Video browser

Abstract

In an embodiment, a computing device may display a video browser screen on an output device. The video browser screen may include a list of video programs arranged as a carousel. The carousel may have a plurality of entries, where an entry may represent a video program that may be provided by a service provider. A video program represented by an entry may be, for example, a live video program, a video program available on demand, or a video program that may have been recorded by a device that may be provided by the service provider. The computing device may acquire an indication to navigate to an entry in the carousel. The computing device may navigate to the entry and acquire an indication to select the entry. The computing device may select the entry and display the video program associated with the selected entry on the output device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . In a video program display environment having video program entries representing video programs each provided by a service provider, a method comprising, via computer processor hardware, performing operations of:
 displaying a first list of video programs arranged as a carousel in a video browser screen, the first list of video programs having a first plurality of video program entries, respectively;   in response to receiving an indication to select a filter, displaying a second list of video programs arranged as the carousel in the video browser screen, the second list of video programs having a second plurality of video program entries based on the selected filter, displaying of the second list of video programs including sliding the second plurality of video program entries into the first plurality of video program entries, respectively, until the first list of video programs in the carousel is obscured from a user's view and the second list of video programs in the carousel is viewable by the user;   receiving an indication to navigate to an entry in the carousel;   navigating to the entry in the carousel;   receiving an indication to select the entry in the carousel;   selecting the entry in the carousel;   tuning to a channel on which the video program as indicated by the selected entry is available; and   displaying the video program associated with the selected entry on an output device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving an indication to display the video browser screen.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 navigating to the entry in the second list of video programs; and   displaying an indication in the video browser screen that the entry has been navigated to.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the indication that the entry has been navigated to is displayed in the carousel. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 displaying a progress of the video program, represented by the entry navigated to, in the video browser screen.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 displaying information about the video program, represented by the entry navigated to, in a video program information area of the video browser screen.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the output device is displaying video associated with a currently viewed video program prior to displaying the video browser screen, and wherein the method further comprises:
 displaying a scaled version of the currently viewed video program in a scaled video area of the video browser screen.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the indication is received from a subscriber, and wherein the method further comprises:
 receiving an indication to navigate to the filter in the listing of filters;   receiving an indication to select the filter navigated to;   applying the selected filter to the first list of video programs associated with the subscriber and maintained in a storage, the second list of video programs having the second plurality of video program entries where the entry represents the video program, the selected filter being applied to identify the video program represented by the entry that matches a criteria associated with the selected filter; and   displaying information about the identified video program in the video browser screen.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the information about the identified video program is displayed in the carousel. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein video program represented by the entry is currently being aired by the service provider. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the video program represented by the entry is a video on demand video program that is provided by the service provider. 
     
     
         12 . A tangible non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instruction for, in a video program display environment having video program entries representing video programs each provided by a service provider, performing a method comprising:
 displaying a first list of video programs arranged as a carousel in a video browser screen, the first list of video programs having a first plurality of video program entries, respectively;   in response to receiving an indication to select a filter, displaying a second list of video programs arranged as the carousel in the video browser screen, the second list of video programs having a second plurality of video program entries based on the selected filter, displaying of the second list of video programs including sliding the second plurality of video program entries into the first plurality of video program entries, respectively, until the first list of video programs in the carousel is obscured from a user's view and the second list of video programs in the carousel is viewable by the user;   receiving an indication to navigate to an entry in the carousel;   navigating to the entry in the carousel;   receiving an indication to select the entry in the carousel;   selecting the entry in the carousel;   tuning to a channel on which the video program as indicated by the selected entry is available; and   displaying the video program associated with the selected entry on an output device.   
     
     
         13 . The tangible non-transitory computer-readable media of  claim 12 , further storing computer-executable instructions for:
 navigating to the entry in the second list of video programs; and   displaying an indication in the video browser screen that the entry has been navigated to.   
     
     
         14 . The tangible non-transitory computer-readable media of  claim 13 , wherein the indication that the entry has been navigated to is displayed in the carousel. 
     
     
         15 . The tangible non-transitory computer-readable media of  claim 12 , further storing computer-executable instructions for:
 displaying a progress of the video program, represented by the entry navigated to, in the video browser screen.   
     
     
         16 . The tangible non-transitory computer-readable media of  claim 12 , further storing computer-executable instructions for:
 displaying information about the video program, represented by the entry navigated to, in a video program information area of the video browser screen.   
     
     
         17 . The tangible non-transitory computer-readable media of  claim 12 , wherein the output device is displaying video associated with a currently viewed video program prior to displaying the video browser screen, and wherein the medium further stores computer-executable instructions for:
 displaying a scaled version of the currently viewed video program in a scaled video area of the video browser screen.   
     
     
         18 . The tangible non-transitory computer-readable media of  claim 12 , wherein the indication is received from a subscriber, and wherein the method further comprises:
 receiving an indication to navigate to the filter in the listing of filters;   receiving an indication to select the filter navigated to;   applying the selected filter to the first list of video programs associated with the subscriber and maintained in a storage, the second list of video programs having the second plurality of video program entries where the entry represents the video program, the selected filter being applied to identify the video program represented by the entry that matches a criteria associated with the selected filter; and   displaying information about the identified video program in the video browser screen.