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Television control interface with electronic guide

  • US 9,681,174 B2
  • Filed: 06/17/2016
  • Issued: 06/13/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/28/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for navigating media asset information, the method comprising:

  • receiving media asset identifier information via a communications interface;

    storing the media asset identifier information in a database stored in a memory;

    generating for display an interactive time bar comprising a first interactive time indicator icon and a second interactive time indicator icon of a series of interactive time indicator icons, wherein the first interactive time indicator icon is associated with a first time interval, and wherein the second interactive time indicator icon is associated with a second time interval that does not overlap the first time interval;

    receiving, from a user input interface, a first user input comprising a selection of the first interactive time indicator icon associated with the first time interval;

    based on receiving the first user input;

    retrieving data representing the first time interval associated with the first interactive time indicator icon;

    identifying, based on the retrieved data representing the first time interval, a first plurality of media asset identifiers associated with the first time interval from the media asset identifier information stored in the database stored in the memory;

    retrieving the identified first plurality of media asset identifiers from the database stored in the memory;

    generating for display the retrieved first plurality of media asset identifiers associated with the first time interval;

    receiving, from the user input interface, a second user input comprising a selection of the second interactive time indicator icon associated with the second time interval;

    based on receiving the second user input;

    retrieving data representing the second time interval associated with the second interactive time indicator icon;

    identifying, based on the retrieved data representing the second time interval, a second plurality of media asset identifiers associated with the second time interval from the media asset identifier information stored in the database stored in the memory;

    retrieving the identified second plurality of media asset identifiers from the database stored in the memory; and

    generating for display the retrieved second plurality of media asset identifiers associated with the second time interval.

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