SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATING PROGRAM LISTINGS IN A MEDIA GUIDANCE APPLICATION
Systems and methods for navigating program listings in a media guidance application are provided. A program listing may be displayed that corresponds to a first time period. A user request to change the first time period may be received. In response to the request to change the time period, a hopscotch display may be provided that gives the user access to a plurality of consecutive time periods from which the user can select to have corresponding program listings displayed. A user selection of one of the displayed time periods may be received and a second program listing corresponding to the selected time period may be displayed.
1 . A method for navigating about an interactive media guidance application, the method comprising:
receiving a user request to display a plurality of program listings corresponding to a user selected time period;
in response to receiving the user request, displaying a first plurality of indicators representing a first plurality of time periods;
as the user navigates from a first of the first plurality of indicators to a second of the first plurality of indicators, displaying a second plurality of indicators representing a second plurality of time periods, wherein each of the second plurality of time periods is a subset of the first plurality of time periods;
receiving a user selection of one of the displayed second plurality of indicators; and
displaying the plurality of program listings corresponding to the time period represented by the selected one of the second plurality of indicators.
2 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:
displaying a second plurality of program listings corresponding to a second time period different from the user selected time period;
wherein receiving the user request comprises receiving a user selection of an icon displayed with the another plurality of program listings.
3 . The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the user request comprises receiving a plurality of identical user instructions a predetermined number of times, wherein each of the plurality of identical user instructions causes the media guidance application to shift a time period for which program listings are displayed to another adjacent time period.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein
the first plurality of indicators include a first plurality of cells each representing a different day of a week.
5 . The method of claim 4 further comprising:
receiving a first user input selecting one of the first plurality of cells; and
in response to receiving the first user input, displaying the second plurality of indicators, wherein the second plurality of time periods each represents a time period of the day represented by the selected one of the first plurality of cells.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the first user input comprises navigating a highlight region to the one of the first plurality of cells and maintaining the highlight region over the one of the first plurality of cells for a predetermined time period.
7 . The method of claim 5 further comprising displaying an indicator with a portion of the displayed second plurality of cells to indicate that the time periods represented by the portion of the displayed second plurality of cells correspond to time periods previous to a current time.
8 . The method of claim 7 wherein the time period represented by each of the second plurality of indicators has an a identical length, wherein the identical length corresponds to an interval of time for which program listings are simultaneously displayed.
9 . The method of claim 4 further comprising:
receiving a first user input selecting one of the first plurality of cells;
retrieving from a memory actions scheduled for the day represented by the selected one of the first plurality of cells; and
displaying, with the first plurality of indicators, an action indicator for each scheduled action that is retrieved from the memory, wherein the action indicator includes information that identifies a program for which the action is scheduled.
10 . The method of claim 9 further comprising receiving a user selection of one of the displayed action indicators to modify the scheduled action corresponding to the selected one of the displayed action indicators.
11 . A system for navigating about an interactive media guidance application, the system comprising:
a display screen; and
processing circuitry configured to:
receive a user request to display a plurality of program listings corresponding to a user selected time period;
in response to receiving the user request, display on the display screen a first plurality of indicators representing a first plurality of time periods;
as the user navigates from a first of the first plurality of indicators to a second of the first plurality of indicators, display on the display screen a second plurality of indicators representing a second plurality of time periods, wherein each of the second plurality of time periods is a subset of the first plurality of time periods;
receive a user selection of one of the displayed second plurality of indicators; and
display on the display screen the plurality of program listings corresponding to the time period represented by the selected one of the second plurality of indicators.
12 . The system of claim 11 wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
display on the display screen a second plurality of program listings corresponding to a second time period different from the user selected time period; and
receive as the user request a user selection of an icon displayed with the another plurality of program listings.
13 . The system of claim 11 wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to receive as the user request a plurality of identical user instructions a predetermined number of times, wherein each of the plurality of identical user instructions causes the media guidance application to shift a time period for which program listings are displayed to another adjacent time period.
14 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the first plurality of indicators include a first plurality of cells each representing a different day of a week.
15 . The system of claim 14 wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
receive a first user input selecting one of the first plurality of cells; and
in response to receiving the first user input, display on the display screen the second plurality of indicators, wherein the second plurality of time periods each represents a time period of the day represented by the selected one of the first plurality of cells.
16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to navigate a highlight region to the one of the first plurality of cells and maintain the highlight region over the one of the first plurality of cells for a predetermined time period.
17 . The system of claim 15 wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to display on the display screen an indicator with a portion of the displayed second plurality of cells to indicate that the time periods represented by the portion of the displayed second plurality of cells correspond to time periods previous to a current time.
18 . The system of claim 17 wherein the time period represented by each of the second plurality of indicators has an a identical length, wherein the identical length corresponds to an interval of time for which program listings are simultaneously displayed.
19 . The system of claim 14 wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
receive a first user input selecting one of the first plurality of cells;
retrieve from a memory actions scheduled for the day represented by the selected one of the first plurality of cells; and
display on the display screen, with the first plurality of indicators, an action indicator for each scheduled action that is retrieved from the memory, wherein the action indicator includes information that identifies a program for which the action is scheduled.
20 . The system of claim 19 wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to receive a user selection of one of the displayed action indicators to modify the scheduled action corresponding to the selected one of the displayed action indicators.
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