Remote control of program scheduling

摘要

A method and apparatus for a first video display coupled with a receiving system to display a video broadcast, and a computing device having a second display displaying an Electronic Programming Guide (EPG) corresponding to the video broadcast, wherein the EPG and the video broadcast are displayed concurrently.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a receiving system configured to receive broadcast programs from a broadcast server via a high-bandwidth digital network comprising at least one of a wide area network (WAN) or satellite broadcast network; a video display configured to communicate with the receiving system and to display a video broadcast; and a computing device configured to communicate with the broadcast server and the receiving system via the high-bandwidth digital network, the computing device having a second display configured to receive and concurrently display an Electronic Programming Guide (EPG) corresponding to the video broadcast, wherein the computing device does not have a direct communication link with the receiving system, but is configured to communicate with the receiving system via the high-bandwidth digital network, and wherein the computing device is configured to transmit a signal to the receiving system via the WAN or satellite broadcast network corresponding to an instruction to display at least a portion of the EPG on the video display concurrently while displaying at least a portion of the EPG on the second display.