Methods and devices for presenting an interactive media guidance application
First Claim
1. A method for operating an interactive media guidance application in a user equipment device, comprising:
- determining, during a first time period, that a user is likely to use the user equipment device during a subsequent second time period based on a profile associated with the user;
automatically requesting a portion of guide listings corresponding to guidance information for the second time period from a database having guidance information in response to determining that the user is likely to use the user equipment device during the second time period;
storing, while a present portion of guide listings corresponding to guidance information for the first time period is displayed, the requested portion of guide listings in a cache;
receiving a request for a guide listing within the requested portion of guide listings; and
retrieving the guide listing within the requested portion of guide listings from the cache in response to receiving the request for the guide listings.
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Abstract
Methods and devices that, in some embodiments, comprise: determining that a first portion of guide listings corresponding to guidance information for a first amount of time has been displayed on the user equipment device; automatically requesting a second portion of guide listings corresponding to guidance information for a second amount of time from a database having guidance information in response to determining that the first portion of guide listings has been displayed, wherein the second amount of time succeeds the first amount of time in time order and wherein the second portion of guide listings is stored in a cache located between the database and the user equipment device; receiving an indication that a user has requested at least one guide listing within the second portion of guide listings; and receiving the second portion of guide listings from the cache in response to receiving the indication from the user.
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1. A method for operating an interactive media guidance application in a user equipment device, comprising:
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determining, during a first time period, that a user is likely to use the user equipment device during a subsequent second time period based on a profile associated with the user; automatically requesting a portion of guide listings corresponding to guidance information for the second time period from a database having guidance information in response to determining that the user is likely to use the user equipment device during the second time period; storing, while a present portion of guide listings corresponding to guidance information for the first time period is displayed, the requested portion of guide listings in a cache; receiving a request for a guide listing within the requested portion of guide listings; and retrieving the guide listing within the requested portion of guide listings from the cache in response to receiving the request for the guide listings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device for presenting an interactive media guidance application in a user equipment device, comprising:
processing circuitry that is configured to; determine, during a first time period, that a user is likely to use the user equipment device during a subsequent second time period based on a profile associated with the user; automatically request a portion of guide listings corresponding to guidance information for the second time period from a database having guidance information in response to determining that the user is likely to use the user equipment device during the second time period; store, while a present portion of guide listings corresponding to guidance information for the first time period is displayed, the requested portion of guide listings in a cache; receive a request for a guide listing within the requested portion of guide listings; and retrieve the guide listing within the requested portion of guide listings from the cache in response to receiving the request for the guide listings. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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