Methods and devices for presenting guide listings and guidance data in three dimensions in an interactive media guidance application

Abstract

Methods and devices for presenting guide listings and guidance data in three dimensions in an interactive media guidance application are provided, in some embodiments, methods for presenting guide listings and guidance data in three dimensions in an interactive media guidance application are provided, the methods comprising; presenting guide listings in a two-dimensional configuration; receiving a user selection of at least one of the guide listings in the two-dimensional configuration; identifying guidance data related to the selection; and presenting the guidance data so that the guidance data appears to he in a third dimension, relative to the two-dimensional configuration.

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         43 . A method for presenting guide listings and guidance data in three dimensions in an interactive media guidance application, the method comprising:
 generating for display a plurality of guide listings mapped to a surface;   receiving a first user selection of one of the plurality of guide listings;   identifying items of guidance data related to the selection; and   generating for display the items of guidance data in a 3D portion, wherein the 3D portion appears to extend along a third dimension axis from the surface to which the plurality of guide listings are mapped, such that the items of the guidance data appear to be positioned along a common surface of the 3D portion and at different depths along the third dimension axis, and wherein a representation of the user selection is presented on a surface of the 3D portion that intersects a region of the common surface.   
     
     
         44 . The method of  claim 43 , further comprising:
 receiving a second user selection of one of the items of guidance data; and   performing an action corresponding to the selected item of guidance data.   
     
     
         45 . The method of  claim 43 , wherein the interactive media guidance application is an interactive program guide. 
     
     
         46 . The method of  claim 43 , wherein the surface to which the plurality of guide listings is mapped is a two-dimensional surface. 
     
     
         47 . The method of  claim 46 , wherein the two-dimensional surface presents guide listings such that sources of media related to the plurality of guide listings are indicated along a first dimension associated with the two-dimensional surface. 
     
     
         48 . The method of  claim 43 , wherein receiving the first user selection of one of the plurality of guide listings comprises detecting a button depression on a remote control, wherein the items of guidance data are identified based on which button of a plurality of buttons was depressed. 
     
     
         49 . The method of  claim 43 , wherein receiving the first user selection of one of the plurality of guide listings comprises detecting a movement of a remote control, wherein the items of guidance data are identified based on which of a plurality of possible movements was detected. 
     
     
         50 . The method of  claim 43 , wherein identifying the items of guidance data related to the first user selection comprises identifying items of guidance data corresponding to media that are part of a series corresponding to the first user selection. 
     
     
         51 . The method of  claim 43 , wherein identifying the items of guidance data related to the first user selection comprises identifying items of guidance data corresponding to the same media to which the first user selection corresponds. 
     
     
         52 . The method of  claim 43 , wherein the items of guidance data indicate presentation times that are different than a presentation time of media corresponding to the first user selection. 
     
     
         53 . A system for presenting guide listings and guidance data in three dimensions in an interactive media guidance application, the system comprising processing circuitry configured to:
 generate for display a plurality of guide listings mapped to a surface;   receive a first user selection of one of the plurality of guide listings;   identify items of guidance data related to the selection; and   generate for display the items of guidance data in a 3D portion, wherein the 3D portion appears to extend along a third dimension axis from the surface to which the plurality of guide listings are mapped, such that the items of the guidance data appear to be positioned along a common surface of the 3D portion and at different depths along the third dimension axis, and wherein a representation of the user selection is presented on a surface of the 3D portion that intersects a region of the common surface.   
     
     
         54 . The system of  claim 53 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
 receive a second user selection of one of the items of guidance data; and perform an action corresponding to the selected item of guidance data.   
     
     
         55 . The system of  claim 53 , wherein the interactive media guidance application is an interactive program guide. 
     
     
         56 . The system of  claim 53 , wherein the surface to which the plurality of guide listings is mapped is a two-dimensional surface. 
     
     
         57 . The system of  claim 56 , wherein the two-dimensional surface presents guide listings such that sources of media related to the plurality of guide listings are indicated along a first dimension associated with the two-dimensional surface. 
     
     
         58 . The system of  claim 53 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to detect a button depression on a remote control, wherein the items of guidance data are identified based on which button of a plurality of buttons was depressed. 
     
     
         59 . The system of  claim 53 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to detect a movement of a remote control, wherein the items of guidance data are identified based on which of a plurality of possible movements was detected. 
     
     
         60 . The system of  claim 53 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to identify items of guidance data corresponding to media that are part of a series corresponding to the first user selection. 
     
     
         61 . The system of  claim 53 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to identify items of guidance data corresponding to the same media to which the first user selection corresponds. 
     
     
         62 . The system of  claim 53 , wherein the items of guidance data indicate presentation times that are different than a presentation time of media corresponding to the first user selection.