Method and system for presenting digital media
First Claim
1. A user interface for receiving user instructions from an input device, and for presenting digital media to a user and allowing user manipulation of that media, the interface comprising:
- a plurality of digital media items configurable by the user;
a plurality of graphical representations presented to the user, each of the graphical representations being associated with a respective one of the digital media items and depicting one of a plurality of a user-familiar environments, and each of the graphical representations being selectable by the user;
a menu having a plurality of menu options selectable by the user; and
wherein the user can configure the digital media items and select the graphical representations and the menu options with up, down, left, right, and selection instructions.
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Abstract
A user interface method and system is described for presenting digital media to a user in familiar environments, and allowing user manipulation of the media and environments. The digital media includes collections of photographs, which are arranged and presented to the user as photo albums. Each of the photo albums has properties determined by the user, including how a selected photo album will be displayed. Examples include display as photographs in an open photo album, as a collection of framed pictures hanging on a gallery wall, as a storybook with each picture having associated text, and as a filmstrip. Each of the photo albums can also be displayed as a slide show. The user interface also includes menus from which various operations can be selected by the user. User selection of photo albums, individual pictures, and menu options, as well as the entry of text, can be accomplished solely by use of cursor control and selection keys, making the interface particularly well suited to users of set-top box equipped televisions.
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50 Claims
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1. A user interface for receiving user instructions from an input device, and for presenting digital media to a user and allowing user manipulation of that media, the interface comprising:
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a plurality of digital media items configurable by the user;
a plurality of graphical representations presented to the user, each of the graphical representations being associated with a respective one of the digital media items and depicting one of a plurality of a user-familiar environments, and each of the graphical representations being selectable by the user;
a menu having a plurality of menu options selectable by the user; and
wherein the user can configure the digital media items and select the graphical representations and the menu options with up, down, left, right, and selection instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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26. A method of presenting a plurality of digital media items to a user and for allowing manipulation of those media items by the user, the method comprising:
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presenting a plurality of graphical representations to the user, each of the graphical representations being selectable by the user and being associated with a respective one of the digital media items, and each of the graphical representations depicting one of a plurality of user-familiar environments;
presenting a menu to the user, with the menu including a plurality of menu options selectable by the user; and
providing the user with selection control of the graphical representations and the menu options by use of up, down, left, right, and selection instructions.
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