Apparatus and method for EPG sorting and automatic realignment

A system comprising:

• a processor of a machine;
• a user interface module to cause a graphical user interface having an electronic program guide (EPG) including a plurality of rows of thumbnails representing programs to be presented on a device of a user, each row of thumbnails allowing navigation independent of other rows of the plurality of rows based on a scrolling input applied directly to one of the plurality of rows;
• and
• a navigation module to receive a navigational input on a touchscreen of the device, the navigational input indicating an action performed on the graphical user interface to trigger a realignment of programming information presented on the EPG, the navigational input comprising a drag and drop of a tag icon onto a thumbnail that triggers a determination of programs that have a matching meta-tag as that of a program corresponding to the thumbnail on which the tag icon was dropped,
• the user interface module to present, using the processor of the machine, an updated EPG with the realignment of the programming information indicated by the navigational input.

A machine-readable storage medium having no transitory signals and storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

• causing a graphical user interface having an electronic program guide (EPG) including a plurality of rows of thumbnails representing programs to be presented on a device of a user, each row of thumbnails allowing navigation independent of other rows of the plurality of rows based on a scrolling input applied directly to one of the plurality of rows;
• receiving a navigational input on a touchscreen of the device, the navigational input indicating an action performed on the graphical user interface to trigger a realignment of programming information presented on the EPG, the navigational input comprising a drag and drop of a time icon onto a thumbnail to trigger a realignment of the plurality of rows such that a start time across the plurality of rows corresponds to a time frame of a program corresponding to the thumbnail on which the time icon was dropped;
• and
• presenting an updated EPG with the realignment of the programming information indicated by the navigational input.