Universal programming system and method for electronic programming guide

摘要

A content listing may provide a listing of content items a variety of ways including using 3-D images, alphanumeric text, and video data. Viewers and/or programmers may be allowed to select between varying display environment. In addition, non-content listing objects, such as interaction objects, may be conflated with the presentation of the display environment and with the content listing information.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a processor; and memory operatively coupled to the processor and storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the system to:
receive a selection of content;select, based on the received selection of content, a display environment of a plurality of display environments associated with the content, wherein layout features of at least one of the plurality of display environments are defined by a first class of objects, wherein schedule information associated with the content listing is defined by at least one object of a second class of objects including a location identification of a corresponding content item; andgenerate a content listing incorporating the selected display environment by combining selected objects from each of the first and second classes of objects to present the content listing incorporating the selected display environment.