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Apparatus and method for EPG sorting and automatic realignment

  • US 9,319,747 B2
  • Filed: 03/20/2015
  • Issued: 04/19/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • causing a graphical user interface to be presented on a device of a user, the graphical user interface having an electronic program guide (EPG) including a plurality of rows of thumbnails representing programs, each thumbnail positioned in its corresponding row according to a start time of a program associated with each thumbnail;

    receiving a navigational input on a touchscreen of the device that causes a realignment of the thumbnails representing the programs presented on the EPG, the navigational input including a selection of a time icon that, when applied to a thumbnail, causes the realignment of the thumbnails in the plurality of rows such that thumbnails of programs with corresponding start times are aligned with a start time associated with the thumbnail to which the time icon is applied;

    realigning, using a processor of the device, the EPG with updated thumbnails based on the navigational input; and

    displaying an updated EPG with the updated thumbnails resulting from the navigational input.

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