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US 8,099,680 · App. 10/328,514 · Granted Jan 17, 2012

System and method of contextual pre-tuning

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Patent No.
US 8,099,680
App. No.
10/328,514
Granted
Jan 17, 2012
Kind
B1
Abstract

A method implemented on a multi-tuner receiver system comprises successively displaying a set of visual cards where each visual card of the set of visual cards comprises a graphical representation. A visual card of the set of visual cards is selected, the visual card being associated with a first television program. Based on a characteristic of the selected visual card, a second television program is identified. The second television program is then tuned.

Claims (57)

1. A method implemented on a multi-tuner receiver system, the method comprising:

successively displaying a set of visual cards, each visual card of the set of visual cards comprising a graphical representation;

selecting a visual card of the set of visual cards, the visual card being associated with a first television program;

identifying, based on a characteristic of the selected visual card, a second television program; and

tuning to the second television program.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the graphical representation is of a television program.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising tuning to the first television program.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic comprises the positioning of the selected visual card within a user interface.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic comprises the time at which the selected visual card is selected.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic comprises a category to which the selected visual card belongs.

7. A method of contextual tuning, the method comprising:

navigating a set of media program indicators;

selecting an indicator of the set of indicators, the indicator being associated with a first television program;

allocating, based on a characteristic of the selected indicator, an instruction to tune to a second television program; and

tuning to the second television program.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising tuning to the first television program.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the characteristic comprises the positioning of the selected indicator within a user interface.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the characteristic comprises the time at which the selected indicator is selected.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the characteristic comprises a category to which the selected indicator belongs.

12. A receiver system, comprising:

a card displayer successively displaying a set of visual cards, each visual card of the set of visual cards comprising a graphical representation;

a card selector selecting a visual card of the set of visual cards, the visual card being associated with a first television program;

an allocator identifying, based on a characteristic of the selected visual card, a second television program; and

a first tuner tuning to the second television program.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the graphical representation is of a television program.

14. The system of claim 12 , further comprising a second tuner tuning to the first television program.

15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the characteristic comprises the positioning of the selected visual card within a user interface.

16. The system of claim 12 , wherein the characteristic comprises the time at which the selected visual card is selected.

17. The system of claim 12 , wherein the characteristic comprises a category to which the selected visual card belongs.

18. A system for contextual tuning, comprising:

a processor successively displaying a set of visual cards, each visual card of the set of visual cards comprising a graphical representation, the processor further selecting a visual card of the set of visual cards, the visual card being associated with a first television program, the processor further identifying, based on a characteristic of the selected visual card, a second television program; and

a first tuner tuning to the second television program.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the graphical representation is of a television program.

20. The system of claim 18 , further comprising a second tuner tuning to the first television program.

21. The system of claim 18 , wherein the characteristic comprises the positioning of the selected visual card within a user interface.

22. The system of claim 18 , wherein the characteristic comprises the time at which the selected visual card is selected.

23. The system of claim 18 , wherein the characteristic comprises a category to which the selected visual card belongs.

24. A computer program product comprising program code for performing a method implemented on a multi-tuner receiver system, the method comprising:

successively displaying a set of visual cards, each visual card of the set of visual cards comprising a graphical representation;

selecting a visual card of the set of visual cards, the visual card being associated with a first television program;

identifying, based on a characteristic of the selected visual card, a second television program; and

tuning to the second television program.

25. The product of claim 24 , wherein the graphical representation is of a television program.

26. The product of claim 24 , further comprising tuning to the first television program.

27. The product of claim 24 , wherein the characteristic comprises the positioning of the selected visual card within a user interface.

28. The product of claim 24 , wherein the characteristic comprises the time at which the selected visual card is selected.

29. The product of claim 24 , wherein the characteristic comprises a category to which the selected visual card belongs.

30. A receiver system, comprising:

means for successively displaying a set of visual cards, each visual card of the set of visual cards comprising a graphical representation;

means for selecting a visual card of the set of visual cards, the visual card being associated with a first television program;

means for identifying, based on a characteristic of the selected visual card, a second television program; and

means for tuning to the second television program.

31. The system of claim 30 , wherein the graphical representation is of a television program.

32. The system of claim 30 , further comprising means for tuning to the first television program.

33. The system of claim 30 , wherein the characteristic comprises the positioning of the selected visual card within a user interface.

34. The system of claim 30 , wherein the characteristic comprises the time at which the selected visual card is selected.

35. The system of claim 30 , wherein the characteristic comprises a category to which the selected visual card belongs.

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