Patent ID: 8997148
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving a plurality of program listings for a plurality of channels; generating, using control circuitry, a display that includes a subset of the plurality of program listings in a first order, the subset including a program listing for a first channel of the plurality of channels, wherein the first channel is a restricted-access channel; determining that access to the first channel is no longer restricted; and arranging, using the control circuitry and without receiving user input, the subset of the plurality of program listings in the first order in a second order that is different than the first order based the determination that access to the first channel is no longer restricted; generating, using the control circuitry and without receiving user input, a display that includes the subset of the plurality of program listings arranged in the second order; determining whether a user is a non-subscriber to the first channel; and displaying a promotion tile that corresponds to a promotion that provides access to the first channel in response to determining that the user is a non-subscriber.