System and method for content-specific graphical user interfaces
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1. A method for generating a content specific graphical user interface comprising multimedia content and descriptions associated with said multimedia content, comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving said multimedia content;
(b) generating one or more graphical user interface descriptions associated with said received multimedia content for specifying one or more attributes of said graphical user interface; and
(c) packaging said generated descriptions with said multimedia content such that said generated descriptions are identifiable as one or more graphical user interface descriptions.
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Abstract
This invention enables content-based GUI modification. The invention allows a new way of packaging elements of the GUI together with the application content to enable only the GUI necessary to present the received content. The packaged elements are then transmitted together with such content.
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1. A method for generating a content specific graphical user interface comprising multimedia content and descriptions associated with said multimedia content, comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving said multimedia content;
(b) generating one or more graphical user interface descriptions associated with said received multimedia content for specifying one or more attributes of said graphical user interface; and
(c) packaging said generated descriptions with said multimedia content such that said generated descriptions are identifiable as one or more graphical user interface descriptions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for generating a content specific graphical user interface comprising multimedia content and descriptions associated with said multimedia content, comprising:
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(a) means for receiving said multimedia content;
(b) means, coupled to said receiving means, for generating one or more graphical user interface descriptions associated with said received multimedia content for specifying one or more attributes of said graphical user interface; and
(c) means, coupled to said generating means, for packaging said generated descriptions with said multimedia content such that said generated descriptions are identifiable as one or more graphical user interface descriptions. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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13. A method for presenting a content specific graphical user interface comprising multimedia content and descriptions associated with said multimedia content, comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving packages of multimedia content together with one or more embedded graphical user interface descriptions;
(b) identifying said one or more embedded graphical user interface descriptions;
(c) arranging one or more of said packages of multimedia content in accordance with said one or more embedded graphical user interface descriptions to generate a graphical user interface.
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