BIDIRECTIONAL TELEVISION PROGRAM GUIDE SYSTEM FUNCTIONING AS PORTAL

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system at least partially implementing a bidirectional television program guide application and an application unrelated to a program guide on user's television equipment.

SOLUTION: A program guide program application interface used to maintain a consistent user interface between the program guide application, and the application unrelated to the program guide is provided. The application unrelated to the program guide may be activated by the program guide application. A user may select an application unrelated to a specific program guide as a favorite and may set parental control on the application unrelated to the specific program guide. The program guide application may be executed in the background and the application unrelated to the program guide operates.

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