SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOCUSED NAVIGATION WITHIN A USER INTERFACE

• US 20100122290A1
• Filed: 01/19/2010
• Published: 05/13/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Inventors: Allen, Paul G., Billmaier, James A., Istvan, Anthony F., Rogan, Philip, Reid, Dewey, Kellum, John M.
• Granted Patent: US 8,924,854 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/38
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72

Abstract

A method for navigation of television program listings within a user interface includes successively displaying a first set of visual cards in a first area of the user interface. Each visual card of the first set of visual cards represents a corresponding broadcast time slot associated with a graphically represented first card characteristic. Selection by a user of a particular visual card of the first set of visual cards is enabled in order to view a television program corresponding to the time slot represented by the selected visual card. In an embodiment, a transition from display of a first visual card of the first set of visual cards to display of a second visual card of the first set of visual cards occurs automatically at the conclusion of a first time period.

Claims

1. A method for navigation of television program listings within a user interface, the method comprising:

successively displaying a first set of visual cards in a first area of the user interface, successively displaying including automatically transitioning from display of a first visual card of the first set of visual cards to display of a second visual card of the first set of visual cards at the conclusion of a first time period, each visual card of the first set of visual cards representing a corresponding broadcast time slot associated with a graphically represented first card characteristic; and

selecting a particular visual card of the first set of visual cards to display a television program corresponding to the time slot represented by the selected visual card.