Playlists and bookmarks in an interactive media guidance application system
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1. A method for generating a playlist transport bar to be displayed using an interactive media guidance application (IMGA), comprising:
- generating a playlist transport bar for display, wherein the playlist transport bar is for a playlist that includes a plurality of playable assets, the playlist transport bar comprising;
a plurality of asset regions, each asset region corresponding to a different one of the playable assets in the playlist, wherein at least two of the plurality of playable assets in the playlist are different programs; and
a position indication region to provide an indication of a playback position within the playlist, wherein the position indication region comprises a playback information region that includes access to an interactive playlist options menu selectable by a user, wherein the interactive playlist options menu, comprising of a plurality of simultaneously displayed options, is displayed in response to receiving a user selection of the playback information region, and wherein the playback information region moves with the position indication region during playback of one of the playable assets.
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Systems and method are provided for providing a playlist transport bar. The playlist transport bar provides an overlay which graphically represents assets (e.g., programs) of a playlist in a manner that enables a user to simultaneously ascertain a playback position within the playlist and a particular asset. The playlist transport may include asset regions which each correspond to an asset in a playlist and a position indication region which may provide information relating to a playback position.
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1. A method for generating a playlist transport bar to be displayed using an interactive media guidance application (IMGA), comprising:
generating a playlist transport bar for display, wherein the playlist transport bar is for a playlist that includes a plurality of playable assets, the playlist transport bar comprising; a plurality of asset regions, each asset region corresponding to a different one of the playable assets in the playlist, wherein at least two of the plurality of playable assets in the playlist are different programs; and a position indication region to provide an indication of a playback position within the playlist, wherein the position indication region comprises a playback information region that includes access to an interactive playlist options menu selectable by a user, wherein the interactive playlist options menu, comprising of a plurality of simultaneously displayed options, is displayed in response to receiving a user selection of the playback information region, and wherein the playback information region moves with the position indication region during playback of one of the playable assets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for generating a playlist transport bar to be displayed using an interactive media guidance application (IMGA), the system comprising:
a processor configured to; generate for display a playlist transport bar for a playlist that includes a plurality of playable assets, the transport bar comprising; a plurality of asset regions, each of which corresponds to a different one of the playable assets in the playlist, wherein at least two of the plurality of playable assets in the playlist are different programs; and a position indication region to provide an indication of a playback position within the playlist, wherein the position indication region comprises a playback information region that includes access to an interactive playlist options menu selectable by a user, wherein the interactive playlist options menu, comprising of a plurality of simultaneously displayed options, is displayed in response to receiving a user selection of the playback information region, and wherein the playback information region moves with the position indication region during playback of one of the playable assets. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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