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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2021
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Gregory N. Christie, San Jose, CA (US);
Alessandro Sabatelli, San Francisco, CA (US);
William M. Bachman, San Jose, CA (US);
Imran Chaudhri, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jeffrey Robbin, Los Altos, CA (US);
Jim Young, Livermore, CA (US);
Joe Howard, San Jose, CA (US);
Marcel Van Os, San Francisco, CA (US);
Patrick L. Coffman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Stephen O. Lemay, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jeffrey Ma, Redwood City, CA (US);
Lynne Kress, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for a media content user interface. A media content provider includes storage for storing and serving video content to subscribers. The media content provider records and or otherwise stores video content from around the world. Subscribers are provided a user interface to the system that includes a channel bar. The channel bar is dynamically scoped responsive to interactions of a viewer with the system. Selectable elements within the channel bar provide direct access to related content regarding video content, such as television series information and cast information. In addition, the channel bar is operable in multiple modes. An EPG mode displays live video for multiple channels simultaneously. Themed modes permit channel bars that display content according to various themes which may be defined by a viewer, the provider, or both.