Patent ID: 8010981
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An electronic programming guide apparatus comprising: a programmable electronic device at a first location; a computer system at a second location, coupled to said programmable electronic device via a network; said programmable electronic device providing information regarding said programmable electronic device at said first location to said computer system; said computer system configured to utilize a record of electronically transmitted programming which is available to be received at said first location, and for generating an electronic programming guide based upon said record; wherein the information regarding said programmable electronic device is the record of electronically transmitted programming which is available to be received at said first location and further wherein said programmable electronic device is a PC and said first location is a first household location; wherein the record is generated in response to repeatedly scanning actual electronic programming signals delivered to said first household location; wherein the electronic programming signals are received by a television tuner card disposed in the PC; wherein the PC is coupled to a schedule and descriptive programming information source via an internet connection; and wherein the computer system is configured to utilize a plurality of television station geographic reception areas and a plurality of overlapping geographic areas in associating a television station ID with a detected RF signal on a predetermined channel when generating the electronic program guide.