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US 2014/0208358 A1Published application
Interactive media guide with media guidance interface
AssigneeUnited Video Properties, Inc.
InventorsWilliam L. Thomas, W. Benjamin Herrington, David M. Berezowski, Robert A. Knee, Michael D. Ellis, Todd A. Walker, M. Scott Reichardt, L. Joe Hedges, Esq.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing guidance to users for finding media are described. Such systems and methods may be provided in interactive media guides such as program guides, web browsers, or other suitable interactive media guides.
Claims21
1-83. (canceled)
A method for presenting media to a user, the method comprising:
- generating for display one or more media group options, wherein the media group
- options indicate media available to the user without indicating content of the media, without indicating a title of the media, without indicating a source of the media, and without indicating a level of interest of the user in the media;
- generating for display a plurality of media indicators associated with a selected media group option, wherein the plurality of media indicators includes a first media indicator for media available at a scheduled time and a second media indicator for media available without a scheduled time;
- and
- in response to receiving a selection of a media indicator from the plurality of media indicators, performing an action associated with the selected media indicator.
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A system for presenting media to a user, the system comprising processing circuitry configured to:
- generate for display one or more media group options, wherein the media group options indicate media available to the user without indicating content of the media, without indicating a title of the media, without indicating a source of the media, and without indicating a level of interest of the user in the media;
- generate for display a plurality of media indicators associated with a selected media group option, wherein the plurality of media indicators includes a first media indicator for media available at a scheduled time and a second media indicator for media available without a scheduled time and;
- in response to receiving a selection of a media indicator from the plurality of media indicators, perform an action associated with the selected media indicator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.