Systems and methods for displaying a graphical user interface

• US 20030043191A1
• Filed: 08/17/2001
• Published: 03/06/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: David Tinsley, Frederick Joseph Ii Patton
• Original Assignee: David Tinsley, Frederick Joseph Ii Patton
• Inventors: Tinsley, David, Patton, Frederick Joseph II
• Application Number:
  US09/932,217
• Publication Number:
  US 20030043191A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/762
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2562 DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs

Abstract

A method for interacting with a user through a graphical user interface (GUI) for a device includes receiving a media file representative of the GUI, the media file containing a plurality of GUI streams; determining hardware resources available to the device; selecting one or more GUI streams based on the available hardware resources; rendering the GUI based on the selected one or more GUI streams; detecting a user interaction with the GUI; and refreshing the GUI in accordance with the user interaction.

Claims

1. A method for interacting with a user through a graphical user interface (GUI) for a device, comprising:

receiving a media file representative of the GUI, the media file containing a plurality of GUI streams;

determining hardware resources available to the device;

selecting one or more GUI streams based on the available hardware resources;

rendering the GUI based on the selected one or more GUI streams;

detecting a user interaction with the GUI; and

refreshing the GUI in accordance with the user interaction.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein refreshing the GUI further comprises:

receiving a second media file representative of a second GUI; and

rendering the second GUI.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the media file is a time-based media file.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the time-based media file comprises an MPEG file or a QuickTime file.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the media file at a remote location accessible through a data processing network.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising storing the media file on a machine-readable medium at a local location.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving the media file from a remote data processing system in response to a selection of an icon on the GUI associated with the media file.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the media file for playback in response to selection of the media icon associated with the media file.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the media file comprises one of video data, audio data, visual data, and a combination of audio and video data.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

a. dynamically generating customized audio or video content according to the user'"'"'s preferences;

b. merging the dynamically generated customized audio or video content with the selected audio or video content; and

c. displaying the customized audio or video content as the GUI.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising registering content with the server.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising annotating the content with scene information.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the user'"'"'s behavior is correlated with the scene information.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising correlating additional audio

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising correlating additional audio

18. The method of claim 12, wherein the scene information includes one or more of the following:

background music, location, set props, and objects corresponding to brand names.

19. The method of claim 12, further comprising adding customized advertisement to the customized video content.

20. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a presentation context descriptor and a semantic descriptor.

15. or video content with an annotation.

17. or video content with scene information.