Patent ID: 7917933
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for use in an interactive television program guide system that provides users with access to programs, the method comprising: displaying a program on a first user equipment device; receiving a first indication from a user at the first user equipment device to pause the program that is displayed on the first user equipment device; responsive to receiving the first indication from the user at the first user equipment device: receiving a second indication from the user at a second user equipment device to resume displaying the paused program on the second user equipment device; and responsive to receiving the second indication from the user at the second user equipment device, displaying the paused program on the second user equipment device from a point substantially near the point at which the program was paused on the first user equipment device based on the data stored on the first user equipment device.