System and method for using a personal digital assistant as an electronic program guide
OwnerBruce Plotnickinventor
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Abstract
The present invention comprises a system and method for using a personal digital assistant to browse and select program listings. The method of the present invention involves browsing one or more program listings to select a given program listing. The program listings are presented on the personal digital assistant through the use of a local electronic program guide. Where a program corresponding to the given program listing is not being aired when selected, the given program is marked for a reminder in the local electronic program guide. The reminder in the local electronic program guide is synchronized with a remote electronic program guide running on a remote device.
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A method for using a personal digital assistant to browse and select program listings, the method comprising:
- browsing one or more program listings to select a given program listing, the program listings presented on the personal digital assistant through the use of a local electronic program guide;
- where a program corresponding to the given program listing is not being aired when selected, marking the given program for a reminder in the local electronic program guide;
- synchronizing the reminder in the local electronic program guide with a remote electronic program guide running on a remote device.
A system for using a personal digital assistant to browse and select program listings, the system comprising:
- a program listing server to distribute program guide data over a distribution network;
- a mobile computing device storing a local electronic program guide, the mobile computing device operative to receive the program guide data, which is presented by the local electronic program guide, the local program guide further operative to receive input to set a recording mark or a future program reminder;
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- a remote electronic program guide operative to synchronize the recording mark or future program reminder set on the local program guide.
A method for using a personal digital assistant to browse and select program listings, the method comprising:
- browsing one or more program listings to select a given program listing, the program listings presented by a remote electronic program guide;
- where a program corresponding to the given program listing is not being aired when selected, marking the given program for a reminder in the remote electronic program guide;
- synchronizing the reminder in the remote electronic program guide with a local electronic program guide running on a personal digital assistant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.