Intuitive electronic program guide display
AssigneeThe DIRECTV Group, Inc.
InventorJeff Sharkey
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Abstract
A method and system for generating an electronic program guide includes a receiving unit 28 having a controller module 60. The controller module 60 receives television content and electronic programming guide data. The controller module 60 separates the program guide data from the television content and stores the program guide data. The controller 60 determines user preferences and changes a display of the electronic program guide in response to the user preferences.
Claims25
A method of generating an electronic program guide comprising:
- receiving television content and electronic program guide data;
- separating the program guide data from the television content;
- storing the program guide data;
- determining user preferences from user-selected settings;
- comparing the program guide data to the user preferences to determine a grade corresponding to a variable level of correspondence of the user preferences and the program guide data;
- and
- changing an audible tone of a program element in response to the user preference and grade so that different grades have different tones.
A method of generating an electronic program guide comprising:
- receiving television content and electronic program guide data;
- separating the program guide data from the television content;
- storing the program guide data;
- determining user preferences from user-selected settings;
- comparing the program guide data to the user preferences to determine a grade corresponding to a variable level of correspondence of the user preferences and the program guide data;
- generating an audible tone of a program element in response to the user preferences and grade;
- and
- changing a color of the display in response to the user preferences and grade so that different grades have different colors and tones.
A system comprising:
- a receiving unit having a controller module that receives television content and electronic program guide data;
- said controller comprising a separation module separating the program guide data from the television content;
- said controller storing the program guide data;
- said controller further comprising a preference module determining user preferences from user-selected settings;
- comparing the program guide data to the user preferences to determine a grade corresponding to a variable level of correspondence of the user preferences and the program guide data;
- and
- the display module comprises an audible display module that changes a display by changing an audible tone of a program element in response to the user preferences and the grade so that different grades have different tones.
A system comprising:
- a receiving unit having a controller module that receives television content and electronic program guide data;
- said controller comprising a separation module separating the program guide data from the television content;
- said controller storing the program guide data;
- said controller further comprising a preference module determining user preferences from user-selected settings;
- comparing the program guide data to the user preferences to determine a grade corresponding to a variable level of correspondence of the user preferences and the program guide data;
- and
- an audible display module and a visual display module, said audible display module changes a display by changing an audible tone of a program element in response to the user preferences and grade and said visual display module changes a color of a program guide element in response to the user preferences and grade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.