# US 2014/0208358 A1 · Interactive media guide with media guidance interface

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- Number: US 2014/0208358 A1
- Document ID: US20140208358A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/223,706
- Filed: 2014-03-24
- Published: 2014-07-24
- Earliest claimed: 2000-04-10
- Assignees: United Video Properties, Inc.
- Applicants: United Video Properties, Inc.
- Inventors: William L. Thomas; W. Benjamin Herrington; David M. Berezowski; Robert A. Knee; Michael D. Ellis; Todd A. Walker; M. Scott Reichardt; L. Joe Hedges, Esq.
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140208358A1

## CPC

- H04N 21/4755: {for defining user preferences, e.g. favourite actors or genre (retrieval personalisation and generation of user profiles for the retrieval of video data G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306)}
- H04N 5/76: Television signal recording
- H04N 5/782: on tape
- H04N 7/17336: {Handling of requests in head-ends}
- H04N 21/2393: {involving handling client requests (scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/60)}
- H04N 21/26283: {for associating distribution time parameters to content, e.g. to generate electronic programme guide data}
- H04N 21/426: Internal components of the client {; Characteristics thereof} (H04N5/44 takes precedence)
- H04N 21/4333: {Processing operations in response to a pause request}
- H04N 21/4532: {involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences (monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18)}
- H04N 21/4622: {Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet (web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859)}
- H04N 21/47202: {for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand}
- H04N 21/4722: for requesting additional data associated with the content
- H04N 21/478: Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
- H04N 21/482: End-user interface for programme selection
- H04N 21/4828: {for searching programme descriptors (retrieval of video data G06F16/739)}
- H04N 21/4316: {for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window}
- H04N 21/47: End-user applications
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim at position 1

1-83. (canceled)

### Claim 84

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.

### Claim 85 (depends on 84)

The method of claim 84, wherein the media available at a scheduled time is broadcast media, and wherein the media available without a scheduled time is non-broadcast media.

### Claim 86 (depends on 84)

The method of claim 84, wherein the selected media group option is associated with media that is currently available.

### Claim 87 (depends on 84)

The method of claim 84, wherein the one or more media group options are user-defined.

### Claim 88 (depends on 87)

The method of claim 87, wherein user-defined media group options comprise media indicators that meet a user-defined criteria.

### Claim 89 (depends on 84)

The method of claim 84, further comprising generating for display a media sub-group option associated with a media group option, wherein at least one of the plurality of media indicators is associated with the media sub-group option.

### Claim 90 (depends on 89)

The method of claim 89, further comprising indicating the number of media indicators that are associated with the media sub-group option.

### Claim 91 (depends on 84)

The method of claim 84, further comprising receiving a selection of a media group option from a user.

### Claim 92 (depends on 84)

The method of claim 84, wherein the selection of a media indicator is received from a user.

### Claim 93 (depends on 84)

The method of claim 84, wherein the action comprises presenting media that is identified by the selected media indicator in response to the media indicator selection.

### Claim 94

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.

### Claim 95 (depends on 94)

The system of claim 94, wherein the media available at a scheduled time is broadcast media, and wherein the media available without a scheduled time is non-broadcast media.

### Claim 96 (depends on 94)

The system of claim 94, wherein the selected media group option is associated with media that is currently available.

### Claim 97 (depends on 94)

The system of claim 94, wherein the one or more media group options are user-defined.

### Claim 98 (depends on 97)

The system of claim 97, wherein the user-defined media group options comprise media indicators that meet a user-defined criteria.

### Claim 99 (depends on 94)

The system of claim 94, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to generate for display a media sub-group option associated with a media group option, wherein at least one of the plurality of media indicators is associated with the media sub-group option.

### Claim 100 (depends on 99)

The system of claim 99, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to indicate the number of media indicators that are associated with the media sub-group option.

### Claim 101 (depends on 94)

The system of claim 94, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to receive the selection of a media group option from a user.

### Claim 102 (depends on 94)

The system of claim 94, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to receive the selection of a media indicator from a user.

### Claim 103 (depends on 94)

The system of claim 94, wherein the action comprises presenting media that is identified by the selected media indicator in response to the media indicator selection.