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US 8,782,704 B2Granted
Program guide interface systems and methods
AssigneeVerizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
InventorsBrian F. Roberts, Donald H. Relyea, Heath Stallings
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Abstract
Exemplary program guide interface systems and methods are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes a mobile device presenting a program guide interface by way of a touch screen, detecting a pinch gesture provided in relation to the program guide interface, and presenting, in response to the pinch gesture, a plurality of graphical objects representative of a plurality of media programming channel groups. Corresponding methods, systems, and devices are also disclosed.
Claims25
A method comprising:
- presenting, by a mobile device by way of a touch screen, a program guide interface comprising a listing of media programming channels organized into a vertical column and program guide information associated with each of the media programming channels, wherein the program guide information is organized into a plurality of rows, wherein each row within the plurality of rows is associated with a media programming channel within the listing of media programming channels;
- detecting, by the mobile device, a pinch gesture provided by a user by way of the touch screen within the vertical column;
- grouping, by the mobile device in response to the pinch gesture, the listing of media programming channels into a plurality of media programming channel groups including at least a media programming channel group that includes one or more media programming channels selected for inclusion in the media programming channel group based on a schedule of delivery of a particular media program on the one or more media programming channels within a predetermined time period and at least a social media channel group, the social media channel group including one or more media programming channels selected for inclusion in the social media channel group;
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- presenting, by the mobile device in response to the pinch gesture, a plurality of graphical objects representative of the plurality of media programming channel groups.
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A method comprising:
- presenting, by a mobile device by way of a touch screen, a program guide interface comprising a listing of media programming channels organized into a vertical column and program guide information associated with the media programming channels organized into a plurality of rows, wherein each row within the plurality of rows contains program guide information associated with a media programming channel included in the listing of media programming channels;
- detecting, by the mobile device, a vertical pinch gesture provided by a user by way of the touch screen within the vertical column;
- grouping, by the mobile device in response to the vertical pinch gesture, the listing of media programming channels into a plurality of media programming channel groups including at least a media programming channel group that includes one or more media programming channels selected for inclusion in the media programming channel group based on a schedule of delivery of a particular media program on the one or more media programming channels within a predetermined time period and at least a social media channel group, the social media channel group including one or more media programming channels selected for inclusion in the social media channel group;
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- replacing, by the mobile device in response to the vertical pinch gesture, the listing of media programming channels with a plurality of graphical objects representative of the plurality of media programming channel groups.
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A system comprising:
- at least one computing device comprising:
- a user input facility configured to detect a pinch gesture provided by a user by way of a touch screen within a vertical column of a program guide interface displayed on the touch screen, the program guide interface comprising a listing of media programming channels organized into the vertical column and program guide information associated with the media programming channels, wherein the program guide information is organized into a plurality of rows, wherein each row within the plurality of rows is associated with a media programming channel within the listing of media programming channels;
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- a program guide facility communicatively coupled to the user input facility and configured to:
- group, in response to the vertical pinch gesture, the listing of media programming channels into a plurality of media programming channel groups including at least a media programming channel group that includes one or more media programming channels selected for inclusion in the media programming channel group based on a schedule of delivery of a particular media program on the one or more media programming channels within a predetermined time period and at least a social media channel group, the social media channel group including one or more media programming channels selected for inclusion in the social media channel group, and
- present, by way of the touch screen and in response to the pinch gesture, a plurality of graphical objects representative of the plurality of media programming channel groups.
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