Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electronic programming guides combining stored content information and content provider schedule information
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Application No.: US13149852Application Date: 2011-05-31
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Publication No.: US08584167B2Publication Date: 2013-11-12
- Inventor: Luke VanDuyn
- Applicant: Luke VanDuyn
- Applicant Address: US CO Englewood
- Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
- Current Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Englewood
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: H04N5/445
- IPC: H04N5/445

Abstract:
A receiver provides an EPG. The EPG includes schedule information for content accessible by the receiver from a content provider presented as slots in a grid arranged by time and source. The receiver may determine recorded content is stored and incorporate content information for the recorded content in the EPG. The content information may include one or more portions of the instance of recorded content. The receiver may automatically incorporate the content information or may incorporate such information in response to user input. The receiver may incorporate additional information and/or access recorded content in response to user selection of content information. In some implementations, the recorded content may be recorded as part of an automatic system for recording multiple instances of content received via a multi-frequency signal from a content provider wherein the instances of content are all included in a same frequency and encoded utilizing the same control word.
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