(19) United States
`(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2010/0262938A1
`(43) Pub. Date:
`Oct. 14, 2010
`Woods et al.
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`US 2010O262938A1
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`(54) SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR
`GENERATING AMEDIA GUIDANCE
`APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE
`PERSPECTIVE VIEWS
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`(75) Inventors:
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`Thomas Steven Woods, Arlington
`Heights, IL (US); Jason Conness,
`Los Angeles, CA (US);
`Christopher Bauder, Berlin (DE)
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`Correspondence Address:
`ROPES & GRAY LLP
`PATENT DOCKETING39/361,1211 AVENUE OF
`THE AMERICAS
`NEW YORK, NY 10036-8704 (US)
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`(73) Assignee:
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`Rovi Technologies Corporation,
`Santa Clara, CA (US)
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`(21) Appl. No.:
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`12/571, 186
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`(22) Filed:
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`Sep. 30, 2009
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`Related U.S. Application Data
`(60) Provisional application No. 61/212.414, filed on Apr.
`10, 2009.
`Publication Classification
`
`(51) Int. Cl.
`(2006.01)
`G06F 3/048
`(52) U.S. Cl. ........................................................ 71.5/850
`(57)
`ABSTRACT
`Systems and methods are provided for navigating a media
`guidance application with multiple perspective views. A first
`of a plurality of media guidance objects may be displayed in
`a first perspective view that appears flat on the screen. A
`second media guidance object may be displayed in a second
`perspective view that appears to be going into the Screen
`creating the appearance of a fold between the first and second
`media guidance application objects at a location where the
`first perspective view changes into the second perspective
`view. The second media guidance object in the second per
`spective view may be caused to slide through the fold into the
`first perspective view. The second media guidance object
`displayed in the first perspective view may be selected. An
`action may be performed for a media asset corresponding to
`the selected media guidance object.
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`listings in a first perspective view
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`displayed in the second perspective view
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`perspective view into 3rd
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`media guidance object
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`perspective view are
`available
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`Prevent further sliding or
`moving of the media
`guidance objects above
`between perspective views
`when left user input received
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`user input was received
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`perspective view into 2nd
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`perspective view from sliding
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`media guidance object
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`SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR
`GENERATING AMEDIA GUIDANCE
`APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE
`PERSPECTIVE VIEWS
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`CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED
`APPLICATION
`0001. This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provi
`sional Application No. 61/212.414, filed Apr. 10, 2009, the
`disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference
`herein in its entirety.
`
`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
`0002. Due to the overwhelming volume of media content
`(e.g., video and audio) available to the average person (e.g.,
`via the Internet, cable and satellite television and radio),
`interactive media guidance applications, such as interactive
`program guides, have gained widespread popularity. Typi
`cally, interactive program guides present guide listings in a
`single perspective view grid indexed by time and program
`Source (e.g., a television channel). In particular, the guide
`listings appear flat on the screen. These guidance applications
`also present other guide related data (e.g., user profiles, rec
`ommendations) in a single perspective view.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
`0003. In view of the foregoing, systems and methods for
`navigating a media guidance application with multiple per
`spective views in accordance with various embodiments of
`the present invention are provided.
`0004. In some embodiments, a first media guidance appli
`cation object may be displayed in a first perspective view. The
`first media guidance application object that is displayed in the
`first perspective view may be the media guidance application
`object that is in focus. The first perspective view may be a
`view that is similar to the two dimensional representation of
`objects in a typical program guide. More specifically, media
`guidance application objects displayed in the first perspective
`view may appear flat on the screen.
`0005. A second media guidance application object may be
`displayed in a second perspective view different from the first
`perspective view. In some implementations, the second per
`spective view may be a view that appears to go into the screen.
`In particular, media guidance objects displayed in the second
`perspective view may appear to go into the screen where
`media guidance application objects gradually decrease in
`size. A fold or crease may appear between the first and second
`media guidance application objects at a point where the first
`perspective view changes into the second perspective view.
`0006. In some embodiments, media guidance application
`objects may include user profile representations, media asset
`representations, one or more program guide listings, widgets,
`websites, one or more menus of selectable items, visual key
`pads, search results, or any combination of the same. In some
`implementations, the media guidance application objects
`may be arranged in aparticular predefined order. In particular,
`media guidance objects may be arranged in alphabetical
`order, numerical order, user defined order, an order according
`to size of a corresponding media asset, an order according to
`length of a corresponding media asset, an order based on last
`access to a corresponding media asset, an order based on type
`of a corresponding media assets, chronological order, an
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`order based on time intervals associated with corresponding
`media assets, or some other Suitable order Such as in order of
`relevance to the user.
