Patent ID: 7761891

Claim:
A method for selecting a broadcast program, comprising: storing a first time interval associated with a first region and a second predetermined time interval associated with a second region; receiving a user selection of one of said first region and said second region; storing data corresponding to one of said first region and said second region responsive to said user selection receiving a first user input representing a first digit associated with said broadcast program; storing first data representing said first digit within one of said first predetermined time interval for said first region in response to said stored data corresponding to said first region and said second predetermined time interval for said second region in response to said stored data corresponding to said second region; and processing said first data for selecting said broadcast program, wherein said first predetermined time interval and said second predetermined time interval are non-zero time intervals and wherein said first predetermined time interval is shorter than said second predetermined time interval and said first data is processed after one of said first and second predetermined time intervals expires.