Quick EPG navigation
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1. A processor-readable medium having processor-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, performs a method comprising:
- presenting an electronic program guide (EPG) user interface (UI) illustrating a schedule of multimedia programming in a grid pattern;
monitoring user interactions with the EPG UI;
in response to one or more triggering user interactions, presenting a quick navigation UI having one or more user-selectable options therein;
responding to a user'"'"'s selection of one or more of the options of the quick navigation UI.
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Abstract
An implementation, described herein, provides a highly discoverable mechanism for the user to quickly look-ahead in the EPG grid while still using the familiar and intuitive scroll-forward look-ahead user interaction. This abstract itself is not intended to limit the scope of this patent. The scope of the present invention is pointed out in the appending claims.
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1. A processor-readable medium having processor-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, performs a method comprising:
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presenting an electronic program guide (EPG) user interface (UI) illustrating a schedule of multimedia programming in a grid pattern;
monitoring user interactions with the EPG UI;
in response to one or more triggering user interactions, presenting a quick navigation UI having one or more user-selectable options therein;
responding to a user'"'"'s selection of one or more of the options of the quick navigation UI. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A processor-readable medium having processor-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, performs a method comprising:
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a means for monitoring user interactions with an electronic program guide (EPG) user interface (UI) illustrating a schedule of multimedia programming in a grid pattern;
a means for receiving a user interaction with the EPG UI;
a means for presenting a quick navigation UI in response to one or more triggering user interactions, the quick navigation UI having user-selectable options;
a means for responding to a user'"'"'s selection of one or more of the options of the quick navigation UI. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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receiving one or more user interactions with an electronic program guide (EPG) user interface (UI) illustrating a schedule of multimedia programming in a grid pattern;
in response to one or more triggering user interactions, presenting a quick navigation UI having one or more user-selectable options therein;
receiving one or more user selections of one or more of the options of the quick navigation UI;
responding to such user selections. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A multimedia presentation system comprising:
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a presentation unit configured to present an electronic program guide (EPG) user interface (UI) illustrating a schedule of multimedia programming in a grid pattern an input unit configured to monitor and receive user interactions with the EPG UI;
wherein the presentation unit is further configured to;
present a quick navigation UI in response to one or more triggering user interactions received by the input unit, the quick navigation UI having one or more user-selectable options;
present new content in response to one or more a user interactions received by the input unit, wherein such interactions are indicative of a user selection of one or more of the options of the quick navigation UI. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A processor-readable medium having processor-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, produces an electronic program guide (EPG) user interface (UI), the UI comprising:
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a first display area illustrating a schedule of multimedia programming in a grid pattern;
a second display area illustrating a quick navigation UI, the quick navigation UI having one or more user-selectable options;
an executable process associated with one or more of the user-selectable options that is configured to present new content in response to one or more a user interactions received by the input unit that is indicative of a user selection of one or more of the options of the quick navigation UI. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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