Providing a lateral search
AssigneeCox Communications, Inc.
InventorLisa A. Pickelsimer
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a lateral search. First, a media guide may be displayed comprising at least one display element. The at least one display element may comprise an action card configured to display a plurality of actions that can be taken with respect to a selected program. One of the plurality of actions may comprise a search action. In addition, in response to a user selecting a user selectable element corresponding to the search action on the action card, a search card may be displayed. The search card may be configured to display a plurality of search options comprising, for example, an upcoming episodes search option, a related programs search option, a related personalities search option, and a related key word search option.
Claims20
A method for providing a search, the method comprising:
- displaying a media guide comprising at least one display element comprising an action card configured to display a plurality of actions that can be taken with respect to a selected program, one of the plurality of actions comprising a search action;
- and
- displaying, in response to a user selecting a user selectable element corresponding to the search action on the action card, a search card, the search card configured to display a plurality of search options comprising at least two of the following:
- an upcoming episodes search option, a related programs search option, a related personalities search option, and a related key word search option.
A computer-readable medium which stores a set of instructions which when executed performs a method for providing a search, the method executed by the set of instructions comprising:
- receiving a first input;
- shrinking, in response to the received first input, a currently displayed programming content;
- displaying the shrunken programming content;
- displaying, in response to the received first input and concurrent with the shrunken programming content, a media guide comprising at least one display element comprising an action card configured to display a plurality of actions that can be taken with respect to the currently displayed programming content, one of the plurality of actions comprising a search action;
- and
- displaying, in response to a user selecting a user selectable element corresponding to the search action on the action card, a search card, the search card configured to display a plurality of search options comprising at least two of the following:
- an upcoming episodes search option, a related programs search option, a related personalities search option, and a related key word search option.
A system for providing a search, the system comprising:
- a memory storage;
- and
- a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to:
- display, in response to a user selecting a user selectable element corresponding to a search action on an action card, a search card, the search card configured to display a plurality of search options comprising at least two of the following:
- an upcoming episodes search option, a related programs search option, a related personalities search option, and a related key word search option.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.