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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015

Filed:

May. 04, 2010
Applicants:

Gaurav Sinha, Long Beach, CA (US);

China Arai, Valley Glen, CA (US);

Jason Conness, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Brian Peterson, Barrington, IL (US);

Inventors:

Gaurav Sinha, Long Beach, CA (US);

China Arai, Valley Glen, CA (US);

Jason Conness, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Brian Peterson, Barrington, IL (US);

Assignee:

Rovi Guides, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 21/236 (2011.01); H04H 20/28 (2008.01); H04N 5/782 (2006.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/44543 (2013.01); H04H 20/28 (2013.01); H04N 5/782 (2013.01); H04N 21/23614 (2013.01); H04N 21/4312 (2013.01); H04N 21/4314 (2013.01); H04N 21/4334 (2013.01); H04N 21/47214 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/4821 (2013.01); H04N 2005/44547 (2013.01); H04N 2005/44556 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for navigating program listings in a media guidance application are provided. A program listing may be displayed that corresponds to a first time period. A user request to change the first time period may be received. In response to the request to change the time period, a hopscotch display may be provided that gives the user access to a plurality of consecutive time periods from which the user can select to have corresponding program listings displayed. A user selection of one of the displayed time periods may be received and a second program listing corresponding to the selected time period may be displayed.


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