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US 2015/0100985 A1Published application
Multimedia systems, methods and applications
AssigneeHillcrest Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsNegar MOSHIRI, Frank J. WROBLEWSKI, Charles W. K. GRITTON
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Abstract
Systems and methods according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a user interface including an electronic program guide and scrollable visual directories.
Claims21
An electronic program guide (EPG) responsive to pointing inputs and having an integrated digital video recorder (DVR) function comprising:
- a grid displayed on a display screen, said grid having a plurality of program selections displayed therein;
- a cursor displayed as a moveable overlay on said grid, said cursor responsive to said pointing inputs to provide random access to said plurality of program selections;
- and
- wherein when said cursor is positioned over one of said plurality of program selections, a visual indication of focus is provided to said one of said plurality of program selections;
- and
- further wherein when a selection command is received by said electronic program guide, a DVR control overlay is displayed on said grid.
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A scrollable visual directory display comprising:
- a plurality of images each associated with a selectable media item, said plurality of images arranged in a rectangular matrix with a first number of images in each row and a second number of images in each column;
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- a scroll bar on one side of said plurality of images for scrolling said rectangular matrix.
A method for providing information in an electronic program guide (EPG) having an integrated digital video recorder (DVR) function comprising:
- displaying a grid displayed on a display screen, said grid having a plurality of program selections displayed therein;
- displaying a cursor as a moveable overlay on said grid, said cursor responsive to said pointing inputs to provide random access to said plurality of program selections;
- providing, when said cursor is positioned over one of said plurality of program selections, a visual indication of focus to said one of said plurality of program selections;
- and
- displaying, when a selection command is received by said electronic program guide, a DVR control overlay on said grid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.