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| 20090049098 | Providing a Social Network - A social network may be provided. First, a content group comprising a list of a plurality of content programs may be received. Next, a user selectable element corresponding to the content group may be made available to a plurality of users. A first request may then be received associated with the user selectable element from a one of the plurality of users. The first request may indicate that the one of the plurality of users wants to receive the content group. Next the content group may be provided to the one of the plurality of users in response to the first request. A second request may then be received from the one of the plurality of users for content corresponding to a one of the plurality of content programs. Then the content may be provided to the one of the plurality of users in response to the second request. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090049473 | Providing a Video User Interface - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a user interface. First, a first input may be received and a currently displayed programming content may be shrunken. Next, the shrunken programming content may be displayed. Then, in response to the received first input and concurrent with the shrunken programming content, a media guide comprising at least three display elements may be displayed. Each one of the three display elements may respectively include a first content element, a second content element, and a third content element. The first content element may display a plurality of available on-demand programming groups. The second content element may display further information with respect to a selected any of the plurality of available on-demand programming groups. The third content element may display cover art corresponding to content available within the selected any of the plurality of available on-demand programming groups. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090055743 | Providing a User Interface - A user interface may be provided. First, a first input may be received, and in response to the received first input, at least a portion of a plurality of content elements may be displayed. Then, a second input indicating a selection of a one of the displayed plurality of content elements may be received. In response to the received second input, a displayed full version of a programming content and the displayed plurality of content elements may be removed. Also, in response to the received second input, a shrunken version of the full version of the programming content and a more detailed version of the selected one of the plurality of content elements may be displayed. Next, in response to a received third input, the more detailed version and the displayed shrunken version may be removed and the full version of the programming content may be redisplayed. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090063994 | Providing a Content Mark - A content mark may be provided. First, an invitation input may be received from a first user. The invitation input may comprise a recommendation to a second user to take an action regarding content to be delivered over a content delivery system. In addition, the invitation input may include a pointer corresponding to a predetermined point in the content to be delivered. Next, the invitation input may be transmitted to the second user. Then an acceptance of the invitation input may be received from the second user. In response to the received acceptance, the content may be transmitted to the second user. The content may be configured to start at the predetermined point determined, for example, by the first user. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090094643 | Providing a Customized User Interface - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a user interface. First, a first input may be received and a currently displayed programming content may be shrunken. Next, the shrunken programming content may be displayed. Then, in response to the received first input and concurrent with the shrunken programming content, a media guide comprising at least three display elements may be displayed. At least one of the three display elements may be customized for a user. Each one of the three display elements may include a first content element, a second content element, a third content element, a fourth content element, or a fifth content element. The first content element may display available programming channels. The second content element may display programs available on the available programming channels. The third content element may display description information. The fourth content element may display actions that can be taken. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090313664 | Providing a Video User Interface - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a user interface. First, a first content type may be displayed on a display device in a full mode. Next, a first user input may be received. In response to the received first user input, a shrunken version of the first content type may be displayed on the display device and at least one content element corresponding to a second content type may be displayed on the display device. Then a second user input selected from the at least one content element corresponding to the second content type may be received. The second content type may then be displayed on the display device in the full mode in response to the received second user input. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20110052157 | Modular Digital Video Recorder Storage - Modular storage functionality is provided for a digital video recorder (DVR), which may be configured in such a way as to limit a user's access to the whole storage capacity, and wherein a user may choose to increase or decrease the amount of accessible storage capacity of the internal storage medium. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110072455 | Providing a Media Guide Including Parental Information - A user interface may be provided including a media guide. The media guide may comprise at least two display elements. One of the displayed at least two display elements may comprise an action card. The action card may be configured to display a plurality of actions that can be taken with respect to the one of the plurality of programs. The plurality of actions may include a parental information action. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110138423 | Content Recommendations - Content recommendations may be provided. First, in response to a received input and concurrent with a shrunken programming content, a media guide may be displayed. The media guide may comprise a first card, a second card, and a third card. The first card may comprise a plurality of recommendation types. The second card may comprise a plurality of subcategories corresponding to a selected one of the plurality of recommendation types. The third card may comprise a plurality of content program names corresponding to a selected one of the plurality of subcategories. The plurality of content program names may be in an order. Next, in response to a selection of a one of the plurality of content program names, an action card maybe displayed. Then a selected one of the plurality of actions may be executed. | 06-09-2011 |
