Systems and methods for providing a scan
First Claim
1. A method for providing a video scan, comprising:
- identifying, with control circuitry, programs for a scan, wherein the scan comprises a scan sequence for automatically sequentially displaying the identified programs;
identifying, with the control circuitry, at least one identified program that is at a special location within the program, wherein the special location is one of substantially near the beginning of the program and substantially near the end of the program, and wherein the at least one identified program is assigned a first position in the scan sequence;
selecting a second position in the scan sequence for the at least one identified program based on whether the at least one identified program is substantially near the beginning of the program or substantially near the end of the program; and
moving the at least one identified program from the first position in the scan sequence to the second position 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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41 Claims
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1. A method for providing a video scan, comprising:
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identifying, with control circuitry, programs for a scan, wherein the scan comprises a scan sequence for automatically sequentially displaying the identified programs; identifying, with the control circuitry, at least one identified program that is at a special location within the program, wherein the special location is one of substantially near the beginning of the program and substantially near the end of the program, and wherein the at least one identified program is assigned a first position in the scan sequence; selecting a second position in the scan sequence for the at least one identified program based on whether the at least one identified program is substantially near the beginning of the program or substantially near the end of the program; and moving the at least one identified program from the first position in the scan sequence to the second position in the scan sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 36, 37, 38)
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22. 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 scan, wherein the scan comprises a scan sequence for automatically sequentially displaying the identified programs; identify at least one identified program that is at a special location within the program, wherein the special location is one of substantially near the beginning of the program and substantially near the end of the program, and wherein the at least one identified program is assigned a first position in the scan sequence; select a second position in the scan sequence for the at least one identified program based on whether the at least one identified program is substantially near the beginning of the program or substantially near the end of the program; and move the at least one identified program from the first position in the scan sequence to the second position in the scan sequence. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 39, 40, 41)
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