Patent ID: 9628761
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. A method comprising: coordinating a first lineup of linear channels and a second lineup of virtual channels at a content processing system located remotely from a first user device and a second user device by communicating linear channel data for the first linear channel, and the second linear channel, and virtual channel data for the first virtual channel and the second virtual channel from the content processing system to the first user device and the second user device; displaying the linear channel data and virtual channel data on a screen display associated with the first user device and the second user device; receiving program guide data for the first linear channel at the user device; receiving homepage data for the first virtual channel at the user device; storing the program guide data in the user device; storing the homepage data for the first virtual channel in a memory of the user device; generating a channel number selection at the user device; when the channel number selection corresponds to the first linear channel number, tuning the user device to the first linear channel; and when the channel number selection corresponds to the first virtual channel number, retrieving the homepage data from the memory and displaying the homepage data corresponding to the first virtual channel.