Granted Patent B2

US 8,434,110 · App. 12/914,629 · Granted Apr 30, 2013

Abstract

Claims (20)

1. A method of generating an electronic program guide comprising:

receiving television content and electronic program guide data;

separating the program guide data including a program type from the television content;

storing the program guide data;

determining user preferences from user-selected settings;

comparing the program guide data to the user preferences to determine a grade corresponding to a variable level of correspondence of the user preferences and the program guide data; and

displaying a plurality of program guide elements in a display having a color corresponding to the program type and a brightness corresponding to the grade so that different grades have different brightness.

2. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein receiving the television content comprises receiving the television content and the electronic program guide data from a satellite.

3. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein receiving the television content and electronic program guide comprises receiving the television content and electronic program guide data at a satellite television receiving unit.

4. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein receiving the television content and electronic program guide data comprises receiving the television content and electronic program guide data at a mobile satellite television receiving unit.

5. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein determining user preferences comprises determining the user preference from previously viewed programming.

6. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein determining user preferences comprises determining user preferences from responses to questions.

7. A system comprising:

a receiving unit having a controller module that receives television content and electronic program guide data having a program type;

said controller module comprising a separation module separating the program guide data from the television content;

said controller module storing the program guide data;

said controller module further comprising a preference module determining user preferences from user-selected settings;

said controller module comparing the program guide data to the user preferences to determine a grade corresponding to a variable level of correspondence of the user preferences and the program guide data; and

a visual display module that changes a display by changing a color of a plurality of program guide elements in response to the program type and changes a brightness in response to the grade so that different grades have different brightnesses.

8. A system as recited in claim 7 wherein the controller determines user preferences from responses to questions.

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