SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEARCHING A MEDIA GUIDANCE APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVE VIEWS

• US 20100262931A1
• Filed: 09/30/2009
• Published: 10/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: United Video Properties Incorporated (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Rovi Technologies Corporation (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Woods, Thomas Steven, Conness, Jason, Bauder, Christopher
• Application Number:
  US12/571,035
• Publication Number:
  US 20100262931A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/773
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/20 Perspective computation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/00 Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/028 Multiple view windows (top-side-front-sagittal-orthogonal)
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4438 Window management, e.g. event handling following interaction with the user interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4828 for searching program descriptors retrieval of video data G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/488 Data services, e.g. news ticker systems specially adapted for using meteorological information in broadcast systems H04H60/71

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for navigating a media guidance application with multiple perspective views. A first of a plurality of media guidance objects may be displayed in a first perspective view that appears flat on the screen. A second media guidance object may be displayed in a second perspective view that appears to be going into the screen creating the appearance of a fold between the first and second media guidance application objects at a location where the first perspective view changes into the second perspective view. The second media guidance object in the second perspective view may be caused to slide through the fold into the first perspective view. The second media guidance object displayed in the first perspective view may be selected. An action may be performed for a media asset corresponding to the selected media guidance object.

Claims

1. A method for searching data in an interactive media guidance application, the method comprising:

displaying a plurality of media asset search listings in a first perspective view;

displaying, in a second perspective view different from the first perspective view, a plurality of media guidance application objects that are associated with one of the plurality of media asset search listings; and

selecting, within the second perspective view, one of the plurality of media guidance application objects that is displayed in the second perspective view.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein each of the displayed media asset search listings includes information representing timing of when a search was performed corresponding to the media asset search listing.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the information further includes a number that identifies how many media guidance application objects match the media asset search listing.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the media asset search listings correspond to media asset search results, further comprising:

displaying an interactive visual keypad in a third perspective view different from the first and second perspective views.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

receiving an input search string with the interactive visual keypad by highlighting and selecting items of the visual keypad; and

modifying the media asset search listings that are displayed in the first perspective view based on the received input.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising displaying a first plurality of the plurality of media guidance application objects adjacent to a first of the media asset search listings, wherein each of the first plurality of the plurality of media guidance application objects include a first attribute in common with the first media asset search listing.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising:

displaying a second plurality of the plurality of media guidance application objects adjacent to a second of the media asset search listings and adjacent to the first plurality of media guidance application objects, wherein;

the second plurality of the plurality of media guidance application objects have a second attribute in common with the second media asset search listing.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the second plurality of the plurality of media guidance application objects are displayed in perspective relative to the first plurality of media guidance application objects.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the second plurality of the plurality of media guidance application appear smaller than the first plurality of media guidance application objects.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the media asset search listings are displayed in perspective relative to each other.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein one of the media asset search listings appears smaller than another one of the media asset search listings.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein selecting one of the plurality of media guidance application objects that are displayed in the second perspective view comprises:

moving, from a first position in the second perspective view into a second position in the second perspective view, the one of the plurality of media guidance application objects, wherein a media guidance application object displayed in the first position appear further away than a media guidance application object displayed in the second position; and

selecting the media guidance application object that is displayed in the second position in the second perspective view.

13. A system for searching data in an interactive media guidance application, the system comprising:

a display screen; and

processing circuitry configured to;

display on the display screen a plurality of media asset search listings in a first perspective view;

display on the display screen, in a second perspective view different from the first perspective view, a plurality of media guidance application objects that are associated with one of the plurality of media asset search listings; and

select, within the second perspective view, one of the plurality of media guidance application objects that is displayed in the second perspective view.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein each of the displayed media asset search listings includes information representing timing of when a search was performed corresponding to the media asset search listing.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the information further includes a number that identifies how many media guidance application objects match the media asset search listing.

16. The system of claim 13 wherein the media asset search listings correspond to media asset search results, wherein processing circuitry configured to:

display on the display screen an interactive visual keypad in a third perspective view different from the first and second perspective views.

17. The system of claim 16 wherein processing circuitry configured to:

receive an input search string with the interactive visual keypad by highlighting and selecting items of the visual keypad; and

modify the media asset search listings that are displayed in the first perspective view based on the received input.

18. The system of claim 13 wherein processing circuitry configured to display on the display screen a first plurality of the plurality of media guidance application objects adjacent to a first of the media asset search listings, wherein each of the first plurality of the plurality of media guidance application objects include a first attribute in common with the first media asset search listing.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein processing circuitry configured to:

display on the display screen a second plurality of the plurality of media guidance application objects adjacent to a second of the media asset search listings and adjacent to the first plurality of media guidance application objects, wherein;

the second plurality of the plurality of media guidance application objects have a second attribute in common with the second media asset search listing.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein the second plurality of the plurality of media guidance application objects are displayed in perspective relative to the first plurality of media guidance application objects.

21. The system of claim 20 wherein the second plurality of the plurality of media guidance application appear smaller than the first plurality of media guidance application objects.

22. The system of claim 13 wherein the media asset search listings are displayed in perspective relative to each other.

23. The system of claim 22 wherein one of the media asset search listings appears smaller than another one of the media asset search listings.

24. The system of claim 13 wherein processing circuitry configured to:

move, from a first position in the second perspective view into a second position in the second perspective view, the one of the plurality of media guidance application objects, wherein a media guidance application object displayed in the first position appear further away than a media guidance application object displayed in the second position; and

select the media guidance application object that is displayed in the second position in the second perspective view. 25-36. (canceled)