CA2397764A1 - System and method for reference point navigation within a program guide - Google Patents

System and method for reference point navigation within a program guide Download PDF

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CA2397764A1
CA2397764A1 CA002397764A CA2397764A CA2397764A1 CA 2397764 A1 CA2397764 A1 CA 2397764A1 CA 002397764 A CA002397764 A CA 002397764A CA 2397764 A CA2397764 A CA 2397764A CA 2397764 A1 CA2397764 A1 CA 2397764A1
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Dean F. Jerding
Robert O. Banker
Gregory S. Durden
Arturo A. Rodriguez
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H04N21/482—End-user interface for program selection
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/47—End-user applications

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
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Abstract

A method and system that allows a user to, with a single button press on a remote control, quickly navigate within a program guide to an established reference point, such as the program information associated with the last viewed channel and the current time. The establishment of a reference point provides a subscriber with a known position within program information that may cover weeks of time, thousands of channels, and a variety of categories or sorting methods. The subscriber that has advanced through many hours and channels of program information is provided with a method of easily navigati ng to a known reference within the program information.
CA002397764A 2000-01-28 2001-01-25 System and method for reference point navigation within a program guide Expired - Lifetime CA2397764C (en)

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US09/494,209 US6832386B1 (en) 1999-06-11 2000-01-28 System and method for allowing a user to quickly navigate within a program guide to an established reference point
US09/494,209 2000-01-28
PCT/US2001/002490 WO2001056273A1 (en) 2000-01-28 2001-01-25 System and method for reference point navigation within a program guide

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JP (1) JP2003521174A (en)
BR (1) BR0107668A (en)
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WO (1) WO2001056273A1 (en)

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