Patent ID: 8756632
Filing Date: 2014-06-17
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for an electronic program guide, the method comprising: storing, on a computer-readable storage device, an active media object list identifying media objects currently accessible to a user over a plurality of broadcast channels; receiving, by an electronic program guide (EPG) device, a plurality of tag requests identifying a plurality of programs tagged by the user browsing with an electronic program guide using a remote control, each of the tagged programs being associated with a corresponding media object; updating, by the EPG device, a tag list stored on the computer-readable storage device to identify the tagged programs; receiving, by the EPG device, a guide information request from the user through the remote control; in response to receiving the guide information request, comparing, by the EPG device, the active media object list with the tag list to determine a plurality of selected media objects that are currently accessible to the user over the plurality of broadcast channels and associated with one or more of the tagged programs; generating, by the EPG device, a user navigation list comprising pairs of source identifiers and titles associated with each of the plurality of selected media objects; and transmitting the user navigation list to a display device for displaying the user navigation list, enabling the user to select from amongst the pairs of source identifiers and titles to view.