Patent ID: 6934964
Filing Date: 2005-08-23
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A media control system, comprising: a computer connected to a data source to receive periodic updates of schedule data relating to available media content deliverable through a channel; said computer being connected to control a delivery of selected media content through said channel to a media output device; said computer being connected to a preference data store storing preference data indicating media content preferred by a user; said computer being connected to a user interface with a display and an input device; said computer being programmed to select a subset of said available media content responsively to said preference data; said computer being further programmed to display first identifiers corresponding to said subset and accept first input indicating a one of said first identifiers to be used currently or in the future and to control a delivery of media content responsively to said first input; said computer being further programmed to display second identifiers corresponding to said schedule data and schedule data relating to media content not currently available for display and not scheduled to be available for display and to accept second input indicating multiple ones of said second identifiers indicating preferences and to store data responsive to said second input in said preference store without controlling a delivery of media content responsively thereto.