SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PRODUCTS FOR INDICATORS IN AN INTERACTIVE PROGRAM GUIDE
First Claim
1. In an Internet Protocol-enabled device communications system having a graphical user interface including a display and a selection device, a method of providing and selecting from a program guide on the display, the method comprising;
- retrieving a set of program guide entries for the program guide, each of the program guide entries representing programs that have at least one indicator associated with the program guide entry and illustrating the status of the programs;
determining that a subset of the program guide entries represent programs include a particular status that includes a particular status indicator; and
displaying the status indicator adjacent each program guide entry of the subset of program guide entries.
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Abstract
Systems, methods and computer program products for providing indicators in an interactive programming guide. Exemplary embodiments include a method for displaying an interactive program guide with program status indicators, the method including retrieving a set of program guide entries for the program guide, each of the program guide entries representing programs that have at least one indicator associated with, the program guide entry and illustrating the status of the programs, determining that a subset of the program guide entries represent programs include a particular status that includes a particular status indicator and displaying the status indicator adjacent each program guide entry of the subset of program, guide entries.
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1. In an Internet Protocol-enabled device communications system having a graphical user interface including a display and a selection device, a method of providing and selecting from a program guide on the display, the method comprising;
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retrieving a set of program guide entries for the program guide, each of the program guide entries representing programs that have at least one indicator associated with the program guide entry and illustrating the status of the programs; determining that a subset of the program guide entries represent programs include a particular status that includes a particular status indicator; and displaying the status indicator adjacent each program guide entry of the subset of program guide entries. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for displaying an interactive program guide on an Internet Protocol-enabled device, the system comprising:
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a display associated with the Internet Protocol-enabled device; a processor for displaying the interactive program guide with program status indicators on the display, wherein the processor; retrieves a set of program grade entries for the program guide, each of the program guide entries representing programs that have at least one indicator associated with the program guide entry and illustrating the status of the programs; determines that a subset of the program guide entries represent programs include a particular status that includes a particular status indicator; and displays the status indicator adjacent each program guide entry of the subset of program guide entries. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for displaying an interactive program guide on an Internet Protocol-enabled device, the computer program product including instructions for causing a computer to implement a method, the method comprising:
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retrieving a set of program guide entries for a program guide, each of the program guide entries representing programs that have at least one indicator associated with the program guide entry and illustrating the status of the programs; determining that a subset of the program guide entries represent programs include a particular status that includes a particular status indicator; and displaying the status indicator adjacent each program guide entry of the subset of program guide entries. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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