Interactive comparative display of news information
First Claim
1. A computer implemented interactive news display system, the system comprising:
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an interactive comparative display of news information for display on a play device;
a first plurality of news event indicators displayed by the comparative display of news information and all associated with a first news track, the first plurality of news event indicators comprising;
a selected news event indicator representing a first news event associated with the first news track;
at least one selectable news event indicator representing at least a second news event associated with the first news track;
a first selectable news article link displayed by the comparative display of news information and representing information content that is topically associated with the first news event;
at least a second selectable news article link displayed by the comparative display of news information and representing information content that differs from the information content represented by the first selectable news article link and is also topically associated with the first news event;
a display of the comparative display of news information arranged in a visually comparative configuration of the information content represented by the first selectable news article link and the information content represented by the second selectable news article link;
wherein a selectable related news track indicator is displayed by the comparative display of news information in conjunction with the selected news event indicator, the selectable related news track indicator representing a second plurality of news event indicators all associated with a second news track; and
wherein selection of the selectable related news track indicator transforms the comparative display of news information into a visually comparative display of news information represented by display of the second plurality of news event indicators arranged in a comparative configuration of the information content represented by each news event indicator of the second plurality of news event indicators.
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Abstract
A system for a computer implemented interactive comparative display of news information organizes a visual screen display to a user such that the user is able to efficiently select information content, be presented with topical associations relating to that content, and readily compare different information content from a single display. The information content represented by each selectable result indicator is comparable with the information content represented by other selectable result indicators, wherein the information content is of a same type of information content but from a different perspective, vantage point, or provides a different alternative. A user may navigate to a particular segment of information content, and then be presented with a string of topically related segments, as well as with one or more connecting categories of information, which may otherwise not have been readily apparent to the particular selected segment, but for the display system and method.
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1. A computer implemented interactive news display system, the system comprising:
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a processor; an interactive comparative display of news information for display on a play device; a first plurality of news event indicators displayed by the comparative display of news information and all associated with a first news track, the first plurality of news event indicators comprising; a selected news event indicator representing a first news event associated with the first news track; at least one selectable news event indicator representing at least a second news event associated with the first news track; a first selectable news article link displayed by the comparative display of news information and representing information content that is topically associated with the first news event; at least a second selectable news article link displayed by the comparative display of news information and representing information content that differs from the information content represented by the first selectable news article link and is also topically associated with the first news event; a display of the comparative display of news information arranged in a visually comparative configuration of the information content represented by the first selectable news article link and the information content represented by the second selectable news article link; wherein a selectable related news track indicator is displayed by the comparative display of news information in conjunction with the selected news event indicator, the selectable related news track indicator representing a second plurality of news event indicators all associated with a second news track; and wherein selection of the selectable related news track indicator transforms the comparative display of news information into a visually comparative display of news information represented by display of the second plurality of news event indicators arranged in a comparative configuration of the information content represented by each news event indicator of the second plurality of news event indicators. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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