Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC

Comcast Cable Communications, LLC

Sedna Patent Services, LLC

Errol J D'Souza

Walt Michel

Robert S Heiman

Bruce Plotnick

Francis D Palazzo

A system and method for use in a cable network to acquire electronic programming guide (EPG) content signals from one or more EPG vendors. The system includes a set-top box (STB) for receiving cable signals and EPG signals from a headend controller so that the STB can output the signals to a media output device for display. A conversion table is provided to each STB for use by the STB in determining source IDs associated with a given channel for each EPG vendor, the source IDs for use in acquiring the EPG content signals.

Method and system for acquiring electronic programming guide signals

Method and system for acquiring and converting electronic programming guide signals from multiple vendors

A system and method for presenting advanced editorial content items to subscribers in a distribution network. The method comprises presenting an electronic program guide comprised of data representing program availability on a broadcast distribution network and a selectable editorial content control to present an editorial content index page. An editorial content index page is presented on a display device within the context of the electric program guide in response to selecting the editorial content control, the editorial content index page comprising one or more links or pointers, such as hyperlinks, to editorial content items. A user selects a pointer to an editorial content item from the set of pointers and the editorial content item is presented on the display device.

System and method for displaying editorial content through television navigation controls and electronic program guides

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Errol J D'Souza