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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2020
Comcast Cable Communications Management, Llc, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Samuel Moreau, Bellevue, WA (US);
John Carney, Sausalito, CA (US);
Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
A contextual navigational control for digital television is described. An apparatus, comprises a contextual navigation control interface (CNCI). The CNCI includes a first area that represents a plurality of cable television programs having a first level of relevance. A second area represents a first group of the plurality of programs having a second level of relevance. A third area represents a first subgroup of the first group having a third level of relevance. A fourth area represents a second subgroup of the first group having a fourth level of relevance. There may be additional areas representing additional sub-groups of relevance to the current viewing context.