	US 12,192,588 B2
	Displaying an electronic programming guide for live television
Joshua Cook, Tarzana, CA (US); Christopher Russell Kehler, Seattle, WA (US); Lacey Anne Donohue, Los Angeles, CA (US); and Charles Francis Moran, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to HULU, LLC, Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by HULU, LLC, Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/484,096.
Application 18/484,096 is a continuation of application No. 17/653,250, filed on Mar. 2, 2022, granted, now 11,818,438.
Application 17/653,250 is a continuation of application No. 17/067,511, filed on Oct. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,303,968, issued on Apr. 12, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0040203 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/2187 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01)

CPC H04N 21/4826 (2013.01) [H04N 21/2187 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/4821 (2013.01); H04N 21/4823 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01)]

20 Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a list of ranked entities for playback, the list of ranked entities being ranked in a first order based on information for a user account;

using at least a portion of the list of ranked entities to determine corresponding channels that are playing the at least the portion of the list of ranked entities;

rearranging the channels of an electronic programming guide from a sequence to a second order based on the first order for the at least the portion of the list of ranked entities; and

displaying the channels in the electronic programming guide based on the second order.