Navigating web content with a simplified interface using directional input

• US 20040199932A1
• Filed: 01/21/2004
• Published: 10/07/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Albert-Michel C. Long, Elliot A. Gottfurcht, Grant E. Gottfurcht
• Original Assignee: Albert-Michel C. Long, Elliot A. Gottfurcht, Grant E. Gottfurcht
• Inventors: Gottfurcht, Elliot A., Gottfurcht, Grant E., Long, Albert-Michel C.
• Application Number:
  US10/763,017
• Publication Number:
  US 20040199932A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/52
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04892 Arrangements for controlling cursor position based on codes indicative of cursor displacements from one discrete location to another, e.g. using cursor control keys associated to different directions or using the tab key arrangements for controlling cursor position based on coordinate signals G06F3/038

Abstract

A method and apparatus of simplified navigation. Web content is presented through the simplified interface. The simplified interface may be navigated using directional input to highlight or choose a desired navigation option. Multiple layers of a matrix may be accessed through selection of individual cells in each matrix layer of the simplified interface making web content navigable on a television.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

displaying a first level of a matrix navigation interface for web content on a channel of a television set;

receiving an input from one of a pointer device and directional input device indicating a direction to move a cursor in the matrix; and

displaying a second level of the matrix navigation interface when an selection input is received.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the cursor is a highlighted matrix cell.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second level of the matrix navigation interface is a deeper layer.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein matrix layer contains a set of advertisements.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein a matrix navigation layer comprises a set of primary navigation options.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying product information in a matrix cell through the simplified interface.

7. A machine readable medium having instructions stored therein which when executed cause a machine to perform a set of operations comprising:

displaying a first level of a matrix navigation interface for web content on a channel of a television set;

receiving an input from one of a pointer device and directional input device indicating a direction to move a cursor in the matrix; and

displaying a second level of the matrix navigation interface when an selection input is received.

8. The machine readable medium of claim 7, wherein the cursor is a highlighted matrix cell.

9. The machine readable medium of claim 7, wherein the second level of the matrix navigation interface is a deeper layer.

10. The machine readable medium of claim 7, wherein matrix layer contains a set of advertisements.

11. The machine readable medium of claim 7, wherein a matrix navigation layer comprises a set of primary navigation options.

12. The machine readable medium of claim 7, having further instructions stored therein which when executed cause a machine to perform a set of operations, further comprising:

displaying product information in a matrix cell through the simplified interface.