Apparatus, systems and methods for synchronizing calendar information with electronic program guide information
AssigneeDISH Technologies L.L.C.
InventorDale Mountain
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Abstract
Systems and methods of media devices are operable to receive appointment information from an electronic device, wherein the appointment information is defined by a time period for a scheduled appointment for a user, and wherein the scheduled appointment requires the user to be at a remote location that is remote from a location of the media device such that the user is unable to manually operate or use their media device. The media device is configured to automatically modify at least one operation of the media device based on the received appointment information that is associated with the scheduled appointment.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving appointment information that identifies a first time period for a first scheduled appointment of a first user;
- identifying at least one media content event having at least one presentation time that at least partially overlaps with the first time period for the first scheduled appointment;
- and
- automatically modifying a presentation of an electronic program guide (EPG) to indicate:
- the first time period of the first scheduled appointment using a first scheduled appointment region that overlays media content event information of the EPG,
- an adjustment to an end time of the first scheduled appointment using an end time adjustment region that overlays the media content event information, and
- a second time period of a second scheduled appointment for a second user using a second scheduled appointment region that overlays the media content event information, wherein the second scheduled appointment region has a different appearance than the first scheduled appointment region.
A system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more memories storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform a process comprising:
- receiving appointment information that identifies a first time period for a first scheduled appointment of a first user;
- identifying at least one media content event having at least one presentation time that at least partially overlaps with the first time period for the first scheduled appointment;
- and
- automatically modifying a presentation of an electronic program guide (EPG) to indicate:
- the first time period of the first scheduled appointment using a first scheduled appointment region that overlays media content event information of the EPG,
- an adjustment to an end time of the first scheduled appointment using an end time adjustment region that overlays the media content event information, and
- a second time period of a second scheduled appointment for a second user using a second scheduled appointment region that overlays the media content event information, wherein the second scheduled appointment region has a different appearance than the first scheduled appointment region.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:
- receiving appointment information that identifies a first time period for a first scheduled appointment of a first user;
- identifying at least one media content event having at least one presentation time that at least partially overlaps with the first time period for the first scheduled appointment;
- and
- modifying a presentation of an electronic program guide (EPG) to indicate:
- the first time period of the first scheduled appointment using a first scheduled appointment region that overlays media content event information of the EPG,
- an adjustment to an end time of the first scheduled appointment using an end time adjustment region that overlays the media content event information, and
- a second time period of a second scheduled appointment for a second user using a second scheduled appointment region that overlays the media content event information, wherein the second scheduled appointment region has a different appearance than the first scheduled appointment region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.