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Systems and methods for providing custom media content flipping

  • US 9,544,526 B2
  • Filed: 06/26/2014
  • Issued: 01/10/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for enhanced channel flipping on a user equipment device, the method comprising:

  • receiving a user request to tune from a first channel to a second channel in a channel flipping sequence, wherein the channel flipping sequence comprises an ordered list of a plurality of channels of media content;

    receiving a user indication to mark the second channel as a temporary favorite channel;

    in response to receiving the user indication to mark the second channel as a temporary favorite channel, adding, using control circuitry, the second channel to a temporary favorite channels list, wherein the temporary favorite channels list includes favorite channels and temporary favorite channels;

    creating, using the control circuitry, a favorite channel flipping sequence, wherein the favorite channel flipping sequence comprises the channels identified in the temporary favorite channels list;

    determining, based on the favorite channels list, whether a given channel is one of the favorite channels or one of the temporary favorite channels;

    in response to determining that the given channel is one of the favorite channels, generating for display a first indicator that represents favorite channels;

    in response to determining that the given channel is one of the temporary favorite channels, generating for display a second indicator, different from the first indicator, that represents temporary favorite channels;

    in response to a plurality of identical commands from the user, sequentially tuning to each channel in the favorite channel flipping sequence without tuning to channels not in the favorite channel flipping sequence; and

    automatically removing the second channel from the temporary favorite channels list.

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