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Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017

Filed:

Apr. 27, 2015
Applicant:

Echostar Technologies L.l.c., Englewood, CO (US);

Inventor:

Scott Parker, Englewood, CO (US);

Assignee:

EchoStar Technologies L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 21/466 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/25 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4667 (2013.01); H04N 21/251 (2013.01); H04N 21/44204 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for producing and displaying an enhanced program guide may include a method including identifying each channel viewed by a user over a period of time at an electronic device. The method may include storing data associated with each channel viewed, and may include producing a list of each channel viewed with the electronic device. The produced list may be ordered from most watched channel to least watched channel. The method may also include receiving a command at the electronic device to display an electronic program guide, and may still include incorporating at least a portion of the list into the electronic program guide at the electronic device for display.


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