USER INTERFACE FOR ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS
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1. A method of presenting search results on a visual user interface for a digitally-tunable electronic device configured to display scheduled programming content, the method comprising:
- receiving a natural-language voice input comprising a search query;
determining an intended action to perform based, at least in part, on the natural-language voice input;
searching based, at least in part, on the search query and the determined intended action, at least one scheduled programming content data source and at least one bundled service content data source; and
presenting results of the search on the user interface, wherein the results of the search combine at least one first result corresponding to scheduled programming content and at least one second result corresponding to bundled service content.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for providing a search interface for an electronic device including a tuner configured to tune the electronic device to receive scheduled programming content. A search query is received and one or more data sources including information about media content are searched based, at least in part, on the search query. The results of the search are presented on a user interface using a time-based axis and a time-independent axis.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of presenting search results on a visual user interface for a digitally-tunable electronic device configured to display scheduled programming content, the method comprising:
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receiving a natural-language voice input comprising a search query; determining an intended action to perform based, at least in part, on the natural-language voice input; searching based, at least in part, on the search query and the determined intended action, at least one scheduled programming content data source and at least one bundled service content data source; and presenting results of the search on the user interface, wherein the results of the search combine at least one first result corresponding to scheduled programming content and at least one second result corresponding to bundled service content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with a plurality of instructions that, when executed by at least one computer perform a method of presenting search results on a visual user interface for a digitally-tunable electronic device configured to display scheduled programming content, the method comprising:
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receiving a natural-language voice input comprising a search query; determining an intended action to perform based, at least in part, on the natural-language voice input; searching based, at least in part, on the search query and the determined intended action, at least one scheduled programming content data source and at least one bundled service content data source; and presenting results of the search on the user interface, wherein the results of the search combine at least one first result corresponding to scheduled programming content and at least one second result corresponding to bundled service content. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A digitally-tunable electronic device configured to display scheduled programming content, the electronic device comprising:
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at least one processor programmed to; receive a natural-language voice input comprising a search query; determine an intended action to perform based, at least in part, on the natural-language voice input; search based, at least in part, on the search query and the determined intended action, at least one scheduled programming content data source and at least one bundled service content data source; and present results of the search on the user interface, wherein the results of the search combine at least one first result corresponding to scheduled programming content and at least one second result corresponding to bundled service content. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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