SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATING IN A HYPER-DIMENSIONAL MEDIA GUIDANCE APPLICATION
First Claim
1. A method of navigating in an interactive media guidance application, the method comprising:
- causing to be displayed a first plurality of content listings arranged in a first grid of cells on a first face of an illustrated three-dimensional object, wherein the first plurality of content listings correspond to a first row of identifiers in a first dimension and a first column of identifiers in a second dimension; and
causing to be displayed a second plurality of content listings arranged in a second grid of cells on a second face of the illustrated three-dimensional object, wherein the second plurality of content listings correspond to either;
(1) the first row of identifiers in the first dimension and a second column of identifiers in a third dimension different than the second dimension and corresponding to the navigation option;
or (2) the first column of identifiers in the second dimension and a second row of identifiers in a fourth dimension different than the first dimension and corresponding to the navigation option.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for navigating in a hyper-dimensional media guidance application are provided. A first group of content listings is displayed in a first grid corresponding to two grid dimensions (e.g., time versus content source). In response to a user selection of a navigational option, a second group of content listings is displayed in a second grid corresponding to a previous grid dimension and a different grid dimension (e.g., time versus parental rating or genre versus content source). Each grid of content listings may be displayed on a face of an illustrated three-dimensional object that may rotate from displaying one face to displaying another in response to a user navigational option selection. The number of grids displayable to a user is not limited by the physical number of faces on any actual three-dimensional object.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of navigating in an interactive media guidance application, the method comprising:
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causing to be displayed a first plurality of content listings arranged in a first grid of cells on a first face of an illustrated three-dimensional object, wherein the first plurality of content listings correspond to a first row of identifiers in a first dimension and a first column of identifiers in a second dimension; and causing to be displayed a second plurality of content listings arranged in a second grid of cells on a second face of the illustrated three-dimensional object, wherein the second plurality of content listings correspond to either;
(1) the first row of identifiers in the first dimension and a second column of identifiers in a third dimension different than the second dimension and corresponding to the navigation option;
or (2) the first column of identifiers in the second dimension and a second row of identifiers in a fourth dimension different than the first dimension and corresponding to the navigation option. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for navigating in an interactive media guidance application, the system comprising:
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storage; processing circuitry coupled to storage and configured to; cause to be displayed a first plurality of content listings arranged in a first grid of cells on a first face of an illustrated three-dimensional object, wherein the first plurality of content listings correspond to a first row of identifiers in a first dimension and a first column of identifiers in a second dimension; cause to be displayed a second plurality of content listings arranged in a second grid of cells on a second face of the illustrated three-dimensional object, wherein the second plurality of content listings correspond to either;
(1) the first row of identifiers in the first dimension and a second column of identifiers in a third dimension different than the second dimension and corresponding to the navigation option;
or (2) the first column of identifiers in the second dimension and a second row of identifiers in a fourth dimension different than the first dimension and corresponding to the navigation option. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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