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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2011
Kay Johansson, Alamo, CA (US);
Kay Johansson, Alamo, CA (US);
MobiTV, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US);
Abstract
Electronic program guides are generated using device information, content authorization, service levels, and/or interest levels, etc., for a particular user. A viewer can access a user specific electronic program guide on a mobile device, continue accessing the user specific electronic program guide on a computer system, and subsequently move to a large screen television the same electronic program guide. The same user specific electronic program guide may be provided or adjustments to the electronic program guide can be made to account for varying service levels and device capabilities of the different devices. A user may be authorized to view a particular channel on a mobile device but not on a large screen television. In particular examples, a user can seamlessly access a user specific electronic program guide across a variety of authenticated devices associated with a variety of service levels.