# US 2016/0366362 A9 · Systems and methods for providing custom media content flipping > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2016/0366362 A9 - Document ID: US20160366362A9 - Status: Published application - Kind: A9 - Application number: 14/316,338 - Filed: 2014-06-26 - Published: 2016-12-15 - Earliest claimed: 2006-07-31 - Assignees: Rovi Guides, Inc. - Applicants: Rovi Guides, Inc. - Inventors: Michael D. Ellis - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160366362A9 ## CPC - H04N 5/50: Tuning indicators; Automatic tuning control - G06F 3/0481: based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance - H04N 7/17318: {Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests} - H04N 21/254: Management at additional data server, e.g. shopping server, rights management server {(arrangements for maintenance or administration in data networks H04L41/00; network services using third party service providers H04L67/53)} - H04N 21/25891: {being end-user preferences (retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18)} - H04N 21/431: Generation of visual interfaces {for content selection or interaction}; Content or additional data rendering - H04N 21/4334: {Recording operations (recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27)} - H04N 21/4383: {Accessing a communication channel} - H04N 21/44218: {Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV programme (methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45)} - H04N 21/4532: {involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences (monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18)} - H04N 21/458: Scheduling content for creating a personalised stream, e.g. by combining a locally stored advertisement with an incoming stream; Updating operations, e.g. for OS modules {; time-related management operations (arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast or during the distribution H04H20/10)} - H04N 21/4583: {Automatically resolving scheduling conflicts, e.g. when a recording by reservation has been programmed for two programmes in the same time slot} - H04N 21/4667: {Processing of monitored end-user data, e.g. trend analysis based on the log file of viewer selections} - H04N 21/47: End-user applications - H04N 21/472: End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content {(end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612)} - H04N 21/47202: {for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand} - H04N 21/47214: {for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market (stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224)} - H04N 21/4821: {using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time} - H04N 21/4823: {using a channel name} - H04N 21/485: End-user interface for client configuration - H04N 21/488: Data services, e.g. news ticker {(systems specially adapted for using meteorological information in broadcast systems H04H60/71)} - H04N 21/6582: {Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number (arrangements where receivers interact with the broadcast H04H20/38)} - H04N 21/8126: {involving additional data, e.g. news, sports, stocks, weather forecasts} - H04N 21/8173: {End-user applications, e.g. Web browser, game} - H04N 21/482: End-user interface for programme selection - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract Systems and methods for providing enhanced channel flipping are disclosed. A user may selectively mark and unmark channels as temporary favorite channels. These channels may be dynamically added or removed from the channel changing or channel flipping sequence. Unauthorized channels and channels locked by parental controls may also be automatically removed from the channel flipping sequence. A plurality of custom channel flipping sequences may be maintained on the user equipment device. Users may access any of these custom channel flipping sequences in order to flip only through the channels associated with the custom sequence. Channels in the flipping sequence may also be pre-tuned in order to reduce delays associated with tuning. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 1-18. (canceled) ### Claim 19 A method for enhanced channel flipping on a user equipment device, the method comprising: receiving a user request to tune from a first channel to a second channel in a channel flipping sequence, wherein the channel flipping sequence comprises an ordered list of a plurality of channels of media content; receiving a user indication to mark the second channel as a temporary favorite channel; in response to receiving the user indication to mark the second channel as a temporary favorite channel, adding the second channel to a temporary favorite channels list; and creating a favorite channel flipping sequence, wherein the favorite channel flipping sequence comprises the channels identified in the temporary favorite channels list. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19 further comprising accessing a list of preexisting favorite channels stored on the user equipment device, wherein the favorite channel flipping sequence additionally comprises the preexisting favorite channels. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19 further comprising: receiving a user request to tune to a favorite channel; and in response to receiving the user request to tune to a favorite channel, automatically tuning to a channel in the favorite channel flipping sequence. