Providing a Media Guide Including Parental Information
First Claim
1. A method for providing a user interface, the method comprising displaying a media guide comprising at least two display elements wherein one of the displayed at least two display elements comprises an action card configured to display a plurality of actions that can be taken with respect to one of a plurality of programs, the plurality of actions including a parental information action.
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Abstract
A user interface may be provided including a media guide. The media guide may comprise at least two display elements. One of the displayed at least two display elements may comprise an action card. The action card may be configured to display a plurality of actions that can be taken with respect to the one of the plurality of programs. The plurality of actions may include a parental information action.
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19 Claims
- 1. A method for providing a user interface, the method comprising displaying a media guide comprising at least two display elements wherein one of the displayed at least two display elements comprises an action card configured to display a plurality of actions that can be taken with respect to one of a plurality of programs, the plurality of actions including a parental information action.
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16. A computer-readable medium which stores a set of instructions which when executed performs a method for providing a user interface, the method executed by the set of instructions comprising:
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receiving a first input; shrinking, in response to the received first input, a currently displayed programming content; displaying the shrunken programming content; and displaying a media guide comprising at least two display elements wherein one of the displayed at least two display elements comprises an action card configured to display a plurality of actions that can be taken with respect to the one of the plurality of programs, the plurality of actions including a parental information action. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A system for providing a user interface, the system comprising:
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a memory storage; and a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to; receive a first input; shrink, in response to the received first input, a currently displayed programming content; display the shrunken programming content; display a media guide comprising an action card configured to display a plurality of actions that can be taken with respect to one of a plurality of programs, the plurality of actions including a parental information action; receive a selection of the parental information action; display, in response to the received selection of the parental information action, parental information having been obtained from a neutral third party not comprising a system operator providing the user interface the parental information including a name of a program corresponding to the displayed parental information and a children'"'"'s age range the program corresponding to the displayed parental information is appropriate for; display a tab button; and scroll the parental information in response to a selection of the tab button.
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