INTERACTIVE TELEVISION PROGRAM GUIDE SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH PAY PROGRAM PACKAGE PROMOTION

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system that allows a user to select a pay program for purchase from a program guide.

SOLUTION: The program guide determines whether the selected program is part of a package of pay programs. If the selected program is a part of a package, information regarding the package is provided to the user so that the user may decide whether to purchase the package. If the selected package is part of several packages, information on all packages is provided. The system automatically sets reminders for packages containing repetitive programming. The system monitors whether the user has watched any of the programs in such packages. When the user has watched a program from the package, the remaining reminders are canceled.

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