The user at client 18 generally is provided with functions to: add a program listing to the guide; delete a program from the guide; update the program listing on the guide; obtain the guide from the DVR 37; and obtain the channel guide from the DVR 37. In one implementation, and by ...
The display may generate a listing of results in a pre-formatted display. The display may also provide other features such as the ability to request that the content be stored within the user device. Referring now to FIG. 6, a method for recording content corresponding to a link is set ...
The program guide may include data to map viewer channel numbers to satellite transponders and service channel identifications (SCIDs), and also provide TV program listing information to the subscriber 122 identifying program events. The functionality implemented in the IRD 500 depicted in FIG. 5 ...
The On Now display 1912 gives a listing of channels and the programming that is currently available. A selection box 1914 for channel 101 is set forth. By selecting a channel using the user interface of the second screen device, content data may be provided. In this example, the network ...
1.A method of broadcasting television programs, comprising:determining a current Program Offer for a specified time period, said Program Offer including a listing of a plurality of programs each having an associated delivery window of guaranteed broadcast from customer selection of the program;determinin...
The program guide may include data to map the channel numbers to satellite transponders and service channel identifications (SCIDs), and also provide TV program listing information to the subscriber identifying program events. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a typical uplink configuration for a...
In a typical embodiment two trap314,316modules are used to physically complete the circuit. The values of Trap A314and Trap B316are dictated by the spotbeam frequency plan. The installer may refer to a table listing the required traps for each zip code and/or supplemental service. Where no...
operation steps implemented by the microcontroller610and stored in the processor ROM638. The program guide may include data to map viewer channel numbers to satellite networks, satellite transponders and SCIDs, and also provide TV program listing information to the subscriber122identifying program ...
For a system having a large number of channels (i.e. 175 or more), the local map may comprise a matrix of several thousand bytes of data listing the appropriate broadcast resources for each viewer channel, for one or more time periods. Such “overhead” data transmission requires bandwidth...
23.The method of claim 21,wherein the identifiers associated with each recordable event series of the first plurality of recordable event series includes the common title, a time of day identifier, a channel identifier, and a day or days of week identifier. ...