Patent ID: 6725461
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A computer implemented method of operating a broadcast receiver for establishing reminders for events related to broadcast programs, the broadcast receiver including a local memory, the method comprising:receiving at the broadcast receiver broadcast data including at least one broadcast program and separate reminder data associated with the broadcast program; displaying the broadcast program on a display device coupled to the broadcast receiver; during the display of the broadcast program, and without requiring a previous display of a program listing, receiving a user input to establish a reminder for an event related to the broadcast program; storing in the local memory of the broadcast receiver the reminder data for the event, including data for determining a future time to display the reminder, and a description of the event, the reminder data stored in the local memory until the future time; determining in the broadcast receiver from the locally stored reminder data whether to display the reminder at the future time; and responsive to the future time, displaying on the display device the reminder including the description of the event.