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21 further comprising, in response to receiving the user request to tune to a favorite channel, automatically pre-tuning a third channel on a secondary tuner, wherein the third channel is another channel in the favorite channel flipping sequence. ### Claim 23 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19 further comprising: accessing media guidance application data relating to the second channel; determining, from the accessed media guidance application data, an end time of a program currently being displayed on the second channel; and automatically removing the second channel from the favorite channel flipping sequence after the end time of the program. ### Claim at position 7 24-41. (canceled) ### Claim 42 A system for enhanced channel flipping on a user equipment device, the system comprising: memory to store a channel flipping sequence, wherein the channel flipping sequence comprises an ordered list of a plurality of channels of media content; and control circuitry configured to: receive a user request to tune from a first channel to a second channel in a channel flipping sequence, wherein the channel flipping sequence comprises an ordered list of a plurality of channels of media content; receive a user indication to mark the second channel as a temporary favorite channel; in response to receiving the user indication to mark the second channel as a temporary favorite channel, add the second channel to a temporary favorite channels list; and create a favorite channel flipping sequence, wherein the favorite channel flipping sequence comprises the channels identified in the temporary favorite channels list. ### Claim 43 (depends on 42) The system of claim 42 wherein the control circuitry is further configured to access a list of preexisting favorite channels stored on the user equipment device, wherein the favorite channel flipping sequence additionally comprises the preexisting favorite channels. ### Claim 44 (depends on 43) The system of claim 43 wherein the control circuitry is further configured to: receive a user request to tune to a favorite channel; and in response to receiving the user request to tune to a favorite channel, automatically tune to a channel in the favorite channel flipping sequence. ### Claim 45 (depends on 44) The system of claim 44 wherein the control circuitry is further configured to, in response to receiving the user request to tune to a favorite channel, automatically pre-tune a third channel on a secondary tuner, wherein the third channel is another channel in the favorite channel flipping sequence. ### Claim 46 (depends on 42) The system of claim 42 wherein the control circuitry is further configured to: access media guidance application data relating to the second channel; determine, from the accessed media guidance application data, an end time of a program currently being displayed on the second channel; and automatically remove the second channel from the favorite channel flipping sequence after the end time of the program. ### Claim at position 13 47-69. (canceled) ### Claim 70 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19 further comprising, in response to the user flipping to the second channel, displaying an icon indicating whether the second channel is a favorite channel or a temporary favorite channel. ### Claim 71 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19 further comprising: receiving user indication to unmark the second channel as a temporary favorite channel; and in response to receiving the user indication to unmark the second channel as a temporary favorite channel, removing the second channel from the favorite channel flipping sequence. ### Claim 72 (depends on 71) The method of claim 71 further comprising, in response to receiving the user indication to unmark the second channel as a temporary favorite channel, displaying an unmarked icon. ### Claim 73 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20 further comprising: receiving user indication to delete a first preexisting favorite channel from the favorite channel flipping sequence; and in response to receiving user indication to delete a first preexisting favorite channel from the favorite channel flipping sequence, deleting the first preexisting favorite channel from the favorite channel flipping sequence. ### Claim 74 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19 further comprising: generating for display a list of channels; generating for display a favorite column, where an indication in the favorite column next to the second channel indicates the second channel is in the favorite channel flipping sequence; and generating for display a marked column, where an indication in the marked column next to the second channel indicates the second channel has been marked as a temporary favorite channel. ### Claim 75 (depends on 42) The system of claim 42 wherein the control circuitry is further configured to, in response to the user flipping to the second channel, display an icon indicating whether the second channel is a favorite channel or a temporary favorite channel. ### Claim 76 (depends on 42) The system of claim 42 wherein the control circuitry is further configured to: receive user indication to unmark the second channel as a temporary favorite channel; and in response to receiving the user indication to unmark the second channel as a temporary favorite channel, remove the second channel from the favorite channel flipping sequence. ### Claim 77 (depends on 76) The system of claim 76 wherein the control circuitry is further configured to, in response to receiving the user indication to unmark the second channel as a temporary favorite channel, display an unmarked icon. ### Claim 78 (depends on 43) The system of claim 43 wherein the control circuitry is further configured to: receive user indication to delete a first preexisting favorite channel from the favorite channel flipping sequence; and in response to receiving user indication to delete a first preexisting favorite channel from the favorite channel flipping sequence, delete the first preexisting favorite channel from the favorite channel flipping sequence. ### Claim 79 (depends on 42) The system of claim 42 wherein the control circuitry is further configured to: generate for display a list of channels; generate for display a favorite column, where an indication in the favorite column next to the second channel indicates the second channel is in the favorite channel flipping sequence; and generate for display a marked column, where an indication in the marked column next to the second channel indicates the second channel has been marked as a temporary favorite channel.