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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2024
Sling Tv L.l.c., Englewood, CO (US);
Kevin Holland, Denver, CO (US);
Seth Vansickel, Parker, CO (US);
Jonathan Lin, Denver, CO (US);
Liam Richardson, Parker, CO (US);
Amit Kumar, Centennial, CO (US);
Sling TV L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods related to improved program guide are provided. In one example, a method includes: receiving a first user request for browsing a program guide for digital programs on a client device, transmitting data corresponding to the program guide to the client device, and displaying the program guide in a user interface. The program guide includes multiple program preview boards, and each program preview board corresponds to a digital program or a recorded digital program and includes information related to the digital program or the recorded digital program. The method further includes providing a first selectable option for the user to enable or disable a first spoiler prevention feature and enabling or disabling the first spoiler prevention feature based on the user's selection. The first spoiler prevention feature is configured to hide a part of the information related to the digital program in the corresponding program preview.