IP Library Patent Application 11694924
Patent Application
App. No. 11/694,924

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING AN UPDATEABLE NON-LINEAR CONTENT LINEUP DISPLAY

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App. No.
11/694,924
Abstract

A method and system may include sending a linear content signal to cause display of linear content, receiving a graphical user interface display request signal requesting display of a graphical user interface, and sending a graphical user interface signal to cause display of a graphical user interface, which is associated with a non-linear content identifier field, which is associated with a non-linear content identifier.

Claims (38)

1 . A method comprising:

sending a linear content signal to cause display of linear content;

receiving a graphical user interface display request signal requesting display of a graphical user interface; and

sending a graphical user interface signal to cause display of a graphical user interface, which is associated with a non-linear content identifier field, which is associated with a non-linear content identifier.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a selection request signal selecting the non-linear content identifier field, the selection request signal indicating one of retrieving non-linear content using the non-linear content identifier for display and storing the non-linear content identifier as a stored non-linear content identifier.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending a non-linear content request including the non-linear content identifier;

receiving a non-linear content response including the non-linear content; and

generating a non-linear content display signal to cause display of the non-linear content.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing a reminder associated with the non-linear content.

5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising causing display of a reminder display based on the reminder.

6 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising causing display of a reminder of the non-linear content.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising

receiving a selection request signal selecting the non-linear content identifier field; and

causing display of a subtopic non-linear content identifier field associated with the selected non-linear content identifier field.

8 . The method of claim 7 , further wherein the subtopic non-linear content identifier field is displayed in a subdisplay of the graphical user interface.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a selection request signal selecting the non-linear content identifier field;

identifying a time stamp associated with the non-linear content identifier field; and

causing display of a segment within the linear content associated with the time stamp.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending a non-linear content request including the non-linear content identifier;

receiving a non-linear content response comprising updated non-linear content associated with the non-linear content identifier.

11 . A computer readable media comprising code to perform the acts of the method of claim 1 .

12 . A system comprising:

a client device communicatively coupled to a network, the client device to receive linear content signals to cause display of linear content at a display device, to receive a graphical user interface display request signal requesting display of a graphical user interface, and to cause display of the graphical user interface, which is associated with a non-linear content identifier field, which is associated with a non-linear content identifier.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the client device receives a selection signal selecting the non-linear content identifier field.

14 . The system of claim 13 , further comprising

a server communicatively coupled to the network, wherein the client device sends to the server a non-linear content request that includes the non-linear content identifier in response to receiving the selection signal.

15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the server identifies non-linear content associated with the non-linear content identifier.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the server sends to the client device via the network a non-linear content response that includes the identified non-linear content.

17 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the server determines that non-linear content associated with the non-linear content identifier has expired.

18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the server identifies whether any updated non-linear content is associated with the non-linear content identifier.

19 . The system of claim 18 , where in the event that the server identifies updated non-linear content associated with the non-linear content identifier, the server sends to the client device via the network a non-linear content response that includes the updated non-linear content.

20 . The system of claim 19 , wherein the client device processes the non-linear content response to cause display of the updated non-linear content.

21 . An apparatus comprising:

a video module to send a linear content signal to cause display of linear content; and

a graphical user interface module to receive a graphical user interface display request signal requesting display of a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface module to cause display of a graphical user interface, which is associated with a non-linear content identifier field, which is associated with a non-linear content identifier.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2009
From: VERIZON LABORATORIES INC.
To: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2007
From: MOON, HANNAH Y.; MORLEY, D. BEAU
To: VERIZON LABORATORIES, INC.
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