SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC CHANNEL LINEUP DETERMINATION

摘要

A current geographical location of a portable device is used to facilitate selection of channel lineup that is appropriate for a Multi-System Operator (MSO) provider and the current geographical location of the portable device. A program guide GUI of the portable device is then configured using the selected channel lineup. The configured GUI is displayable to a user of the portable device whereupon the configured GUI is available for use in commanding tuning operations of a set-top box.

主权项

1. A method for configuring a program guide graphical user interface (GUI) on a portable device, comprising:
determining a current geographical location of the portable device; receiving by the portable device data indicative of an identity of a set-top box; using the data indicative of the identity of the set-top box to identify a one of a plurality of Multi-System Operator (MSO) providers; using the determined current geographical location of the portable device to select from a MSO map associated with the identified one of the plurality of MSO providers a channel lineup wherein the selected channel lineup is appropriate for the identified one of the plurality of MSO providers and the current geographical location of the portable device; and configuring the program guide GUI on the portable device whereby the selected channel lineup is displayable to a user of the portable device for use in commanding tuning operations of the set-top box.