Patent ID: 9264779
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for providing access to a block guide, the method comprising: recording, by a content receiver, a plurality of instances of television programs on a plurality of television channels in response to received instructions from a content provider, wherein: outputting, by the content receiver, for presentation, an electronic programming guide, wherein: receiving, by the content receiver, a first selection of an instance of a television program from the at least the subset of the plurality of television channels presented in the electronic programming guide; determining, by the content receiver, the block guide is available due to the television program having been recorded on the single frequency band in response to the received instructions from the content provider; in response to determining that the block guide is available due to the television program having been recorded on the single frequency band in response to the received instructions from the content provider, outputting, by the content receiver, an indication that the block guide is available for the television program, the indication of the block guide being presented on the electronic programming guide; receiving, by the content receiver, a second selection of the television program; and in response to the second selection, outputting, by the content receiver, the block guide for presentation, wherein: