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US 2025/0373884 A1Published application
Apparatus, systems and methods for electronic program guide information presented on a display
AssigneeDISH Technologies L.L.C.
InventorsKaren Taxier, Morgan Kirby
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Abstract
Systems and methods are operable to present an enhanced electronic program guide (EPG). The enhanced EPG comprises a reduced size video, a mini guide, a single channel guide bar, and an optional preview guide bar.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- generating an enhanced electronic program guide (EPG), wherein the enhanced EPG includes a mini guide, a single channel guide bar, and a preview guide bar,
- wherein the mini guide comprises a plurality of first channel information blocks arranged in a vertical column, and
- wherein the single channel guide bar comprises a plurality of second program information blocks arranged in a row adjacent to and horizontally aligned with a channel information block;
- and
- in response to receiving data indicating a user focusing on a first block of the plurality of first channel information blocks or a second block of the plurality of second program information blocks, presenting, via the preview guide bar, supplemental information pertaining to the first block of the plurality of first channel information blocks or the second block of the plurality of second program information blocks.
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A system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more memories storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform a process comprising:
- generating an enhanced electronic program guide (EPG), wherein the enhanced EPG includes a mini guide, a single channel guide bar, and a preview guide bar,
- wherein the mini guide comprises a plurality of first channel information blocks arranged in a vertical column, and
- wherein the single channel guide bar comprises a plurality of second program information blocks arranged in a row adjacent to and horizontally aligned with a channel information block;
- and
- in response to receiving data indicating a user focusing on a first block of the plurality of first channel information blocks or a second block of the plurality of second program information blocks, presenting, via the preview guide bar, supplemental information pertaining to the first block of the plurality of first channel information blocks or the second block of the plurality of second program information blocks.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:
- generating an enhanced electronic program guide (EPG), wherein the enhanced EPG includes a mini guide, a single channel guide bar, and a preview guide bar,
- wherein the mini guide comprises a plurality of first channel information blocks arranged in a vertical column, and
- wherein the single channel guide bar comprises a plurality of second program information blocks arranged in a row adjacent to and horizontally aligned with a channel information block;
- and
- in response to receiving data indicating a user focusing on a first block of the plurality of first channel information blocks or a second block of the plurality of second program information blocks, presenting, via the preview guide bar, supplemental information pertaining to the first block of the plurality of first channel information blocks or the second block of the plurality of second program information blocks.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.