Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems, methods and apparatus for structuring an electronic program guide associated with multiple devices
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Application No.: US15858346Application Date: 2017-12-29
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Publication No.: US10440422B2Publication Date: 2019-10-08
- Inventor: Max Stephen Gratton , Mark Templeman , Danny Jean Minnick
- Applicant: Dish Network L.L.C.
- Applicant Address: US CO Englewood
- Assignee: DISH NETWORK, L.L.C.
- Current Assignee: DISH NETWORK, L.L.C.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Englewood
- Agency: Perkins Coie LLP
- Main IPC: H04N21/433
- IPC: H04N21/433 ; H04N5/445 ; H04N21/458 ; H04N21/435 ; H04N21/431

Abstract:
Embodiments described herein are directed at apparatus, systems and methods generally related to satellite, cable or other television receiver/DVR video systems for structuring a centralized content-processing device and/or its associated EPG in facilitating delivery and recording of audiovisual content when the centralized content-processing device is associated with multiple remote content-processing devices. In one implementation, a centralized content-processing device may create device-specific folders for the centralized content-processing device and one or more remote devices. The device-specific folders may, for example, include information for one or more programming events associated with content (e.g., TV shows, sports, movies, music, documentaries). In some embodiments, the device-specific folders for the remote content-processing devices are logically separated from one another in a manner such that a remote device is restricted access to the device-specific folder for the remote device.
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