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US 7,685,520 B2Granted
Electronic programming guide with selectable categories
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsOleg B. Rashkovskiy, Ben S. Wymore
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Abstract
An electronic content guide may organize content such as television programs into categories and subcategories. The categories and subcategories may be topical as well as time-based. As a result, the user can select a given time-based criteria and within that time-based criteria select topical subcategories. As a result, the number of programs that may be displayed in any given graphical user interface may be reduced to a manageable level. This may be done without requiring a great deal of scrolling to view selected categories, subcategories and particular programs.
Claims8
A method comprising:
- providing a first graphical user interface (GUI) including at least two user selectable icons, the first of said icons being selectable to select a second GUI and the second of said icons being selectable to select a third GUI;
- said second GUI including an electronic programming guide limited to a plurality of current programs available at the current time;
- and said third GUI including an electronic programming guide for a plurality of programs available only at a time in the future
- displaying a first indicator, associated with a first program included in the second GUI and indicating the progress of the first program relative to the current time, and a second indicator, associated with a second program included in the second GUI and indicating the progress of the second program relative to the current time, simultaneously with the second GUI;
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- displaying a depiction of a first program included in said plurality of current programs, said depiction including a graphic and text related to the particular progress stage of said first program.
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