Systems and methods for providing custom media content flipping

摘要

Systems and methods for providing enhanced channel flipping are disclosed. A user may selectively mark and unmark channels as temporary favorite channels. These channels may be dynamically added or removed from the channel changing or channel flipping sequence. Unauthorized channels and channels locked by parental controls may also be automatically removed from the channel flipping sequence. A plurality of custom channel flipping sequences may be maintained on the user equipment device. Users may access any of these custom channel flipping sequences in order to flip only through the channels associated with the custom sequence. Channels in the flipping sequence may also be pre-tuned in order to reduce delays associated with tuning.

主权项

1. A method for enhanced channel flipping on a user equipment device, the method comprising:
receiving a user request to tune from a first channel to a second channel in a channel flipping sequence, wherein the channel flipping sequence comprises an ordered list of a plurality of channels of media content; receiving a user indication to mark the second channel as a temporary favorite channel; in response to receiving the user indication to mark the second channel as a temporary favorite channel, adding, using control circuitry, the second channel to a temporary favorite channels list, wherein the temporary favorite channels list includes favorite channels and temporary favorite channels; creating, using the control circuitry, a favorite channel flipping sequence, wherein the favorite channel flipping sequence comprises the channels identified in the temporary favorite channels list; determining, based on the favorite channels list, whether a given channel is one of the favorite channels or one of the temporary favorite channels; in response to determining that the given channel is one of the favorite channels, generating for display a first indicator that represents favorite channels; in response to determining that the given channel is one of the temporary favorite channels, generating for display a second indicator, different from the first indicator, that represents temporary favorite channels; in response to a plurality of identical commands from the user, sequentially tuning to each channel in the favorite channel flipping sequence without tuning to channels not in the favorite channel flipping sequence; and automatically removing the second channel from the temporary favorite channels list.