Folder-style program guide with categories and sub-categories
OwnerTara Burnhouse, Yuko Nishikawa +1inventors
InventorsTara Burnhouse, Yuko Nishikawa, Dayan Golden
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Abstract
A method and system for generating a folder guide used to generate tailored broadcast system electronic program guides is described. In one embodiment, at least one category folder is displayed. The user can then select a category folder of interest. Sub-category folders related to the selected category are then displayed. The user can then select one or more sub-category folders and generate a category specific electronic program guide automatically.
Claims9
A method for generating an electronic program guide on a display device comprising generating a folder-style guide comprising:
- generating at least one category folder, said at least one category folder generated on a display;
- selecting one or more at least one category folders from said folder guide displayed;
- generating on the display at least one sub-category folder for each selected at least one sub-category folder;
- selecting at least one sub-category folder;
- and
- generating an electronic program guide in accordance with the at least one sub-category folder selected.
A computer readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a processing system, perform a method for generation of a folder-style guide comprising:
- generating at least one category folder, said at least one category folder generated on a display;
- selecting at least one category folder from said folder guide displayed;
- generating on the display at least one sub-category folder for each selected at least one sub-category folder;
- selecting at least one sub-category folder;
- and
- generating an electronic program guide in accordance with the at least one sub-category folder selected.
A folder-style guide comprising:
- at least one category folder;
- said category folder being associated with a type of programming, at least one sub-category folder within said category folder, said subcategory folder being associated with a type of sub-category of programming of one type of programming of the category folder;
- and
- a display of programming associated with the at least one sub-category folder and displayed in response to a selection of a selected category folder of the at least one sub-category folder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.