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Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015

Filed:

Mar. 01, 2013
Applicant:

Frontier Communications Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);

Inventors:

Eric E. Del Sesto, Stamford, CT (US);

Tony T. Chan, Stamford, CT (US);

Michael Luton, Stamford, CT (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 21/235 (2011.01); H04N 21/4725 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/231 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/2355 (2013.01); H04N 5/44543 (2013.01); H04N 21/4725 (2013.01); H04N 21/23109 (2013.01); H04N 2005/44556 (2013.01); H04N 21/4821 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method to obtain visual content items matched to scheduled programs comprising: providing a program guide display that includes a grid with grid locations that identify scheduled programs, and that correspond to respective a scheduled program air times and a respective program sources; wherein the program guide extends over a time frame prior to the current date; providing an icon associated with a grid location that indicates that a visual content item matched to the program identified by the grid location currently is available; providing an identifier that is encoded in computer readable storage device and that is associated with the grid location and that indicates a location where the visual content item can be obtained; and accessing the location indicated by the identifier in response to a user selection of the grid location associated with the icon.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Del Sesto, Eric. (2015). Method and system to request audiovisual content items matched to programs identified in a program grid (U.S. Patent No. 8930997). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8930997

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