Intuitive image-based program guide for controlling display device such as a television
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1. A device comprising:
- at least one processor; and
at least one computer readable storage medium accessible to the processor and bearing instructions executable by the processor to cause the processor to, for at least one video program;
establish a respective image;
access a wide area network to obtain social networking information (SNI) related to the video program;
juxtapose at least some of the SNI related to the video program with the image;
use at least some of the SNI as a search term to access a computer network with a query based on the search term and present on a display at least one search result item selectable by a user to access and play a video represented by the result item; and
/orpresent on the display at least one time-based graph illustrating a volume of social networking comments pertaining to the program as a function of time, a user selection of a part of the graph causing a recording device associated with the display and recording the program to play back the program starting at a time represented by the part of graph selected by the user.
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Abstract
A control device such as a tablet computer presents a scrollable image-based program guide (IBPG) on a display that a user can swipe to cause the device to command a display device to present an audio video (AV) program represented by the image. The IBPG is a subset of an electronic program guide (EPG) from a TV signal provider. Social networking information (SNI) related to a video program is presented on or adjacent an image in the IBPG representing the program.
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25 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one computer readable storage medium accessible to the processor and bearing instructions executable by the processor to cause the processor to, for at least one video program; establish a respective image; access a wide area network to obtain social networking information (SNI) related to the video program; juxtapose at least some of the SNI related to the video program with the image; use at least some of the SNI as a search term to access a computer network with a query based on the search term and present on a display at least one search result item selectable by a user to access and play a video represented by the result item; and
/orpresent on the display at least one time-based graph illustrating a volume of social networking comments pertaining to the program as a function of time, a user selection of a part of the graph causing a recording device associated with the display and recording the program to play back the program starting at a time represented by the part of graph selected by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 22, 23)
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15. A device comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one computer readable storage medium accessible to the processor and bearing instructions executable by the processor to cause the processor to, for at least one video program; establish a respective image; access a wide area network to obtain social networking information (SNI) related to the video program; juxtapose at least some of the SNI related to the video program with the image; present on a display at least one time-based graph illustrating a volume of social networking comments pertaining to the program as a function of time; and respond to a user selection of a part of the graph by causing a recording device associated with the display and recording the program to immediately play back the program starting at a time represented by the part of the graph selected by the user.
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18. Method, comprising:
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presenting a scrollable arrangement of images on a display of a device, the images establishing an image-based program guide (IBPG) on the display; the images representing respective channels in an electronic program guide (EPG) from a TV signal provider; presenting social networking information (SNI) related to a video program on or adjacent an image in the IBPG representing the program; using at least some of the SNI as a search term to access a computer network with a query based on the search term and presenting on the display at least one search result item selectable by a user to access and play a video represented by the result item; and
/orpresenting on the display at least one time-based graph illustrating a volume of social networking comments pertaining to the program as a function of time, a user selection of a part of the graph causing a recording device associated with the display and recording the program to play back the program starting at a time represented by the part of graph selected by the user. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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19. A device comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one computer memory with instructions executable by the processor to configure the processor to; present a scrollable image-based program guide (IBPG) on a display; present social network information (SNI) pertaining to at least one program represented in the IBPG on the display; use at least some of the SNI as a search term to access a computer network with a query based on the search term and presenting on the display at least one search result item selectable by a user to access and play a video represented by the result item; and
/orpresent on the display at least one time-based graph illustrating a volume of social networking comments pertaining to the program as a function of time, a user selection of a pant of the graph causing a recording device associated with the display and recording the program to play back the program starting at a time represented by the part of graph selected by the user. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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