System and method for displaying and searching multimedia events scheduling information

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Patent No.: US 9,282,376
App. No.: 14/698,784
Granted: Mar 8, 2016
Kind: B2

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Abstract

Disclosed are computer implemented methods, systems, and non-transitory media for representing a plurality of time-bounded events in first and second grids. The first grid has a larger size than the second grid. The second grid represents a second set of time-bounded events in the plurality of time-bounded events. A user-movable window is presented at a first position within the second grid where it encompasses a first portion of the second grid. The time-bounded events in the first portion of the second grid are displayed as a first set of time-bounded events in the first grid. Responsive to user instructions to move a position of the window from the first position to a second position within the second grid, the window is moved to the second position where it encompasses a third set of time-bounded events. Further, the first grid is updated to display the third set of time-bounded events.

Claims (57)

1. A computer implemented method, performed by a computer system having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, the method comprising:

presenting, responsive to a search query, information representing a plurality of time-bounded events in (i) a first grid and (ii) a second grid, wherein

the first grid has a first size,

the second grid has a second size smaller than the first size, and

the second grid represents a second set of time-bounded events in the plurality of time-bounded events,

presenting a user-movable window at a first position within the second grid, wherein

the user-movable window in the first position encompasses a first portion of the second grid,

the time-bounded events in the first portion of the second grid are displayed as a first set of time-bounded events in the first grid, and

the second set of time-bounded events includes a greater number of time-bounded events than the first set of time-bounded events; and

responsive to user instructions to move a position of the user-moveable window from the first position to a second position within the second grid:

moving the user-movable window to the second position, wherein the user-moveable window encompasses a third set of time-bounded events when in the second position, and

updating the first grid to display the third set of time-bounded events instead of the first set of time-bounded events, wherein the second set of time-bounded events includes a greater number of time-bounded events than the third set of time-bounded events.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of time-bounded events comprises scheduled presentations of multimedia content.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of time-bounded events comprises television shows scheduled for broadcast in a predefined time period.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein an axis of the first grid corresponds to television channels and an axis of the second grid corresponds to time.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of time-bounded events comprises data resulting from a search of a database in accordance with the search query.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the search query is a user specified search query.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the search query comprises a predefined search query.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

responding to a user action of hovering a pointer over a time-bounded event displayed in the first grid by displaying additional information corresponding to the time-bounded event.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising acquiring additional data from a server corresponding to the displayed additional information.

10. A system for presenting information representing a plurality of time-bounded events, comprising:

memory;

one or more processors; and

one or more modules stored in memory and configured for execution by the one or more processors, the one or modules comprising instructions for: