CHANNEL BAR USER INTERFACE
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210345004A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-04

    申请号:US17379785

    申请日:2021-07-19

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: Systems and methods for a media content user interface. A media content provider includes storage for storing and serving video content to subscribers. The media content provider records and or otherwise stores video content from around the world. Subscribers are provided a user interface to the system that includes a channel bar. The channel bar is dynamically scoped responsive to interactions of a viewer with the system. Selectable elements within the channel bar provide direct access to related content regarding video content, such as television series information and cast information. In addition, the channel bar is operable in multiple modes. An EPG mode displays live video for multiple channels simultaneously. Themed modes permit channel bars that display content according to various themes which may be defined by a viewer, the provider, or both.

    TV SIDE BAR USER INTERFACE
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220360858A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-10

    申请号:US17660622

    申请日:2022-04-25

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04N21/482

    摘要: Systems and methods for a media content user interface. A media content provider includes storage for storing and serving video content to subscribers. The media content provider records and or otherwise stores video content from around the world. Subscribers are provided a user interface to the system that includes a side bar. The side bar includes multiple elements representing different categories of video content. By selecting a given category, available content is filtered according to the selected category and presented. Content which is presented may include live broadcast video for multiple channels on multiple television networks or other content providers. The side bar may further include a collection category specific to a given viewer. Selection of such a category may display video content within the collection. Subcategories in the side bar may be selected for further filtering of available content.