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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2019
Sling Tv L.l.c., Englewood, CO (US);
Seth VanSickel, Englewood, CO (US);
Zachary Orner, Englewood, CO (US);
Sling TV L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for dynamically displaying a program guide. In some examples, a first program may be playing in a first portion of the display. A first input may be received that activates a program guide, and the program guide may be overlaid on the first program. The program guide may obscure a portion of the program, while the program continues to play in the background. Further selections may be received within the program guide that may cause the program guide to change display (e.g., expand, become more/less translucent, change position, etc.) without disrupting the program playing in the background. A single input may also be received to dismiss the program guide, regardless of the location in the program guide, allowing the currently playing program to be displayed without obstruction of the program guide.