Electronic programming guide
AssigneeJLB Ventures LLC
InventorDan Kikinis
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Abstract
A method and apparatus of displaying visual guide for multimedia content. In one embodiment, the visual guide is constructed of a three dimensional environment, in which multimedia content information is displayed. A user may navigate the three dimensional environment to view additional or alternative information. In one or more arrangements, different surfaces of the three dimensional environment may correspond to different levels of preference or desirability.
Claims18
A method comprising:
- generating, by a computing device having at least one processor, a visually three dimensional environment defined by a plurality of surfaces including a plurality of surfaces, each surface at a visually different depth within the visually three dimensional environment;
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- generating, by the content rendering device, a display of information relating to a visual guide for multimedia content on one or more of the plurality of surfaces.
An apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
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- memory operatively coupled to the processor and storing computer readable memory that, when executed, cause the apparatus to:
- generate a visually three dimensional environment defined by a plurality of surfaces including a plurality of surfaces, each surface at a visually different depth within the visually three dimensional environment;
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- generate a displayable visual guide including an indication of availability of multimedia content on one or more of the plurality of surfaces.
One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause an apparatus to:
- generate a three dimensional environment defined by a plurality of surfaces including a plurality of parallel surfaces and a non-parallel surface, wherein the non-parallel surface is disposed between the plurality of parallel surfaces;
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- generate a display of information relating to an electronic programming guide (EPG) on the non-parallel surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.