United Video Properties, Inc.

Rovi Guides, Inc.

L Joe Hedges

Michael D Ellis

David M Berezowski

Edward Bruce Knudson

Joel Gerard Hassell

William L Thomas

Robert Alan Knee

M Scott Reichardt

Todd A Walker

W Benjamin Herrington

Johnny B Corvin

An interactive television program guide system with digital storage is provided. The program guide gives users the ability to store information associated with recorded programs in a directory in the digital storage device thereby providing easy access to program information. The program guide may also provide a global media library for indicating the programs stored on removable storage media used with the program guide. The guide may also allow the user to manage and maintain a user media library to do the same. Non-time-sensitive data associated with recorded programs may be stored in a way that allows the user to interact with the data on playback as if the program were being originally aired. The program guide also allows the user to define 'super-programs' for playback of a sequence of stored programs or program segments.

Electronic program guide with digital storage

Systems and methods for providing guidance to users for finding media are described. Such systems and methods may be provided in interactive media guides such as program guides, web browsers, or other suitable interactive media guides.

Interactive media guide with media guidance interface

An interactve television program guide system with digital storage is provided. The program guide gives users the ability to store information associated with recorded programs in a directory in the digital storage device thereby providing easy access to program information. The program guide may also provide a global media library for indicating the programs stored on removable storage media used with the program guide. The guide may also allow the user to manage ad maintain a user media library to do the same. Non-time-sensitive data associated with recorded programs may be stored in a way that allows the user to interact with the data on playback as if the program were being originally aired. The program guide also allows the user to define 'super-programs'for playback of a sequence of stored programs or program segments.

An interactive television program guide system with digital storage is provided. The program guide gives users the ability to select a program for recording onto the digital storage device. The program guide may then provide the user a list of programs that includes at least one listing for a recorded program. The user may select a recorded program listing and the program guide will transfer the corresponding program from the digital storage device to a secondary storage device.

Program guide with a digital storage device

Television program guide with a digital storage device

Electronic program guide with digital storage directory

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Tulsa, OK, United States of America

L Joe Hedges