Systems and methods for providing a scan
First Claim
1. A method for providing a video scan, comprising:
- identifying programs for a video scan;
automatically sequentially displaying video of the identified programs in an order defined by a scan sequence where the video of each identified program is displayed for a scan length;
receiving a user request while displaying a first video of the scan sequence;
removing, in response to the received user request, the displayed first video from the scan sequence; and
displaying a second video in the scan sequence, wherein the second video is displayed after the first video in the scan sequence.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for a video scan are provided. The scan may be dynamically interactive and a function of characteristics of the programs in the scan (e.g., commercial breaks or the end of a program approaching) The scan may simultaneously display multiple scan windows for a plurality of programs, for example in a scan wizard. The scan wizard allows the user to simultaneously view a scan window and an information panel, select criteria for the scan from a criteria panel, and control the scan using a scan control panel. The scan may allow the user to record a program displayed in the scan without interrupting the scan (e.g., by using an additional tuner). The scan may display, within the scan interface, trick-play functions for appropriate scanned programs (e.g., recorded, cached and on-demand programs). The user may select and perform trick-play functions for a scanned program without exiting the scan mode.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for providing a video scan, comprising:
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identifying programs for a video scan; automatically sequentially displaying video of the identified programs in an order defined by a scan sequence where the video of each identified program is displayed for a scan length; receiving a user request while displaying a first video of the scan sequence; removing, in response to the received user request, the displayed first video from the scan sequence; and displaying a second video in the scan sequence, wherein the second video is displayed after the first video in the scan sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for providing a video scan, comprising a display device and control circuitry, the control circuitry configured to:
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identify programs for a video scan; direct the display device to automatically sequentially display video of the identified programs in an order defined by a scan sequence where the video of each identified program is displayed for a scan length; and receive a user request while displaying a first video of the scan sequence; remove, in response to the received user request, the displayed first video from the scan sequence; and display a second video in the scan sequence, wherein the second video is displayed after the first video in the scan sequence. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for providing a video scan, comprising:
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identifying programs for a video scan; automatically sequentially displaying video of the identified programs in an order defined by a scan sequence where the video of each identified program is displayed for a scan length; receiving a user request while displaying a first video of the scan sequence; and modifying, in response to the received user request, the scan length of a second video of the scan sequence without modifying the scan length of the displayed first video.
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35. A system for providing a video scan, comprising a display device and control circuitry, the control circuitry configured to:
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identify programs for a video scan; direct the display device to automatically sequentially display video of the identified programs in an order defined by a scan sequence where the video of each identified program is displayed for a scan length; and receive a user request while displaying a first video of the scan sequence; and modify, in response to the received user request, the scan length of a second video of the scan sequence without modifying the scan length of the displayed first video.
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