Interactive content guide for television programming
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Abstract
A navigation interface display system generates a navigation element that organizes television programming data in an easy-to-use manner. The navigation element employs a hierarchical display protocol for a plurality of selection items that represent the various television programs, channels, and/or networks. The hierarchical display scheme displays a limited number of active selection items at a first magnification level and additional active selection items at a second magnification level. In addition, the selection items are displayed on distinctive areas or features of the navigation element, where such features represent different content genres or categories. Subcategories can also be displayed in a hierarchical manner, thus providing additional information related to the content as the magnification level of the navigation element changes.
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66 Claims
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27. A control framework for organizing, selecting and launching media items comprising:
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means for organizing said media items;
means for pointing to one of said media items;
means for selecting one of a plurality of different semantic levels associated with said one of said media items; and
means for launching said one of said media items at said selected one of said plurality of different semantic levels. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A control framework comprising:
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a display screen for displaying graphical user interface objects;
an input device for providing user input to a graphical user interface; and
a graphical user interface for coordinating display of said graphical user interface objects on said display screen, said graphical user interface including;
means for zooming from one image scope to another image scope based on first input from said input device;
means for selecting one of said graphical user interface objects based on second input from said input device;
means for moving a selection target through a list of screen positions based on third input from said input device; and
means for initiating an action in said graphical user interface framework based on said indicated position and fourth input from said input device. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 63)
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39. A method for displaying information on a graphical user interface comprising the steps of:
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displaying a first plurality of images at a first magnification level;
receiving a first selection indication that identifies a subset of said plurality of images;
displaying a first zoomed version of said selected subset of said plurality of images at a second magnification level;
receiving a second selection indication that identifies an image within said subset of images; and
displaying a second zoomed version of said identified image, wherein said second zoomed version of said identified image includes at least one user-actuable control element. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 64)
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46. The method of 41, wherein said step of providing a transition effect further comprises the step of:
shrinking and translating the first zoomed version of said identified image.
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48. A graphical user interface (GUI) comprising:
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a first GUI screen which displays a first plurality of images at a first magnification level;
means for receiving a first selection indication that identifies a subset of said plurality of images;
a second GUI screen which displays a first zoomed version of said selected subset of said plurality of images at a second magnification level;
means for receiving a second selection indication that identifies an image within said subset of images; and
a third GUI screen which displays a second zoomed version of said identified image, wherein said second zoomed version of said identified image includes at least one user-actuable control element. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 65)
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55. A device comprising:
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a processor for receiving media input, controlling media output and generating a zoomable graphical user interface (GUI); and
said GUI enabling a user to select a media item from among a plurality of media items for output to one of audio/video output devices, said GUI including;
a first GUI screen which displays a first plurality of images at a first magnification level;
means for receiving a first selection indication that identifies a subset of said plurality of images;
a second GUI screen which displays a first zoomed version of said selected subset of said plurality of images at a second magnification level;
means for receiving a second selection indication that identifies an image within said subset of images; and
a third GUI screen which displays a second zoomed version of said identified image, wherein said second zoomed version of said identified, wherein said second zoomed version of said identified image includes at least one user-actuable control element. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 66)
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