Patent ID: 8584167
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for providing an electronic programming guide that combines stored content information with content provider schedule information, the method comprising: recording multiple of instances of content during a single discrete time window received on a frequency of a multi-frequency signal using a tuner of the content receiver, wherein the multiple instances of content are received as a serial broadcast of each of the multiple instances of content and are received during the single discrete time window; providing, utilizing the content receiver, the electronic programming guide comprising at least schedule information for at least one instance of content accessible by the content receiver from at least one content provider wherein the schedule information for the at least one instance of content is presented as at least one slot in a grid arranged by time associated with the at least one instance of content and source associated with the at least one instance of content; determining, utilizing the content receiver, that the multiple instances of recorded content are stored by the content receiver; and incorporating, utilizing the content receiver, content information for each instance of the multiple instances of recorded content into the electronic programming guide such that the content information for each instance of the multiple instances of recorded content is presented simultaneously with schedule information in the electronic programming guide.