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Granted Patent B2
US 9,191,716 · App. 14/223,706 · Granted Nov 17, 2015

Interactive media guide with media guidance interface

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Patent No.
US 9,191,716
App. No.
14/223,706
Granted
Nov 17, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for providing guidance to users for finding media are described. Such systems and methods may be provided in interactive media guides such as program guides, web browsers, or other suitable interactive media guides.

Claims (26)

1. A method for presenting media to a user, the method comprising:

generating for display one or more media group options, wherein the media group options indicate media available to the user without indicating content of the media, without indicating a title of the media, without indicating a source of the media, and without indicating a level of interest of the user in the media;

generating for display a plurality of media indicators associated with a selected media group option, wherein the plurality of media indicators includes a first media indicator for media available at a scheduled time and a second media indicator for media available without a scheduled time; and

in response to receiving a selection of a media indicator from the plurality of media indicators, performing an action associated with the selected media indicator.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the media available at a scheduled time is broadcast media, and wherein the media available without a scheduled time is non-broadcast media.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selected media group option is associated with media that is currently available.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more media group options are user-defined.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein user-defined media group options comprise media indicators that meet a user-defined criteria.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating for display a media sub-group option associated with a media group option, wherein at least one of the plurality of media indicators is associated with the media sub-group option.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising indicating the number of media indicators that are associated with the media sub-group option.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a selection of a media group option from a user.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selection of a media indicator is received from a user.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the action comprises presenting media that is identified by the selected media indicator in response to the media indicator selection.

11. A system for presenting media to a user, the system comprising processing circuitry configured to:

generate for display one or more media group options, wherein the media group options indicate media available to the user without indicating content of the media, without indicating a title of the media, without indicating a source of the media, and without indicating a level of interest of the user in the media;

generate for display a plurality of media indicators associated with a selected media group option, wherein the plurality of media indicators includes a first media indicator for media available at a scheduled time and a second media indicator for media available without a scheduled time and;

in response to receiving a selection of a media indicator from the plurality of media indicators, perform an action associated with the selected media indicator.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the media available at a scheduled time is broadcast media, and wherein the media available without a scheduled time is non-broadcast media.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the selected media group option is associated with media that is currently available.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more media group options are user-defined.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the user-defined media group options comprise media indicators that meet a user-defined criteria.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to generate for display a media sub-group option associated with a media group option, wherein at least one of the plurality of media indicators is associated with the media sub-group option.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to indicate the number of media indicators that are associated with the media sub-group option.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to receive the selection of a media group option from a user.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to receive the selection of a media indicator from a user.

20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the action comprises presenting media that is identified by the selected media indicator in response to the media indicator selection.

Assignments (11)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC
To: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
Reel/Frame 053458/0749 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
To: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
Reel/Frame 053481/0790 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2020
From: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS INC.; VEVEO, INC.; INVENSAS CORPORATION; INVENSAS BONDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TESSERA, INC.; TESSERA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DTS, INC.; PHORUS, INC.; IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 053468/0001 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 25, 2019
From: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 051110/0006 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Nov 25, 2019
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: APTIV DIGITAL INC.; GEMSTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; INDEX SYSTEMS INC.; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; SONIC SOLUTIONS LLC; STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC.; UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
Reel/Frame 051145/0090 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2019
From: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
To: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 051143/0468 →
MERGER Recorded Jan 16, 2015
From: TV GUIDE, INC.
To: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
Reel/Frame 034737/0272 →
MERGER Recorded Jan 16, 2015
From: UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.
To: UV CORP.
Reel/Frame 034778/0397 →
MERGER Recorded Jan 16, 2015
From: UV CORP.
To: TV GUIDE, INC.
Reel/Frame 034780/0262 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2014
From: THOMAS, WILLIAM L.; HERRINGTON, W. BENJAMIN; BEREZOWSKI, DAVID M.; KNEE, ROBERT A.; ELLIS, MICHAEL D.; WALKER, TODD A.; REICHARDT, M. SCOTT; HEDGES, L. JOE
To: UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 033527/0503 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 24, 2014
From: APTIV DIGITAL, INC.; GEMSTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; INDEX SYSTEMS INC.; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; SONIC SOLUTIONS LLC; STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC.; UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 033407/0035 →