MULTI-SOURCE SWITCHING IN A TELEVISION SYSTEM
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Abstract
The present invention provides a tuning scheme for coordinating schedule information and programs received from multiple sources (26, 28, 30 and 34). In the preferred embodiment, an identifier associated with the program'"'"'s channel (52) is used to identify a source device (26, 28, 30 or 34). When a user selects a program (60 or 62) listed in displayed schedule information (50), the system (10) reads the source identifier attached to the program'"'"'s channel (52). The system (10) then carries out an automatic switching/tuning such that the required source device (26, 28, 30 or 34) is input to the destination device (22), and a tuner is then tuned to the selected program'"'"'s channel (52).
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14. A method for providing channel guide information listings, the method comprising:
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receiving channel guide information listings, the received listings include channel guide information corresponding to at least two program sources, each program source operative to transmit a plurality of television channels; providing a channel guide having program listings for the plurality of television channels, the channel guide includes the channel guide information corresponding to the at least two program sources; and displaying at least some of the listings. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for use in providing channel guide information listings, the method comprising:
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means for receiving channel guide information listings, the received listings include channel guide information corresponding to at least two program sources, each program source operative to transmit a plurality of television channels; means for providing a channel guide having program listings for the plurality of television channels, the channel guide includes the channel guide information corresponding to the at least two program sources; and means for displaying at least some of the listings. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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