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First Claim
1. A method for navigating on a device that includes a display and a user interface selection device, comprising:
- identifying a current channel in the device, wherein each channel in the device includes stored content that is associated with the channels;
changing the current channel to another channel in response to a first selector;
changing the current channel to a home channel in response to a second selector; and
mapping selectors from the user interface device to functions that are associated with the current channel such that the selectors are context sensitive with respect to the currently selected channel.
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Abstract
An apparatus 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 using at least four selectors. The selectors are mapped to specific functions based on an operating state, mode, or view of the device. The device includes a current operating state that may correspond to a channel splash, a channel view, an extended view, and a mode splash operating state. Selectors have consistent interaction in the device for the channel splash and mode splash operating states, while certain selectors are mapped to context specific functions for the other operating states. The context specific functionality allows great flexibility in the behavior of the device.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for navigating on a device that includes a display and a user interface selection device, comprising:
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identifying a current channel in the device, wherein each channel in the device includes stored content that is associated with the channels;
changing the current channel to another channel in response to a first selector;
changing the current channel to a home channel in response to a second selector; and
mapping selectors from the user interface device to functions that are associated with the current channel such that the selectors are context sensitive with respect to the currently selected channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for navigating on a device that includes a display and a user interface selection device, comprising:
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identifying a current channel in the device, wherein each channel in the device includes stored content that is associated with the channels;
mapping selectors from the user interface device to channel changing functions when the device is in a first operating state;
changing the current channel to a previous channel in response to a first of the selectors when the device is in the first operating state and additional channels are available;
changing the current channel to a next channel in response to a second of the selectors when the device is in the first operating state and additional channels are available;
activating a second operating state in response to at least one of the expiration of a predetermined time interval, and the activation of a fourth one of the selectors when the device is in the first operating state; and
updating the display to indicate content associated with the current channel when the second operating state is active. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus, comprising:
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a display;
a user interface that includes selectors; 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;
identify a current channel, wherein each channel is associated with stored content;
map selectors to context specific functions based on the identified operating state;
activate the context specific functions in response to at least one of the selectors when the context specific function is available for the identified operating state; and
display content that is associated with the current operating state. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A method for navigating on a device that includes a display and a user interface selection device, comprising:
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identifying a current channel from a set of available channels, wherein the current channel includes stored content, and wherein the default channel corresponds to a time channel;
identifying a current operating state, wherein the current operating state corresponds to one of a first and a second operating state;
mapping context specific functions to selectors in the user interface selection device based on the current operating state;
entering the second operating state when the current operating state corresponds to the first operating state and a first condition is satisfied, wherein the first condition corresponds to at least one of a timeout condition expires and a fourth selector is activated;
entering the first operating state when the current operating state corresponds to the second operating state and a channel select function is activated;
executing a previous function in response to the activation of a first selector when the current operating state corresponds to the first operating state and additional channels or modes are available;
executing a next function in response to the activation of a second selector when the current operating state corresponds to the first operating state and additional channels or modes are available; and
displaying information on the display, wherein the information is associated with the current operating state and current channel. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An apparatus, comprising:
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a means for displaying that is arranged to display viewable information;
a user interface means that is arranged to activate selectors;
a processing means that is arranged to interact with the user interface and the means for displaying information, wherein the processing means includes;
a first means for identifying that is arranged to identify a current operating state;
a second means for identifying that is arranged to identify a current channel, wherein each channel is associated with stored content;
a means for mapping that is arranged to map selectors in the user interface means to context specific functions based on the identified operating state;
a means for activating that is arranged to activate the context specific functions in response to at least one of the means for selecting when the context specific function is available for the identified operating state; and
a means for updating that is arranged to update the viewable information to indicate content that is associated with the current operating state. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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