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AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.
InventorsGerard Kunkel, Jon P. Radloff, Michael D. Ellis, Michael L. Craner, Rajeshwari B. Iyer, Andrzej Jakubowski
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Systems and methods for a video scan are provided. The scan may be dynamically interactive and a function of characteristics of the programs in the scan (e.g., commercial breaks or the end of a program approaching) The scan may simultaneously display multiple scan windows for a plurality of programs, for example in a scan wizard. The scan wizard allows the user to simultaneously view a scan window and an information panel, select criteria for the scan from a criteria panel, and control the scan using a scan control panel. The scan may allow the user to record a program displayed in the scan without interrupting the scan (e.g., by using an additional tuner). The scan may display, within the scan interface, trick-play functions for appropriate scanned programs (e.g., recorded, cached and on-demand programs). The user may select and perform trick-play functions for a scanned program without exiting the scan mode.
A method for providing a video scan, comprising:
A system for providing a video scan, comprising a display device, a recording device, and control circuitry, the control circuitry configured to:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.