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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2014
Applicant:
United Video Properties, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Walter R. Klappert, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Shyam S. Vijay, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Rovi Guides, Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/485 (2011.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4858 (2013.01); G06F 17/3005 (2013.01); H04N 21/4312 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4755 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are described herein for the generation of customized collages of media assets that allow a user to quickly and efficiently review numerous media assets related to user selected criteria. For example, in response to a user requesting a search of 'Johnny Appleseed,' a media guidance application may retrieve a plurality of media assets from various sources (e.g., television shows, newspaper articles, radio broadcasts, Internet websites, etc.) related to Johnny Appleseed and display the plurality of media assets simultaneously.