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OwnerR. Michael Peters West, Robert Francis Shambroinventors
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An Internet-delivered television system facilitates enhanced viewer experiences by incorporating user-defined composite channels that include custom viewing schedules and content from multiple content sources. Additionally, customizable user interface elements for content delivered via a network may be provided to a user and may be arranged in an order according to a user-defined channel lineup customized according to any one or more of: user preference, time of day/day of week, user profile information, user viewing statistics, user community viewing statistics, sponsor or content provider preferences, user identity, parental control preferences, or other user-defined criteria, and/or are organized according to a user-defined channel numbering scheme. In some embodiments, the custom viewing schedule may be created by and/or managed by one or more users.
A method of generating a user-defined or system-defined composite channel that includes at least one custom viewing schedule and content from multiple content sources delivered via a computer-based network, comprising:
A method of generating a composite channel that includes at least one custom viewing schedule and content from multiple content sources delivered via a computer-based network, comprising:
A method for providing customizable user interface elements for content delivered via a network, the method comprising presenting content choices representing at least one custom viewing schedule and programming and other content available via subscribed-to content providers in an electronic program guide (EPG), characterized in that within the EPG the content choices are arranged in an order according to a user-defined channel lineup customized according to any one or more of:
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