Patent ID: 7921441

Claim:
A television schedule system configured with an electronic program guide (EPG) database, the system comprising: a receiving location for receiving a first television channel and a second television channel, wherein the first television channel provides regularly unscrambled television programs and the second television channel provides regularly scrambled television programs; a detector at the receiving location and a processor at the receiving location, wherein the detector is coupled to the processor for monitoring the second television channel to generate an indication when the second television channel is received without scrambling; the processor configured to: display program listings including a first program listing associated with the first television channel; determine based on an indication received from the detector that the second television channel is received without scrambling by a user that is a non-subscriber to the second television channel; and modify the displayed program listings to include a second program listing associated with the second television channel in response to determining that the second television channel is received without scrambling.