Electronic program guide with digital storage
First Claim
1. A method of setting up a program guide comprising program information for display on user equipment, the method comprising:
- storing program information for a plurality of programs in a plurality of entries corresponding to the plurality of programs, wherein each entry of the plurality of entries includes multiple program information components;
generating for display a list of selectable components of program information;
receiving a user selection of a plurality of the selectable components;
receiving a user command to display a screen of the program guide;
identifying which of the multiple components of a first of the plurality of entries correspond to the plurality of the components selected by the user; and
in response to the command, generating a display of the program information stored in the identified components of the first of the plurality of entries.
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Abstract
An interactive television program guide system with digital storage is provided. The program guide gives users the ability to store information associated with recorded programs in a directory in the digital storage device thereby providing easy access to program information. The program guide may also provide a global media library for indicating the programs stored on removable storage media used with the program guide. The guide may also allow the user to manage and maintain a user media library to do the same. Non-time-sensitive data associated with recorded programs may be stored in a way that allows the user to interact with the data on playback as if the program were being originally aired. The program guide also allows the user to define “super-programs” for playback of a sequence of stored programs or program segments.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of setting up a program guide comprising program information for display on user equipment, the method comprising:
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storing program information for a plurality of programs in a plurality of entries corresponding to the plurality of programs, wherein each entry of the plurality of entries includes multiple program information components; generating for display a list of selectable components of program information; receiving a user selection of a plurality of the selectable components; receiving a user command to display a screen of the program guide; identifying which of the multiple components of a first of the plurality of entries correspond to the plurality of the components selected by the user; and in response to the command, generating a display of the program information stored in the identified components of the first of the plurality of entries. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for setting up a program guide comprising program information for display on user equipment, the system comprising:
control circuitry configured to; store program information for a plurality of programs in a plurality of entries corresponding to the plurality of programs, wherein each entry of the plurality of entries includes multiple program information components; generate for display a list of selectable components of program information; receive a user selection of a plurality of the selectable components; receive a user command to display a screen of the program guide; identify which of the multiple components of a first of the plurality of entries correspond to the plurality of the components selected by the user; and in response to the command, generate a display of the program information stored in the identified components of the first of the plurality of entries. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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