Patent ID: 8973049
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for providing content recommendations, the method comprising: receiving a first input; displaying a main menu in response to the received first input; receiving a second input corresponding to a content recommendations element from the main menu; shrinking, in response to the received second input, a currently displayed programming content; displaying the shrunken programming content; displaying, in response to the received second input and concurrent with the shrunken programming content, a media guide comprising; displaying a button to browse a listing of the plurality of program content names displayed in the third card in at least one of: a poster view and a video view; receiving a selection of the button to browse the listing of program content names by the at least one of: the poster view and the video view; displaying, in response to the selection of the button to browse the listing of the plurality of program content names by the poster view, a poster corresponding to a program content in each of the first card, the second card, and the third card, wherein displaying the poster corresponding to the program content in each of the first card, the second card, and the third card further comprises displaying a video, in response to the selection to browse the listing of the plurality of program content names by the video view, corresponding to the program content in each of the first card, the second card, and the third card; and displaying an action card comprising a plurality of actions comprising watch now, record, program info, browse related, rate & feedback, set reminder, and send to.