Electronic Program Guide With Integrated Program Listings

摘要

Abstract The present invention relates to a method of playing back segments of programs using user equipment. The 5 method comprises selecting, from a program guide, multiple programs for storage on a digital storage device. The multiple programs on the digital storage device are stored. The method also includes receiving a user definition of segments of the stored multiple 10 programs. The receiving of the user definition comprises the steps of defining at least one portion of each of said stored multiple programs for deletion; and deleting said at least one portion from the digital storage device. The method also includes defining a playback 15 sequence comprising segments of programs stored on the digital storage device and wherein the playback sequence specifies an order in which the segments of programs will be played back by the user equipment.