Systems and methods for generating a media guidance application with multiple perspective views

• US 8,117,564 B2
• Filed: 09/30/2009
• Issued: 02/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: UV Corporation (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: United Video Properties Incorporated (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Woods, Thomas Steven, Conness, Jason, Bauder, Christopher
• Primary Examiner(s): SAX, STEVEN PAUL
• Application Number:
  US12/571,186
• Publication Number:
  US 20100262938A1
• Time in Patent Office: 867 Days
• Field of Search: 715721-726, 715848-852, 715712-713, 715/855, 725/39, 725/40, 725/52, 709/232, 345/474, 345/158, 345/419
• US Class Current: 715/850
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/20 Perspective computation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/00 Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/028 Multiple view windows (top-side-front-sagittal-orthogonal)
• 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 21/4438 Window management, e.g. event handling following interaction with the user interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4828 for searching program descriptors retrieval of video data G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/488 Data services, e.g. news ticker systems specially adapted for using meteorological information in broadcast systems H04H60/71

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for navigating a media guidance application with multiple perspective views. A first of a plurality of media guidance objects may be displayed in a first perspective view that appears flat on the screen. A second media guidance object may be displayed in a second perspective view that appears to be going into the screen creating the appearance of a fold between the first and second media guidance application objects at a location where the first perspective view changes into the second perspective view. The second media guidance object in the second perspective view may be caused to slide through the fold into the first perspective view. The second media guidance object displayed in the first perspective view may be selected. An action may be performed for a media asset corresponding to the selected media guidance object.

Claims

1. A method for navigating about an interactive media guidance application, the method comprising:

displaying, on a screen having a surface normal, a row of media guidance objects in which a first of the media guidance objects is positioned between second and third of the media guidance objects, wherein each of the media guidance objects corresponds to a live video feed, a recorded video feed, or a program listing arranged sequentially according to predetermined criteria, wherein the program listing includes an image representation of associated program video, and wherein the predetermined criteria is at least one of time, the alphabet, channel, source, genre, relevance, and category;

rotating, in a clockwise direction towards the surface normal, a first portion of the row that includes the second media guidance object while a second portion of the row that includes the first media guidance object remains stationary, wherein a first crease appears between the first and second portions of the row as a result of rotating the first portion of the row;

rotating, in a clockwise direction towards the surface normal, a third portion of the row that includes the third media guidance object while the second portion of the row remains stationary, wherein a second crease appears between the third and second portions of the row as a result of rotating the third portion of the row;

sliding the second media guidance object through the first crease from the first portion of the row into the second portion of the row; and

selecting the second media guidance application object that is displayed in the second portion of the row.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first portion is rotated to an angle having a value greater than zero degrees but less than ninety degrees relative to a line that is perpendicular to the surface normal and wherein the third portion is rotated to an angle having a value greater than 180 degrees but less than 270 degrees relative to the line.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the second media guidance object in the first portion of the row appears to be going into the screen;

the first media guidance object in the second portion of the row appears to be flat on the screen; and

the third media guidance object in the third portion of the row appears to be coming out of the screen.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sliding the first media guidance object through the second crease from the second portion of the row into the third portion of the row.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein a first crease appears between the first and second portions of the row as a result of rotating the second portion of the row, further comprising:

moving instantaneously the second media guidance object from the first portion of the row into the second portion of the row; and

selecting the second media guidance application object that is displayed in the second portion of the row.

6. A system for navigating about an interactive media guidance application, the system comprising:

a display screen having a surface normal; and

processing circuitry configured to;

display on the display screen a row of media guidance objects in which a first of the media guidance objects is positioned between second and third of the media guidance objects, wherein each of the media guidance objects corresponds to a live video feed, a recorded video feed, or a program listing arranged sequentially according to predetermined criteria, wherein the program listing includes an image representation of associated program video, and wherein the predetermined criteria is at least one of time, the alphabet, channel, source, genre, relevance, and category;

rotate, in a clockwise direction towards the surface normal, a first portion of the row that includes the second media guidance object while a second portion of the row that includes the first media guidance object remains stationary, wherein a first crease appears between the first and second portions of the row as a result of rotating the first portion of the row;

rotate, in a clockwise direction towards the surface normal, a third portion of the row that includes the third media guidance object while the second portion of the row remains stationary, wherein a second crease appears between the third and second portions of the row as a result of rotating the third portion of the row;

slide the second media guidance object through the first crease from the first portion of the row into the second portion of the row; and

select the second media guidance application object that is displayed in the second portion of the row.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the first portion is rotated to an angle having a value greater than zero degrees but less than ninety degrees relative to a line that is perpendicular to the surface normal and wherein the third portion is rotated to an angle having a value greater than 180 degrees but less than 270 degrees relative to the line.

8. The system of claim 6 wherein:

the second media guidance object in the first portion of the row appears to be going into the screen;

the first media guidance object in the second portion of the row appears to be flat on the screen; and

the third media guidance object in the third portion of the row appears to be coming out of the screen.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

slide the first media guidance object through the second crease from the second portion of the row into the third portion of the row.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein a first crease appears between the first and second portions of the row as a result of rotating the second portion of the row, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

move instantaneously the second media guidance object from the first portion of the row into the second portion of the row; and

select the second media guidance application object that is displayed in the second portion of the row.