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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2020
Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Michael Kleinerman, New York, NY (US);
Neil Cormican, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Metadata for a plurality of media content items is received. The metadata identifies a thumbnail representation of each of the plurality of media content items. The plurality of media content items are displayed in an overview area in an electronic program guide (EPG) in a user interface. The overview area comprises a plurality of cells aligned in one or more rows. The plurality of cells comprise a subset of the metadata for a respective media content item. An input of a selection of one of the plurality of media content items displayed at the EPG in the user interface is received. The selected media content item is displayed in a focus area in the EPG. The focus area comprises a rectangular area that is located near the overview area. The focus area comprises expanded metadata of the selected media content item for presentation in the focus area.