`0007. In some embodiments, the user may input a com
`mand to cause the second media guidance application object
`displayed in the second perspective view to slide through a
`fold or crease from the second perspective view into the first
`perspective view. In some implementations, the user may
`press a right arrow key, to shift media guidance application
`objects from the second perspective view into the first per
`spective view and shift out of the first perspective view the
`media guidance application object that was in focus. More
`specifically, the user may navigate to earlier or later media
`guidance application objects by pressing a right/left arrow
`key to bring those media guidance application objects into the
`first perspective view and thereby into focus.
`0008. In some embodiments, the media guidance applica
`tion object that is displayed in the first perspective view (e.g.,
`the media guidance application object that is in focus) may be
`selected by the user. In some implementations, the user may
`press a confirm key to select the media guidance application
`object that is in focus. In some implementations, selecting the
`media guidance application object that is in focus may allow
`the user to login, access, playback, Schedule for recording,
`schedule a reminder, receive detailed information or other
`wise perform an action relative to a media asset associated
`with the media guidance application object in focus.
`0009. In some embodiments, additional perspective views
`may be provided for other media guidance application
`objects. In particular, media guidance application objects that
`come earlier in an order or sequence than the first media
`guidance application object that is in focus, may appear in a
`third perspective view. In some implementations, the media
`guidance application objects that are in the third perspective
`view may appear to come out of the screen towards the user.
`Media guidance application objects that come earlier in the
`order or sequence than the media guidance application object
`that is in focus may appear to be gradually increasing in size
`in the third perspective view. A second fold or crease may
`appear between the first media guidance application object
`and the media guidance application objects in the third per
`spective view at a point where the first perspective view
`changes into the third perspective view. In some implemen
`tations, the second and third perspective views include media
`guidance objects on opposite sides of the first media guidance
`object displayed in the first perspective view.
`0010. In some embodiments, media guidance objects dis
`played in the third perspective view may be static. In particu
`lar, as the userslides media guidance objects from the second
`perspective view into the first perspective view through the
`fold or crease, media guidance objects in the third perspective
`view may remain unchanged or static and thereby not be
`moved. More specifically, the first media guidance object
`may be removed from display instead of sliding from the first
`perspective view through another crease into the third per
`spective view when the second media guidance object slides
`from the second perspective view into the first perspective
`V1eW.
`0011. In some embodiments, at least two of the media
`guidance application objects may be displayed adjacent or
`next to the first media guidance application object. When
`taken together, the first media guidance application object and
`the at least two of the media guidance application objects may
`appear to forman array of media guidance application objects
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`with a crease in the point of adjacency between the first media
`guidance application object and one of the at least two media
`guidance application objects. In some implementations, the
`array of media guidance application objects may be continu
`ous such that no other data or objects separates any two media
`guidance objects.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
`0012. The above and other objects and advantages of the
`invention will be apparent upon consideration of the follow
`ing detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accom
`panying drawings, in which like reference characters refer to
`like parts throughout, and in which:
`0013 FIGS. 1 and 2 show illustrative display screens that
`may be used to provide media guidance application listings in
`accordance with an embodiment of the invention;
`0014 FIG. 3 shows an illustrative user equipment device
`in accordance with another embodiment of the invention;
`0015 FIG. 4 is a diagram of an illustrative cross-platform
`interactive media system in accordance with another embodi
`ment of the invention;
`0016 FIGS. 5a-c show an illustrative display screens of
`media guidance objects displayed in different perspectives in
`accordance with an embodiment of the invention;
`0017 FIG. 5d shows an illustrative display screen of user
`profile representations displayed in different perspectives in
`accordance with an embodiment of the invention;
`0018 FIG. 6 shows an illustrative display screen of media
`asset representations displayed in different perspectives in
`accordance with an embodiment of the invention;
`0019 FIG. 7 shows an illustrative display screen of a main
`menu displayed in a menu bar of the media guidance appli
`cation in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;
`0020 FIG. 8 shows a display screen of menu bar and
`Submenu bar in accordance with an embodiment of the inven
`tion;
`FIG. 9 shows an illustrative display screen of pro
`0021
`gram scheduling information displayed in different perspec
`tives in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;
`0022 FIG. 10 shows an illustrative display screen of func
`tions corresponding to a selected program listing displayed
`accordance with an embodiment of the invention;
`0023 FIG. 11 shows an illustrative display screen of infor
`mation corresponding to an option or item selected from a
`region on a screen in accordance with an embodiment of the
`invention;
`0024 FIG. 12 shows an illustrative display screen of
`detailed information about a media asset in accordance with
`an embodiment of the invention;
`0025 FIG. 13 shows an illustrative display screen of a
`search function that allows the user to search for media assets
`in different perspective views in accordance with an embodi
`ment of the invention;
`0026 FIG. 14 shows an illustrative display screen of a
`search operation that allows the user to search for media
`assets in different perspective views in accordance with an
`embodiment of the invention;
`0027 FIG. 15 shows an illustrative display screen of
`accessing an online video vendor with perspective views in
`accordance with an embodiment of the invention;
`0028 FIG. 16 shows an illustrative display screen of
`accessing a personal photo library using perspective views in
`accordance with an embodiment of the invention;
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`0029 FIG. 17 shows an illustrative display screen of a
`media asset overlaid with widgets in accordance with an
`embodiment of the invention;
`0030 FIG. 18 shows an illustrative display screen of an
`information overlay displayed with a media asset in accor
`dance with an embodiment of the invention; and
`0031 FIGS. 19-27 are illustrative flow diagrams for using
`a media guidance application with perspective views inaccor
`dance with embodiments of the present invention.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
`0032. This invention generally relates to navigating a
`media guidance application with multiple perspective views.
