Method and system to navigate viewable content
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1. A method comprising:
- detecting, by a media device, a first user action during a presentation of first media content on a display screen having margins;
identifying, by the media device and from among the margins of the display screen a margin that corresponds to the first user action;
causing, by the media device and during the presentation of the first media content, display of second media content on a portion of the display screen, the portion corresponding to the identified margin; and
based on a second user action detected during display of the second media content, causing, by the media device, display of third media content on the portion that corresponds to the identified margin.
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Abstract
A method and system to navigate viewable content in the context of television entertainment is provided. In one example embodiment, the system comprises a presentation module to present main content on a display screen, a communications module to receive a first request associated with a first directional key on a remote control device, a navigation mode detector to determine a navigation mode associated with the first request, a margin menu module to activate a margin menu associated with the determined navigation mode. The margin menu may be presented along one of the margins of a display screen, while permitting viewing of the main content.
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting, by a media device, a first user action during a presentation of first media content on a display screen having margins; identifying, by the media device and from among the margins of the display screen a margin that corresponds to the first user action; causing, by the media device and during the presentation of the first media content, display of second media content on a portion of the display screen, the portion corresponding to the identified margin; and based on a second user action detected during display of the second media content, causing, by the media device, display of third media content on the portion that corresponds to the identified margin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a media device, cause the media device to perform operations comprising:
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detecting a first user action during a presentation of first media content on a display screen having margins; identifying, from among the margins of the display screen, a margin that corresponds to the first user action; causing, during the presentation of the first media content, display of second media content on a portion of the display screen, the portion corresponding to the identified margin; and based on a second user action detected during display of the second media content, causing display of third media content on the portion that corresponds to the identified margin.
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19. A system comprising:
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one or more processors; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor among the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising; detecting a first user action during a presentation of first media content on a display screen having margins; identifying, from among the margins of the display screen, a margin that corresponds to the first user action; causing, during the presentation of the first media content, display of second media content on a portion of the display screen, the portion corresponding to the identified margin; and based on a second user action detected during display of the second media content, causing display of third media content on the portion that corresponds to the identified margin. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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