Playlists and bookmarks in an interactive media guidance application system
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1. A method for displaying a playlist transport bar using an interactive media guidance application (IMGA), comprising:
- displaying a playlist transport bar for a playlist, the playlist transport bar comprising;
a plurality of asset regions, each asset region corresponding to an asset in the playlist; and
a position indication region to provide an indication of both a first playback position within the playlist and a second playback position within a first asset in the playlist, the position indication region comprising a playback information region that includes an interactive option selectable by a user, wherein the interactive option, when selected by the user displays a playlist options menu, and textual information about the first asset in the playlist and textual information relative to other assets in the playlist, wherein the textual information provided in the playback information region is different from the indication provided by the position indication region, and wherein, during playback, the playback information region moves with the position indication region, at a same rate as the position indication region, in accordance with the playback position toward an asset that sequentially follows the first asset; and
moving, in response to a user input, the position indication region to a third playback position within the playlist and a fourth playback position within a second asset in the playlist, wherein the third and fourth playback positions are selected by the user input as anywhere within the playlist and anywhere within the second asset in the playlist.
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Systems and method are provided for providing a playlist transport bar. The playlist transport bar provides an overlay which graphically represents assets (e.g., programs) of a playlist in a manner that enables a user to simultaneously ascertain a playback position within the playlist and a particular asset. The playlist transport may include asset regions which each correspond to an asset in a playlist and a position indication region which may provide information relating to a playback position.
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1. A method for displaying a playlist transport bar using an interactive media guidance application (IMGA), comprising:
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displaying a playlist transport bar for a playlist, the playlist transport bar comprising; a plurality of asset regions, each asset region corresponding to an asset in the playlist; and a position indication region to provide an indication of both a first playback position within the playlist and a second playback position within a first asset in the playlist, the position indication region comprising a playback information region that includes an interactive option selectable by a user, wherein the interactive option, when selected by the user displays a playlist options menu, and textual information about the first asset in the playlist and textual information relative to other assets in the playlist, wherein the textual information provided in the playback information region is different from the indication provided by the position indication region, and wherein, during playback, the playback information region moves with the position indication region, at a same rate as the position indication region, in accordance with the playback position toward an asset that sequentially follows the first asset; and moving, in response to a user input, the position indication region to a third playback position within the playlist and a fourth playback position within a second asset in the playlist, wherein the third and fourth playback positions are selected by the user input as anywhere within the playlist and anywhere within the second asset in the playlist. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, 36)
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20. A system for displaying a playlist transport bar, the system comprising:
a processor operative to; display a playlist transport bar, transport bar comprising; a plurality of asset regions, each of which corresponds to an asset in a playlist; and a position indication region to provide an indication of both a first playback position within the playlist and a second playback position within a first asset in the playlist, the position indication region comprising a playback information region that includes an interactive option selectable by a user, wherein the interactive option, when selected by the user displays a playlist options menu, and textual information about the first asset in the playlist and textual information relative to other assets in the playlist, wherein the textual information provided in the playback information region is different from the indication provided by the position indication region, and wherein, during playback, the playback information region moves with the position indication region, at a same rate as the position indication region, in accordance with the playback position toward an asset that sequentially follows the first asset; and move, in response to a user input, the position indication region to a third playback position within the playlist and a fourth playback position within a second asset in the playlist, wherein the third and fourth playback positions are selected by the user input as anywhere within the playlist and anywhere within the second asset in the playlist. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 37)
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21. A method for displaying a playlist transport bar, comprising:
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displaying at least two asset regions in a playlist transport bar, each asset region corresponding to an asset of a playlist; displaying a position indication region in the playlist transport bar to provide an indication of both a first playback position within the playlist and a second playback position within a first asset in the playlist, the position indication region comprising a playback information region that includes an interactive option selectable by a user, wherein the interactive option, when selected by the user displays a playlist options menu, and textual information about the first asset and that allows access to information relating to other assets in the playlist, wherein the textual information provided in the playback information region is different from the indication provided by the position indication region, and wherein, during playback, the playback information region moves with the position indication region, at a same rate as the position indication region, in accordance with the playback position toward an asset that sequentially follows the first asset; and moving, in response to a user input, the position indication region to a third playback position within the playlist and a fourth playback position within a second asset in the playlist, wherein the third and fourth playback positions are selected by the user input as anywhere within the playlist and anywhere within the second asset in the playlist. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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