Glanceable information system and method
First Claim
1. A method for navigating stored content on a device that includes a display and an interface selection device, comprising:
- identifying a current channel in the device, wherein the device includes stored content that is associated with channel views for the current channel;
activating a passive navigation operating state when a predetermined time interval expires without active user interaction, wherein the content that is associated with the current channel is passively viewed in the passive navigation operating state without active user interaction; and
activating an active navigation operating state in response to an active user interaction, wherein the content that is associated with the current channel is actively viewed in the active navigation operating state in response to active user interaction.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are related to navigating through content on a device that includes stored information that is organized according to channels. Content that is associated with the channels is selected and viewed on a display of the device by means of passive interaction when the device is in a glance-view operating state. The device periodically changes the display according to a playlist that indexes selected channel views associated with the current channel. The selected channel views are selected from the available channels according to a rule set that is associated with the channel. After every item in the playlist is processed, the playlist is updated according to application of the rule set. A customized channel may include references to other channels such that channel views associated with the customized channel correspond to channel views from other channels.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for navigating stored content on a device that includes a display and an interface selection device, comprising:
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identifying a current channel in the device, wherein the device includes stored content that is associated with channel views for the current channel;
activating a passive navigation operating state when a predetermined time interval expires without active user interaction, wherein the content that is associated with the current channel is passively viewed in the passive navigation operating state without active user interaction; and
activating an active navigation operating state in response to an active user interaction, wherein the content that is associated with the current channel is actively viewed in the active navigation operating state in response to active user interaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for navigating stored content on a device in response that includes a display:
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identifying a customized channel in the device;
referencing another channel in the device from the customized channel, wherein the device includes stored content that is associated with the other channel;
exposing a rule set that is associated with the other channel when the other channel is referenced by the customized channel;
applying the exposed rule set to a channel view that is associated with the other channel when the other channel is referenced by the customized channel; and
updating the display to view content associated with the channel view when the other channel is referenced by the customized channel.
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5. A method for navigating stored content on a device in response that includes a display and an interface selection device:
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identifying a channel in the device, wherein the device includes stored content that is associated with a channel view for the channel;
selecting the channel in response to at least one of passive and active user interaction;
exposing a rule set that is associated with the channel when the channel is selected;
applying the exposed rule set to a channel view that is associated with the channel to provide an available channel view; and
updating the display to view content associated with the available channel view. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A method for passively navigating stored content on a device that includes a display and an interface selection device:
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identifying a current channel in the device, wherein the device includes stored content that is associated with the current channel;
activating a passive navigation operating state when a predetermined time interval expires without active user interaction;
selecting a glanceable channel view that is associated with the current channel when the device is in the glance-view operating state; and
updating the display such that a display view associated with the device corresponds to the selected glanceable channel view.
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8. A method for passively navigating stored content on a device that includes a display and an interface selection device:
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identifying a current channel in the device, wherein the device includes stored content that is associated with channel views for the current channel;
exposing channel views that are associated with the current channel when the device is in a glance-view operating state;
creating a playlist when the device enters the glance-view operating state, wherein the playlist includes a list of items that identify channel views that are exposed in the device for the current channel;
processing the playlist while the device is in the glance view operating state, wherein processing includes;
selecting a next item in the playlist that corresponds to an unprocessed item from the playlist;
activating the channel view that is associated with the selected item; and
updating the display to indicate the activated channel view, wherein the activated channel view includes content that is formatted for glanceable viewing; and
updating the playlist when the device is in the glance view operating state and every item in the playlist has been processed. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 30)
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24. An apparatus, comprising:
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a display;
a user interface that includes a selector; and
an electronic system that is arranged to interact with the user interface and the display, wherein the electronic system is configured to;
identify a current channel in the device, wherein the device includes stored content that is associated with the current channel;
activate a passive navigation operating state when a predetermined time interval expires without active user interaction;
select a glanceable channel view that is associated with the current channel when the device is in the glance-view operating state; and
update the display such that a display view associated with the device corresponds to the selected glanceable channel view
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25. An apparatus, comprising:
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a display;
a user interface that includes a selector; and
an electronic system that is arranged to interact with the user interface and the display, wherein the electronic system is configured to;
identify a current operating state, wherein the operating state corresponds to a glance-view operating state when a predetermined time interval expires without activation of the selector;
identify a current channel that is associated with stored content;
expose channel views that are associated with the current channel when the device is in the glance-view operating state;
create a playlist when the device enters the glance-view operating state, wherein the playlist includes a list of items that identify channel views that are exposed in the device for the current channel;
display content that is associated with items in the playlist while the device is in the glance-view operating state; and
update the playlist when the device is in the glance view operating state and every item in the playlist has been processed. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A system for passively navigating glanceable content, comprising:
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a means for identifying that is arranged to identify a current channel in the device, wherein the system has stored content that is associated with the current channel;
a means to activate that is arranged to activate a glance-view operating state;
a means for exposing channel views that is arranged to identify at least one channel view that is available in the glance-view operating state, wherein the each identified channel view is associated with the identified current channel; and
a means for processing that is arranged to select a glanceable channel view while the system is in the glance view operating state, wherein the glanceable channel view corresponds to the at least one identified channel view; and
a means for viewing that is arranged to display the selected glanceable channel view when the system is in the glance view operating state. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A system for passively navigating glanceable content, comprising:
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a means for identifying that is arranged to identify a current channel in the device, wherein the system is arranged to store content that is associated with the current channel;
a means to activate that is arranged to activate a glance-view operating state;
a means for exposing channel views that is arranged to identify channel views that are available in the glance-view operating state;
a means for creating that is arranged to create a playlist when the device enters the glance-view operating state, wherein the playlist includes a list of items that are associated with the identified channel views;
a means for processing that is arranged to process the playlist while the system is in the glance view operating state, wherein the means for processing further comprises;
a means for selecting that is arranged to select a next item from the playlist, and a means for displaying that is arranged to display glanceable content that is associated with the selected item from the playlist; and
a means for updating that is arranged to update the playlist when the system is in the glance view operating state and every item in the playlist has been processed.
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