Remote control of program scheduling

摘要

A method and an apparatus for receiving electronic programming guide (EPG) selections entered via a separate wireless remote, storing the EPG selections on a storage device, and transmitting the EPG selections to be displayed when requested. In one embodiment, the EPG selections are transmitted to one or more separate wireless remotes to be displayed on the wireless remotes when requested. In addition, in one embodiment, one or more programs are also transmitted to be separately displayed concurrently with displaying the EPG selections.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, via a network, an electronic programming guide at a first mobile telecommunication device; displaying the electronic programming guide on the first mobile telecommunication device, wherein one or more electronic programming guide functions are available for selection based on the displayed electronic programming guide; while the displayed electronic programming guide is displayed on the first mobile telecommunication device, displaying, on the first mobile telecommunication device, a window providing an indication of a first set of one or more buttons of the first mobile telecommunication device actuable to invoke a function under a current condition, wherein the first set of one or more buttons is a proper subset of all buttons on the first mobile telecommunication device, wherein the window is configured to provide an indication of a second set of one or more buttons different from the first set of one or more buttons actuable to invoke a function under another condition different from the current condition, and wherein the indication of the first set of one or more buttons distinguishes the first set of one or more buttons from other buttons of the first mobile telecommunication device by highlighting the first set of one or more buttons without requiring any input from a user of the first mobile telecommunication device; receiving, at the first mobile telecommunication device, a selection associated with the displayed electronic programming guide; and transmitting the selection to a display device different from the mobile telecommunication device.