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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
May. 21, 2019
The Directv Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Eileen Mateik, Torrance, CA (US);
Steven Allstead, Jr., Long Beach, CA (US);
Cory Max Bernhardt, Lomita, CA (US);
Michael Habif, Lakewood, CA (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a processing system and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations. The operations can include obtaining a plurality of live streams at a broadband connection to the processing system; providing an interface to facilitate input via a control device communicating with the processing system; presenting, responsive to a first user input, the live streams simultaneously at a display device; and identifying, responsive to a second user input, a set of favorite streams. The operations can also include presenting a program guide at the display device. The program guide can include a plurality of program guide objects; each of the set of favorite streams can include a separate program guide object that accordingly is selectable, via user input to the program guide, for presentation at the display device. Other embodiments are disclosed.