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User interface enhancements for media content access systems and methods

  • US 8,640,052 B2
  • Filed: 12/31/2009
  • Issued: 01/28/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2009
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • launching, by a media content access system, a graphical user interface for display, the graphical user interface initially includinga graphical representation of a channel guide presented relative to a graphical representation of a stage, the graphical representation of the channel guide comprising a three-dimensional grid matrix of a plurality of channel icons, the plurality of channel icons arranged in both a plurality of horizontal rows and a plurality of columns perpendicular to the horizontal rows, the plurality of channel icons representing a plurality of media content channels through which media content is accessible by the media content access system and arranged in the plurality of horizontal rows in the three-dimensional grid matrix with a first horizontal row of channel icons positioned at a forefront of the three-dimensional grid matrix and a plurality of other horizontal rows of channel icons positioned at progressively increasing depths from the forefront of the three-dimensional grid matrix, anddetecting, by the media content access system, a user navigation event within the channel guide displayed in the graphical user interface, the user navigation event comprising a command to scroll the three-dimensional grid matrix of channel icons relative to the stage; and

    replacing, by the media content access system in response to the user navigation event, the first horizontal row of channel icons positioned at the forefront of the three-dimensional grid matrix by directionally scrolling the three-dimensional grid matrix of channel icons relative to the stage.

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