Patent ID: 8782701
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for watching missed television (TV) programs, comprising: receiving Electronic Program Guide (EPG) information distributed by a headend; obtaining a local table of missed programs and a current time, wherein the local table of missed programs comprises a local table of missed series and a local table of missed common programs, and wherein the local table is stored at a user terminal; determining that a program has been missed when the user terminal is in a non-working status according to the local table of missed programs and the current time; updating information of the missed program in the local table of missed programs according to the EPG information; detecting whether the missed program is currently being played; and implementing a service of watching the missed program when it is detected that the missed program is currently being played, wherein implementing the service of watching the missed program comprises: wherein the local table of missed series comprises a plurality of columns of information, and wherein the plurality of columns of information comprises a name column, an alias column, a total number of episodes column, a language column, a main channel column, a current schedule column, and a playing time column, and wherein the local table of missed common programs comprises a plurality of columns of information, and wherein the plurality of columns of information comprises a name column, an alias column, a language column, a missed or not missed column, a main channel column, a played or not played column, a playing time column, and a times of choosing not to watch column.