Interactive television program guide system with pay program package promotion
View Patent ↗A system is provided that allows a user to select a pay program for purchase from a program guide. The program guide determines whether the selected program is part of a package of pay programs. If the selected program is part of a package, information regarding the package is provided to the user so that the user may decide whether to purchase the package. If the selected program is part of several packages, information for all packages is provided. The system automatically sets reminders for packages containing repetitive programming. The system monitors whether the user has watched any of the programs in such packages. When the user watches a program from the package, the remaining reminders are cancelled. If a user does not watch any programs in a package of any type, purchase of the package is cancelled and the user is provided with the opportunity to reschedule.
1. A method comprising:
generating a display including an interactive package identifier and an expiration date, wherein the interactive package identifier identifies a package that includes a plurality of videos, and wherein the expiration date indicates a last date the package will be available for selection, and wherein the expiration date is displayed prior to an initial user selection of the interactive package identifier.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interactive package identifier is an offer to purchase the package.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the expiration date indicates a last date the package will be available for purchase.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the expiration date is displayed beneath the interactive package identifier.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display includes additional information related to the package.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the additional information includes a price.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the additional information includes a video source.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of videos share a common theme.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of videos are part of a same season.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating for display a selectable option to purchase the package.
11. A system comprising a processor configured to:
generate a display including an interactive package identifier and an expiration date, wherein the interactive package identifier identifies a package that includes a plurality of videos, and wherein the expiration date indicates a last date the package will be available for selection, and wherein the expiration date is displayed prior to an initial user selection of the interactive package identifier.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the interactive package identifier is an offer to purchase the package.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the expiration date indicates a last date the package will be available for purchase.
14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the expiration date is displayed beneath the interactive package identifier.
15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the display includes additional information related to the package.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the additional information includes a price.
17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the additional information includes a video source.
18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of videos share a common theme.
19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of videos are part of the same season.
20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to generate for display a selectable option to purchase the package.