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US 2015/0312636 A1Published application
User assigned channel numbering for content from multiple input source types
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorMARVIN DEMERCHANT
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Abstract
A user is enabled to assign channel numbers to his favorite content, including TV stations, Internet sites, local applications, and recorded content. In this way, the user's favorite content sources are grouped so that they can be quickly accessed using channel up/down commands regardless of, e.g., the actual channel number of a favorite TV station.
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A computer device comprising:
- at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal and that comprises instructions executable by at least one processor for:
- responsive to receiving input that an input source is a user favorite, presenting a user interface (UI) on a display enabling a user to assign a channel number to an input source;
- receiving user input indicating a channel number to assign to the input source;
- and
- correlating the channel number to the input source a data structure of channel numbers and input sources to enable a use to use channel up and channel down commands on a device controlling the display to scroll through the input sources by channel number.
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Method comprising:
- in an audio video device (AVD) having as TV station-to-channel number mapping, responsive to receiving input that an input source is a user favorite, presenting a user interface (UI) on a display enabling a user to assign a channel number to an input source, the UI including as first selector selectable to allow user entry of a channel number correlated to the input source by direct input of the channel number, the UI also including a second selector selectable to cause a channel number on a current channel list to automatically be assigned to the input source without direct input of the channel number;
- receiving user input via the UI indicating a channel number to assign to the input source;
- and
- establishing a favorite channel mapping based at least in part on the user input.
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Audio video device (AVD) comprising:
- at least one computer readable storage medium comprising instructions executable by a processor;
- at least one processor configured for accessing the computer readable storage medium to execute the instructions to configure the processor for:
- responsive to receiving input that an input source is a user favorite, presenting a user interface (UI) on a display enabling a user to assign a channel number to an input source, the UI including a first selector selectable to allow user entry of a channel number correlated to the input source by direct input of the channel number, the UI also including a second selector selectable to cause a channel number on a current channel list to automatically be assigned to the input source without direct input of the channel number;
- receiving user input via the UI indicating a respective channel number to assign to at least first and second input sources;
- and
- responsive to receiving the user input, assigning a first channel number to the first input source and assigning a second channel number to the second input source to establish a favorite channel mapping based at least in part on the user selection of plural input sources;
- and
- responsive to subsequent channel up and down commands, presenting content on a display according to the favorite channel mapping.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.