IP Library Granted Patent US 10,185,764
Granted Patent B2
US 10,185,764 · App. 14/937,654 · Granted Jan 22, 2019

Tiled search results

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Patent No.
US 10,185,764
App. No.
14/937,654
Granted
Jan 22, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Implementations generally relate to search results. In some implementations, a method includes receiving a search query, where the search query includes a least a portion of a name of a target content item. The method further includes causing a display of search results, where the search results include one or more of a name of one or more candidate content items, and one or more respective icons that are associated with the one or more candidate content items, where at least of the candidate content items matches the target content item. The method further includes causing the search results to be displayed in a tile configuration.

Claims (31)

1. A computer-implemented method for providing search results, the method comprising:

receiving a search query, wherein the search query includes at least a portion of a name of a target content item;

causing the search results to be displayed on a display screen, wherein the search results include one or more of textual information and graphical information, wherein the textual information is associated with one or more candidate content items, wherein the one or more candidate content items are program content items, wherein the textual information includes titles of the one or more candidate content items, wherein the graphical information is associated with the titles and the one or more candidate content items, and wherein at least one of the candidate content items matches the target content item; and

causing the search results to be displayed in a tile configuration.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the textual information comprises one or more names that are associated with each of the one or more candidate content items.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the graphical information comprises one or more images that are associated with the one or more candidate content items.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising causing content provider information to animate.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising causing a synopsis box to be displayed.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising causing a synopsis box to be displayed, wherein the synopsis box is in the form of a drawer.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising causing a search history to be displayed.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with program instructions stored thereon, the program instructions when executed by one or more processors are operable to perform operations comprising:

receiving a search query, wherein the search query includes at least a portion of a name of a target content item;

causing the search results to be displayed on a display screen, wherein the search results include one or more of textual information and graphical information, wherein the textual information is associated with one or more candidate content items, wherein the one or more candidate content items are program content items, wherein the textual information includes titles of the one or more candidate content items, wherein the graphical information is associated with the titles and the one or more candidate content items, and wherein at least one of the candidate content items matches the target content item; and

causing the search results to be displayed in a tile configuration.

9. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the textual information comprises one or more names that are associated with each of the one or more candidate content items.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the graphical information comprises one or more images that are associated with the one or more candidate content items.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the software when executed is further operable to perform operations comprising causing content provider information to animate.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the software when executed is further operable to perform operations comprising causing a synopsis box to be displayed.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the software when executed is further operable to perform operations comprising causing a synopsis box to be displayed, wherein the synopsis box is in the form of a drawer.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the software when executed is further operable to perform operations comprising causing a search history to be displayed.

15. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

logic encoded in one or more non-transitory computer-readable media for execution by the one or more processors, and when executed operable to perform operations comprising:

receiving a search query, wherein the search query includes at least a portion of a name of a target content item;

causing the search results to be displayed on a display screen, wherein the search results include one or more of textual information and graphical information, wherein the textual information is associated with one or more candidate content items, wherein the one or more candidate content items are program content items, wherein the textual information includes titles of the one or more candidate content items, wherein the graphical information is associated with the titles and the one or more candidate content items, and wherein at least one of the candidate content items matches the target content item; and

causing the search results to be displayed in a tile configuration.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the textual information comprises one or more names that are associated with each of the one or more candidate content items.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the graphical information comprises one or more images that are associated with the one or more candidate content items.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the logic when executed is further operable to perform operations comprising causing content provider information to animate.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the logic when executed is further operable to perform operations comprising causing a synopsis box to be displayed.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the logic when executed is further operable to perform operations comprising causing a synopsis box to be displayed, wherein the synopsis box is in the form of a drawer.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2018
From: SONY CORPORATION; SONY NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL LLC
To: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC
Reel/Frame 046725/0835 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2016
From: TANAKA, YUMIKO; ABBOTT, WILLIAM
To: SONY CORPORATION; SONY NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL LLC
Reel/Frame 037636/0587 →