Interactive television system
An interactive television system is described.
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10 . A method for highlighting cells of a program guide, the method comprising:
displaying a program guide, the program guide having cells of a regular size, each cell representing content available for a time period;
receiving a selection of a cell; and
in response to receiving the selection of the cell,
identifying a cell for an adjacent time period of the selected cell that represent the same content as the selected cell; and
highlighting the identified cell
so that both the selected cell and the identified cell are highlighted simultaneously.
11 . The method of claim 10 wherein the regular size indicates cells of the same width.
12 . The method of claim 10 wherein the regular size indicates cells of the same height.
13 . The method of claim 10 wherein the regular size indicates cells of the same height and the same width.
14 . The method of claim 10 including identifying and highlighting
15 . The method of claim 10 wherein the identifying includes comparing text associated with the selected cell with text associated with the cell in the adjacent time period.
16 . The method of claim 10 wherein the identifying includes comparing an image associated with the selected cell with an image associated with the cell in the adjacent time period.
17 . The method of claim 10 including suppressing the identifying of a cell when content of the selected cell is repeated over an extended period.
18 . The method of claim 10 wherein the identifying includes determining an ending time associated with the content of the selected cell.
19 . The method of claim 10 wherein the identifying includes determining a beginning time associated with the content of the selected cell.
20 . The method of claim 10 wherein the identifying includes determining a beginning time and an ending time associated with the content of the selected cell.
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