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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2011
Michael D. Ellis, Boulder, CO (US);
Thomas R. Lemmons, Sand Springs, OK (US);
Connie T. Marshall, Muskogee, OK (US);
Donald W. Allison, Tulsa, OK (US);
Michael D. Ellis, Boulder, CO (US);
Thomas R. Lemmons, Sand Springs, OK (US);
Connie T. Marshall, Muskogee, OK (US);
Donald W. Allison, Tulsa, OK (US);
United Video Properties, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An interactive television program guide system is provided in which a user may use the program guide to watch one program while simultaneously recording another program without interrupting the recording or viewing process. This interactive television program guide system also allows a user the to utilize all or some of the program guide features while in the watch and record mode depending on the embodiment that is being implemented. Further, this watch and record system may be implemented using a multiple tuner set-top box or a single tuner set-top box with a RF bypass or digital switch. In addition to a set-top box, the system may be implemented using a satellite receiver, an advanced television with a processor and memory, or a computer. The various implementations provide a very versatile watch and record environment for the user.