Interactive television program guide system and method with niche hubs
AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.
InventorsMichael D. Ellis, Edward B. Knudson
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Abstract
A system for providing interactive television program guide features and other features and information related to a specific user interest or programming category in niche hubs is provided. For example, a movie lovers niche hub may provide programming features such as television program listings for movies, video-on-demand listings for movies, pay-per-view listings for movies, web site links related to movies, movie-related merchandise, movie news groups, movie chat groups, movie e-mail clubs, movie contests, movie trivia questions, movie actor interviews, movie reviews, movie channel package ordering, etc.
Claims21
1-45. (canceled)
A method for personalizing an interactive media guide, the method comprising:
- generating for display on a display screen a plurality of profile graphics;
- receiving a first user input selecting a profile graphic of the plurality of profile graphics, wherein the profile graphic is associated with a user profile;
- in response to the first user input, retrieving the user profile, wherein the user profile includes user preferences and content ratings specific to a user associated with the user profile;
- generating for display, on the display screen, a plurality of categories in the user profile, wherein each of the plurality of categories includes a plurality of media listings that correspond to a respective category of the plurality of categories;
- receiving a second user input adding a user-selected first media listing to a user-selected first category of the plurality of categories;
- in response to the second user input, updating the user-selected first category to include the user-selected first media listing;
- receiving a third user input selecting the user-selected first category;
- and
- in response to the third user input selecting the user-selected first category, generating for display, on the display screen, the first media listing in the first category.
A system for personalizing an interactive media guide, the system comprising control circuitry configured to:
- generate for display on a display screen a plurality of profile graphics;
- receive a first user input selecting a profile graphic of the plurality of profile graphics, wherein the profile graphic is associated with a user profile;
- in response to the first user input, retrieve the user profile, wherein the user profile includes user preferences and content ratings specific to a user associated with the user profile;
- generate for display, on the display screen, a plurality of categories in the user profile, wherein each of the plurality of categories includes a plurality of media listings that correspond to a respective category of the plurality of categories;
- receive a second user input adding a user-selected first media listing to a user-selected first category of the plurality of categories;
- in response to the second user input, update the user-selected first category to include the user-selected first media listing;
- receive a third user input selecting the user-selected first category;
- and
- in response to the third user input selecting the user-selected first category, generate for display, on the display screen, the first media listing in the first category.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.