Interactive television program guide system having multiple devices within a household
First Claim
1. A method for coordinating media guide settings between a first interactive media guide and a second interactive media guide, wherein the media guide settings include at least one of a media guide setting related to a user profile, a setting related to favorites, a reminders setting, a recording option, a pay-per-view option, and a message option, the method comprising:
- receiving, from the first interactive media guide, a first indication of a first of the media guide settings related activity performed on a primary first user equipment device implementing the first interactive media guide, wherein the first media guide setting related activity is associated with a first program;
receiving, from the second interactive media guide, a second indication of a second of the media guide settings related activity performed on a second user equipment device implementing the second interactive media guide, wherein the second media guide setting related activity is associated with a second program; and
generating video content, for display at the first user equipment device, using the first interactive media guide, based on the first indication of the first media guide setting related activity from the first interactive media guide and the second indication of the second media guide setting related activity from the second interactive media guide.
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Abstract
An interactive television program guide system based on multiple user television equipment devices in a single household is provided. The system provides a user with an opportunity to adjust program guide settings with a given one of the interactive television program guides. The system coordinates the operation of the interactive television program guides so that the program guide settings that were adjusted with the given interactive television program guide are used by the other interactive television program guides. Program guide setting include features related to setting program reminders, profiles, program recording features, messaging features, favorites features, parental control features, program guide set up features (e.g., audio and video and language settings), etc. The operation of applications such as web browser applications, home shopping applications, home banking applications, game applications, etc. may also be coordinated.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for coordinating media guide settings between a first interactive media guide and a second interactive media guide, wherein the media guide settings include at least one of a media guide setting related to a user profile, a setting related to favorites, a reminders setting, a recording option, a pay-per-view option, and a message option, the method comprising:
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receiving, from the first interactive media guide, a first indication of a first of the media guide settings related activity performed on a primary first user equipment device implementing the first interactive media guide, wherein the first media guide setting related activity is associated with a first program; receiving, from the second interactive media guide, a second indication of a second of the media guide settings related activity performed on a second user equipment device implementing the second interactive media guide, wherein the second media guide setting related activity is associated with a second program; and generating video content, for display at the first user equipment device, using the first interactive media guide, based on the first indication of the first media guide setting related activity from the first interactive media guide and the second indication of the second media guide setting related activity from the second interactive media guide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 19, 21, 25, 27)
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10. A system for coordinating media guide settings between a first interactive media guide and a second interactive media guide, wherein the media guide settings include at least one of a media guide setting related to a user profile, a setting related to favorites, a reminders setting, a recording option, a pay-per-view option, and a message option, the system comprising processing circuitry configured to:
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receive, from the first interactive media guide, a first indication of a first of the media guide settings related activity performed on a primary first user equipment device implementing the first interactive media guide, wherein the first media guide setting related activity is associated with a first program; receive, from the second interactive media guide, a second indication of a second of the media guide settings related activity performed on a second user equipment device implementing the second interactive media guide, wherein the second media guide setting related activity is associated with a second program; and generate video content, for display at the first user equipment device, using the first interactive media guide, based on the first indication of the first media guide setting related activity from the first interactive media guide and the second indication of the second media guide setting related activity from the second interactive media guide. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22, 26, 28)
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23. A method for media guide settings between coordinating a first interactive media guide and a second interactive media guide, wherein the media guide settings include at least one of a media guide setting related to a user profile, a setting related to favorites, a reminders setting, a recording option, a pay-per-view option, and a message option, and a setting indicating whether content has been previously accessed, the method comprising:
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receiving, from the first interactive media guide, a first indication of a first of the media guide settings related activity performed on a primary first user equipment device implementing the first interactive media guide, wherein the first media guide setting related activity is associated with a first program; receiving, from the second interactive media guide, a second indication of a second of the media guide settings related activity performed on a second user equipment device implementing the second interactive media guide, wherein the second media guide setting related activity is associated with a second program; and generating content at the first user equipment device based on the first indication of the first media guide setting related activity from the first interactive media guide and the second indication of the second media guide setting related activity from the second interactive media guide.
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24. A system for coordinating media guide settings between a first interactive media guide and a second interactive media guide, wherein the media guide settings include at least one of a media guide setting related to a user profile, a setting related to favorites, a reminders setting, a recording option, a pay-per-view option, and a message option, and a setting indicating whether content has been previously accessed, the system comprising processing circuitry configured to:
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receive, from the first interactive media guide, a first indication of a first of the media guide settings related activity performed on a primary first user equipment device implementing the first interactive media guide, wherein the first media guide setting related activity is associated with a first program; receive, from the second interactive media guide, a second indication of a second of the media guide settings related activity performed on a second user equipment device implementing the second interactive media guide, wherein the second media guide setting related activity is associated with a second program; and generate content at the first user equipment device based on the first indication of the first media guide setting related activity from the first interactive media guide and the second indication of the second media guide setting related activity from the second interactive media guide.
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