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Filtering by broadcast or recording quality within an electronic program guide

  • US 7,350,157 B1
  • Filed: 09/30/2002
  • Issued: 03/25/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method comprising:

  • providing a first sequence of cards graphically representing media programs, at least one card being associated with a media format indicator;

    providing a second sequence of cards graphically representing media format filters;

    displaying at least a subset of the second sequence of cards along a first axis of the user interface intersecting a focus area;

    allowing a user to scroll a particular card from the second sequence of cards along the first axis into the focus area;

    filtering the first sequence of cards to produce a third sequence of cards in response to the particular card from the second sequence of cards being scrolled into the focus area and without an additional selection action by the user, the third sequence of cards representing those media programs having at least a specified media format determined by the media format indicator of the particular card within the focus area; and

    displaying at least a subset of the third sequence of cards along a second axis of the user interface intersecting the focus area, the second axis being perpendicular to the first axis, wherein the at least a subset of the third sequence of cards is automatically displayed in response to the particular card being scrolled into the focus area.

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