Patent ID: 8997151
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: causing a graphical user interface having an electronic program guide (EPG) including a plurality of rows of thumbnails representing programs to be presented on a device of a user, each row of thumbnails allowing navigation independent of other rows of the plurality of rows based on a scrolling input applied directly to one of the plurality of rows; receiving a navigational input on a touchscrcen of the device that triggers a realignment of the thumbnails representing the programs presented on the EPG, the navigational input involving a drag and drop of a favorites icon onto a thumbnail that automatically tags a program corresponding to the thumbnail as a favorite program; realigning, using a processor of a machine, the EPG with updated thumbnails based on the navigational input; and presenting an updated EPG with the updated thumbnails resulting from the navigational input.