Systems and methods for providing a scan

摘要

Systems and methods for a video scan are provided. The scan may be dynamically interactive and a function of characteristics of the programs in the scan (e.g., commercial breaks or the end of a program approaching) The scan may simultaneously display multiple scan windows for a plurality of programs, for example in a scan wizard. The scan wizard allows the user to simultaneously view a scan window and an information panel, select criteria for the scan from a criteria panel, and control the scan using a scan control panel. The scan may allow the user to record a program displayed in the scan without interrupting the scan (e.g., by using an additional tuner). The scan may display, within the scan interface, trick-play functions for appropriate scanned programs (e.g., recorded, cached and on-demand programs). The user may select and perform trick-play functions for a scanned program without exiting the scan mode.

主权项

1. A method for providing a video scan, comprising:
(a) identifying current programs for a scan; (b) generating for display a first video of a first program of a scan sequence in a first video window of a plurality of video windows, wherein the first video window is in a first position; (c) once a display length for the displayed first video of the first program has lapsed, without user input selecting and generating for display:
in the first video window, an advertisement associated with the first program instead of the displayed first video of the first program, wherein:
a portion of content of the advertisement is generated independently from the first program,the portion of the content of the advertisement is substantially related to content of the first program, andthe portion of the content of the advertisement is content other than a trailer; anda next video of a next program of the scan sequence in a next video window of the plurality of video windows, wherein the next video window is in a second position; and (d) repeating step (c) until at least one video of a program has been displayed in each of at least two of the plurality of video windows.