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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Rovi Guides, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Brian Peterson, Barrington, IL (US);
Phil Golyshko, Pacifica, CA (US);
Assignee:
ROVI GUIDES, INC., San Carlos, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/47217 (2013.01); H04N 21/4312 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed herein for a media guidance application that presents information about a media asset by modifying graphical properties of a progress bar associated with the media asset. For example, based on one or more events in the media asset, the media guidance application may modify the dimensions of the progress bar to include textual descriptions, may modify a color, brightness, transparency, etc. of the progress bar, and/or may modify an animation of the progress bar or a graphic associated with the progress bar.