SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZED DISCOVERY OF FRESH CONTENT IN A DYNAMIC INTERACTIVE GUIDE

Abstract

Methods and systems for facilitating discovery of fresh content in a grid guide are described herein. The system generates for display a grid guide with a first set of content identifiers populating the grid guide. The system receives an input to shift the grid guide and, in response, identifies a second set of content identifiers that would populate the grid guide following the shift. The system determines duplicative content identifiers between the first and second sets of content identifiers. The system then removes the duplicative content identifiers or highlights the non-duplicative content identifiers in order to emphasize fresh content in the grid guide. The system may additionally add identifiers to the content identifiers to indicate recorded or previously watched content and may collapse the grid guide if there are blank rows or columns. These methods and systems provide the user with easier access to fresh content in the grid guide.

Description

Claims

1-65. (canceled)

66. A method comprising: generating for display a grid guide, wherein the grid guide comprises a first plurality of content identifiers;accessing a database of recorded content, wherein the database of recorded content comprises a second plurality of content identifiers, each corresponding to recorded content;comparing a first content identifier of the first plurality of content identifiers to a second content identifier of the second plurality of content identifiers; andin response to identifying a match between the first content identifier and the second content identifier, displaying an indicator associated with the first content identifier in the grid guide.

67. The method of claim 66, wherein the comparing further comprises comparing metadata of the recorded content identifiers to the first plurality of content identifiers.

68. The method of claim 66, wherein the grid guide is generated at a first user equipment device, and wherein the database of recorded content is remote to the first user equipment device.

69. The method of claim 66, wherein the indicator is a visual indicator that distinguishes the first content identifier from the first plurality of content identifiers that are not matched to the second plurality of content identifiers.

70. The method of claim 69, wherein the indicator is an image that is added to the first content identifier.

71. The method of claim 69, wherein the indicator is an overlay that is added to the first content identifier.

72. A method comprising: generating for display a grid guide, wherein the grid guide comprises a first plurality of content identifiers;accessing a database of previously consumed content comprising a second plurality of content identifiers, each corresponding to previously consumed content;generating for display a shifted grid guide including: comparing a first content identifier of the first plurality of content identifiers to a second content identifier of the second plurality of content identifiers;identifying a match between a content identifier of the first plurality of content identifiers and a content identifier of the second plurality of content identifiers;removing, in response to the identifying, any matched content identifier from the first plurality of content identifiers to thereby produce a plurality of shifted content identifiers; andproviding for display the plurality of shifted content identifiers.

73. The method of claim 72, wherein the comparing further comprises comparing metadata of the previously consumed content identifiers to the first plurality of content identifiers.

74. The method of claim 72, wherein the grid guide is generated at a first user equipment device, and wherein the database of previously consumed content is remote to the first user equipment device.

75. The method of claim 72, further comprising: identifying an axis in the grid guide along which each first content identifier is a matched content identifier; anddetermining a range along the axis for which each first content identifier is a matched first content identifier.

76. The method of claim 72, further comprising: collapsing the grid guide along an axis for a range; anddisplaying the collapsed grid guide.

77. The method of claim 72, wherein the grid guide comprises two perpendicular axes: a first axis corresponding to time and a second axis corresponding to a plurality of content sources.

78. A system comprising: a memory configured to store a list of content identifiers related to recorded content; anda control circuitry communicably coupled to the memory, wherein the control circuitry is configured to: generate for display a grid guide, wherein the grid guide comprises a first plurality of content identifiers;access a database of recorded content, wherein the database of recorded content comprises a second plurality of content identifiers, each corresponding to recorded content;compare a first content identifier of the first plurality of content identifiers to a second content identifier of the second plurality of content identifiers; anddisplay an indicator associated with the first content identifier in the grid guide in response to identifying a match between the first content identifier and the second content identifier.

79. The system of claim 78, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to compare metadata of the recorded content identifiers to the first plurality of content identifiers.

80. The system of claim 78, wherein the database of recorded content is remote to the memory.

81. The system of claim 78, wherein the indicator is a visual indicator that distinguishes the first content identifier from the first plurality of content identifiers that are not matched to the second plurality of content identifiers.

82. The system of claim 81, wherein the indicator is an image that is added to the first content identifier.

83. The system of claim 81, wherein the indicator is an overlay that is added to the first content identifier.

84. A system comprising: a memory configured to store a list of content identifiers related to previously consumed content; anda control circuitry communicably coupled to the memory, wherein the control circuitry is configured to: generate for display a grid guide, wherein the grid guide comprises a first plurality of content identifiers;access a database of previously consumed content comprising a second plurality of content identifiers, each corresponding to previously consumed content;generate for display a shifted grid guide including: comparing a first content identifier of the first plurality of content identifiers to a second content identifier of the second plurality of content identifiers;identifying a match between a content identifier of the first plurality of content identifiers and a content identifier of the second plurality of content identifiers;removing any matched content identifier from the first plurality of content identifiers to thereby produce a plurality of shifted content identifiers; andproviding for display the plurality of shifted content identifiers.

85. The system of claim 84, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to compare metadata of the previously consumed content identifiers to the first plurality of content identifiers.

86. The system of claim 84, wherein the database of previously consumed content is remote to the memory.

87. The system of claim 84, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to: identify an axis in the grid guide along which each first content identifier is a matched content identifier; anddetermine a range along the axis for which each first content identifier is a matched first content identifier.

88. The system of claim 84, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to: collapse the grid guide along an axis for a range; anddisplay the collapsed grid guide.

89. The system of claim 84, wherein the grid guide comprises two perpendicular axes: a first axis corresponding to time and a second axis corresponding to a plurality of content sources.