`In particular, an object of a plurality which is in focus (e.g., a
`user profile, media asset, or program schedule information) is
`displayed in a first perspective view and the remaining objects
`in the plurality are displayed in a different second perspective
`view. More specifically, the object in focus may be displayed
`to appear flat on the screen and other objects may be displayed
`to appear as though they are coming out or going into the
`screen. As defined herein, an asset or media asset refers to any
`type of media (or data file) that may be played, accessed,
`recorded and/or viewed. As referred to herein, the term
`“focus' or being into focus should be understood to mean to
`change the appearance of a displayed item or object to make
`the item or object more visually prominent than other items or
`objects.
`0033. The amount of media available to users in any given
`media delivery system can be substantial. Consequently,
`many users desire a form of media guidance through an
`interface that allows users to efficiently navigate media selec
`tions and easily identify media that they may desire. An
`application which provides such guidance is referred to
`herein as an interactive media guidance application or, some
`times, a media guidance application or a guidance applica
`tion.
`0034 Interactive media guidance applications may take
`various forms depending on the media for which they provide
`guidance. One typical type of media guidance application is
`an interactive television program guide. Interactive television
`program guides (sometimes referred to as electronic program
`guides) are well-known guidance applications that, among
`other things, allow users to navigate among and locate many
`types of media content including conventional television pro
`gramming (provided via traditional broadcast, cable, satel
`lite, Internet, or other means), as well as pay-per-view pro
`grams, on-demand programs (as in video-on-demand (VOD)
`systems), Internet content (e.g., streaming media, download
`able media, Webcasts, etc.), and other types of media or video
`content. Guidance applications also allow users to navigate
`among and locate content related to the video content includ
`ing, for example, video clips, articles, advertisements, chat
`sessions, games, etc. Guidance applications also allow users
`to navigate among and locate multimedia content. The term
`multimedia is defined herein as media and content that ulti
`lizes at least two different content forms, such as text, audio,
`still images, animation, video, and interactivity content
`forms. Multimedia content may be recorded and played, dis
`played or accessed by information content processing
`devices, such as computerized and electronic devices, but can
`also be part of a live performance. It should be understood that
`the invention embodiments that are discussed in relation to
`media content are also applicable to other types of content,
`Such as video, audio and/or multimedia.
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`0035. With the advent of the Internet, mobile computing,
`and high-speed wireless networks, users are accessing media
`on personal computers (PCs) and other devices on which they
`traditionally did not, Such as hand-held computers, personal
`digital assistants (PDAs), mobile telephones, or other mobile
`devices. On these devices users are able to navigate among
`and locate the same media available through a television.
`Consequently, media guidance is necessary on these devices,
`as well. The guidance provided may be for media content
`available only through a television, for media content avail
`able only through one or more of these devices, or for media
`content available both through a television and one or more of
`these devices. The media guidance applications may be pro
`vided as on-line applications (i.e., provided on a web-site), or
`as stand-alone applications or clients on hand-held comput
`ers, PDAs, mobile telephones, or other mobile devices. The
`various devices and platforms that may implement media
`guidance applications are described in more detail below.
`0036. One of the functions of the media guidance applica
`tion is to provide media listings and media informa