Entertainment system

Apparatus for providing an electronic program guide within a moving vehicle, the vehicle moving from within a broadcast footprint of a satellite to a region outside the broadcast footprint, the apparatus comprising:

• a receiver for receiving a satellite broadcast transmission transmitted from the satellite, the satellite broadcast transmission comprising at least one entertainment channel offering a program having an associated critical program time;
• position determination apparatus for determining a current position of the moving vehicle;
• future position computation apparatus for computing a future position of the moving vehicle at the critical program time and determining whether the future position lies within the broadcast footprint and producing a result;
• and
• entertainment apparatus for providing an electronic program guide comprising a plurality of entertainment channel offerings, the electronic program guide being customized based on the result,
• wherein the electronic program guide is customized to include the entertainment channel only if the result indicates that the future position lies within the broadcast footprint at the critical program time.

Apparatus for providing an electronic program guide within a moving vehicle, the vehicle moving from within a broadcast footprint of a satellite to a region outside the broadcast footprint, the apparatus comprising:

• means for receiving a satellite broadcast transmission transmitted from the satellite, the satellite broadcast transmission comprising at least one entertainment channel offering a program having an associated critical program time;
• means for determining a current position of the moving vehicle;
• means for computing a future position of the moving vehicle at the critical program time and determining whether the future position lies within the broadcast footprint and producing a result;
• and
• means for providing an electronic program guide comprising a plurality of entertainment channel offerings, the electronic program guide being customized based on the result,
• wherein the electronic program guide is customized to include the entertainment channel only if the result indicates that the future position lies within the broadcast footprint at the critical program time.

A method for providing an electronic program guide within a moving vehicle, the vehicle moving from within a broadcast footprint of a satellite to a region outside the broadcast footprint, the method comprising:

• receiving a satellite broadcast transmission transmitted from the satellite, the satellite broadcast transmission comprising at least one entertainment channel offering a program having an associated critical program time;
• determining a current position of the moving vehicle;
• computing a future position of the moving vehicle at the critical program time and determining whether the future position lies within the broadcast footprint, thus producing a result;
• and
• providing an electronic program guide comprising a plurality of entertainment channel offerings, the electronic program guide being customized based on the result.

A method for providing an electronic program guide within a moving vehicle, the vehicle moving from within a broadcast footprint of a satellite to a region outside the broadcast footprint, the method comprising:

• receiving a satellite broadcast transmission transmitted from the satellite, the satellite broadcast transmission comprising at least one entertainment channel offering a program having an associated critical program time;
• determining a current position of the moving vehicle;
• utilizing a direction and a speed of the moving vehicle to compute a future position of the moving vehicle at the critical program time and determining whether the future position lies within the broadcast footprint, thus producing a result;
• and
• providing an electronic program guide comprising a plurality of entertainment channel offerings, the electronic program guide being customized based on the result.