Patent ID: 8117564
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for navigating about an interactive media guidance application, the method comprising: displaying, on a screen having a surface normal, a row of media guidance objects in which a first of the media guidance objects is positioned between second and third of the media guidance objects, wherein each of the media guidance objects corresponds to a live video feed, a recorded video feed, or a program listing arranged sequentially according to predetermined criteria, wherein the program listing includes an image representation of associated program video, and wherein the predetermined criteria is at least one of time, the alphabet, channel, source, genre, relevance, and category; rotating, in a clockwise direction towards the surface normal, a first portion of the row that includes the second media guidance object while a second portion of the row that includes the first media guidance object remains stationary, wherein a first crease appears between the first and second portions of the row as a result of rotating the first portion of the row; rotating, in a clockwise direction towards the surface normal, a third portion of the row that includes the third media guidance object while the second portion of the row remains stationary, wherein a second crease appears between the third and second portions of the row as a result of rotating the third portion of the row; sliding the second media guidance object through the first crease from the first portion of the row into the second portion of the row; and selecting the second media guidance application object that is displayed in the second portion of the row.