Patent ID: 7212249
Filing Date: 2007-05-01
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A processor-implemented method for performing and scheduling actions related to viewing and recording television programs, the method being implemented in a system including a television, a processing system, a television/processing system interface, a viewer input device and an input device/processing system interface, the method comprising the steps of: displaying a program schedule listing having a plurality of program names and indicating the time and channel that a named program is to be broadcast; indicating that a particular program has been selected in response to a move cursor command generated by the viewer input device; displaying an action pop-up menu in response to a first command generated by the viewer input device, the action pop-up menu being overlaid over the program schedule listing and including a listing of different types of scheduling actions relating to the particular program chosen, the listing including one or more actions unrelated to recording a television program, at least one of the scheduling actions being selectable; indicating that one of the scheduling actions has been selected in response to a move cursor command, which navigates a highlight region to a particular scheduling action, generated by the viewer input device; and scheduling the action chosen in response to a selection command generated by the viewer input device.