System and method for an automatic television channel change

摘要

A system and method for automatically changing channels. A user selection of a channel and a time associated with media content is received. The current time is determined. A display is powered on in response to determining the display is off. A display is automatically changed to the channel in response to the current time matching the selected time. The media content received through the channel is displayed.

主权项

1. A method for automatically changing channels, the method comprising:
receiving a first user selection from a first user comprising the identification of a first specific television program and further comprising an approval from the first user of one or more channels selected from an automatically populated list of channels that broadcast the first specific program; receiving a second user selection from a second user comprising the identification of a second specific television program and further comprising an approval from the second user of one or more channels selected from an automatically populated list of channels that broadcast the second specific program; determining a relative priority from among the first specified television program and the second specified television program; automatically tuning the display to the one of the first specified television program and the second specified television program having the highest determined priority; and displaying the one of the first specified television program and the second specified television program having the highest determined priority.