Methods and system for presenting search results
AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.
InventorTakeaki Obara
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described herein for a media guidance application that facilitates presenting, to a user, media assets that match a search expression by generating for display media asset identifiers corresponding to media assets that are scheduled for transmission to a plurality of users during a specific time interval. The media asset identifiers corresponding to media assets that match the search expression are distinguished from media asset identifiers that correspond to media assets that do not match the search expression. Furthermore, media asset identifiers corresponding to media assets that match the search expression are distinguished from each other based on an attribute of each media asset that matches the search expression.
Claims21
1-50. (canceled)
A method comprising:
- receiving a search expression associated with a genre for searching media assets associated with the genre;
- identifying a first and second set of media assets based on a search conducted using the search expression, wherein the first set of media assets are scheduled for transmission at a first time interval and the second set of media assets are scheduled set of media assets are scheduled for transmission at a second time interval;
- selecting the first time interval for identifying the first set of media assets, wherein the selection is based on a number of media assets in the first time interval exceeding the number of media assets in the first time interval;
- distinguishing media assets within the selected first time interval into separate categories based on their distinguished attributes;
- and
- navigating to the first time interval and displaying, on a media guidance application, media asset identifiers associated with the first set of media assets, wherein the displayed media asset identifiers are visually distinguished based on the distinguished attributes.
A system, comprising:
- communication circuitry configured to receive, from a user device, a search expression associated with a genre for searching media assets associated with the genre;
- and
- control circuitry configured to:
- identify a first and second set of media assets based on a search conducted using the search expression, wherein the first set of media assets are scheduled for transmission at a first time interval and the second set of media assets are scheduled set of media assets are scheduled for transmission at a second time interval;
- select the first time interval for identifying the first set of media assets, wherein the selection is based on a number of media assets in the first time interval exceeding the number of media assets in the first time interval;
- distinguish media assets within the selected first time interval into separate categories based on their distinguished attributes;
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- navigate to the first time interval and displaying, on a media guidance application, media asset identifiers associated with the first set of media assets, wherein the displayed media asset identifiers are visually distinguished based on the distinguished attributes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.