Patent ID: 7100186

Claim:
A method for programming a set-top box to tune to stations associated with plurality of channel numbers supported by the set-top box, comprising: generating an electronic system guide; and displaying a user-selected option within the electronic system guide that, when selected, causes an auto-program to be processed, the auto-program being instructions adapted for: displaying at least one pop-up for selecting a first source of the plurality of sources from the electronic system guide as a first default source and a second source of the plurality or sources as a second default source, detecting whether each channel number of the plurality of channel numbers associated with an incoming signal is a non-overlapping channel number or an overlapping channel number, and automatically programming each channel number of the plurality of channel numbers to tune to a station for receiving television programs provided by the selected first default source in response to the channel number being a non-overlapping channel number and programming the channel number to tune to a station receiving television programs provided by the selected second default source in response to the channel number being an overlapping channel number.