of appliances;
receiving first input into the controlling device that functions to designate one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers;
receiving second input into the controlling device that functions to place the controlling device into one of a first controlling device operating mode and a second controlling device operating mode wherein in the first controlling device operating mode the controlling device is configured to transmit channel tuning commands to the first one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices using a first communication protocol and in the second controlling device operating mode the controlling device is configured to transmit channel tuning commands to the second one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices using a second communication protocol that is different than the first communication protocol; and
using the first input and the second input to cause the controlling device to transmit a channel tuning command using a respective one of the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol to thereby cause a respective one of the first one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices and the second one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices to tune to the broadcast channel corresponding to the designated one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers.
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Abstract
A method for controlling the operation of a plurality of consumer electronic devices by displaying a plurality of broadcast channel identifiers each corresponding to a broadcast channel in a display of a controlling device adapted to command at least channel tuning operations of the plurality of consumer electronic devices. Input is accepted into the controlling device that functions to designate one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers and the controlling device uses the designation of the one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers to cause a transmission of a wireless signal from the controlling device to a one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices to thereby cause the one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices to tune to the broadcast channel corresponding to the designated one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers. A condition associated with at least one of the controlling device and the designated one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers functions to determine the one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices to which the wireless signal is transmitted.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for controlling the operation of a plurality of consumer electronic devices, comprising:
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displaying a plurality of broadcast channel identifiers each corresponding to a broadcast channel each in a display of a controlling device adapted to command at least channel tuning operations of the plurality of consumer electronic devices, wherein the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers is comprised of at least one broadcast identifier associated with a first one of a plurality of appliances and at least one broadcast identifier associated with a second of a plurality of appliances different than the first one of the plurality of appliances; receiving first input into the controlling device that functions to designate one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers; receiving second input into the controlling device that functions to place the controlling device into one of a first controlling device operating mode and a second controlling device operating mode wherein in the first controlling device operating mode the controlling device is configured to transmit channel tuning commands to the first one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices using a first communication protocol and in the second controlling device operating mode the controlling device is configured to transmit channel tuning commands to the second one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices using a second communication protocol that is different than the first communication protocol; and using the first input and the second input to cause the controlling device to transmit a channel tuning command using a respective one of the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol to thereby cause a respective one of the first one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices and the second one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices to tune to the broadcast channel corresponding to the designated one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for controlling the operation of a plurality of consumer electronic devices, comprising:
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displaying a plurality of broadcast channel identifiers each corresponding to a broadcast channel in a display of a controlling device adapted to command at least channel tuning operations of the plurality of consumer electronic devices, wherein the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers is comprised of at least one broadcast identifier originating from a first one of a plurality of broadcast service providers and at least one broadcast identifier originating from a second one of a plurality of broadcast service providers different than the first one of the plurality of broadcast service providers; receiving first input into the controlling device that functions to designate a one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers; and using the first input to cause the controlling device to transmit a channel tuning command to thereby cause a one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices to tune to the broadcast channel corresponding to the designated broadcast channel identifier; wherein the controlling device uses a one of a plurality of different communication protocols that is associated with the one of the plurality of broadcast service providers from which the designated one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers originates when transmitting the channel tuning command and wherein the plurality of broadcast service providers comprises at least two different broadcast service providers selected from service providers of a cable service provider type and/or a satellite service provider type. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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