US 12,069,333 B2
Systems and methods for navigating internet appliances using a media guidance application
David D. Shoop, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/590,924.
Application 17/590,924 is a continuation of application No. 16/648,962, granted, now 11,277,659, previously published as PCT/US2017/058243, filed on Oct. 25, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/560,654, filed on Sep. 19, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0303615 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. H04N 21/43 (2011.01); G06F 16/73 (2019.01); G06F 16/738 (2019.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/4782 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/485 (2011.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 21/43615 (2013.01) [G06F 16/73 (2019.01); G06F 16/738 (2019.01); H04N 21/4108 (2013.01); H04N 21/4126 (2013.01); H04N 21/41265 (2020.08); H04N 21/4131 (2013.01); H04N 21/4314 (2013.01); H04N 21/4316 (2013.01); H04N 21/44227 (2013.01); H04N 21/44231 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/472 (2013.01); H04N 21/4782 (2013.01); H04N 21/4821 (2013.01); H04N 21/4823 (2013.01); H04N 21/4858 (2013.01); H04N 7/181 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
providing for display, at user equipment, an electronic program guide comprising:
a plurality of options, wherein each option is associated with a respective Internet appliance of a plurality of Internet appliances configured to capture a respective live video feed; and
a plurality of content sources, wherein each content source is associated with a respective media asset, wherein the respective media asset comprises images different from a plurality of images previously captured at respective times by the plurality of Internet appliances;
receiving input associated with a particular option, of the plurality of options, corresponding to a particular Internet appliance; and
providing for simultaneous display at the user equipment, within the electronic program guide, based on the input:
a respective live video feed being captured by the particular Internet appliance corresponding to the particular option; and
a timeline comprising a plurality of selectable indicators, each selectable indicator corresponding to images previously captured at respective times by the particular Internet appliance, wherein an order of the plurality of selectable indicators in the timeline is based on the respective times that the plurality of images were captured by the particular Internet appliance.