Content display and navigation interface

• US 20070233377A1
• Filed: 04/04/2006
• Published: 10/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: R2 Solutions LLC (Acacia Research Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Yahoo! Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Salay, Brian, Fallon, Keara, Curtis, Hillman, Bhat, Tapan, Buschmann, Brian
• Granted Patent: US 8,055,444 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/211
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons

Abstract

A user interface for navigating and viewing content is described. In one example, the apparatus includes display logic for displaying at least two content properties, wherein each of the content properties is associated with additional content (e.g., an application, service, media object, or combinations thereof). Further, the apparatus includes selection logic for displaying the content associated with the content properties in response to selections thereof, and the content associated with each content property is displayed in a common (or reusable) display space of the interface. As different content properties are selected, the content displayed within the display space is replaced (e.g., through animation) according to the associated content of the newly selected content properties.

Claims

1. A content navigation interface apparatus for displaying content, comprising:

display logic for displaying at least two content properties and moving at least one of the content properties in response to user interaction, wherein each of the content properties is associated with content; and

selection logic for displaying the content associated with the content properties in response to selections thereof, wherein the content associated with each content property is displayed in a common display space.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the content displayed in the display space is replaced according to selections of different content properties.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the selection logic replaces first content associated with a first content property displayed in the display space with second content associated with a second content property in response to a selection of the second content property.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein content associated with a displayed content property is selected and displayed in response to a pointer positioned over the displayed content property.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising logic for initiating the launch of an application associated with content displayed in the display space in response to user input.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising logic for accessing the content within the display space.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising logic for initiating the display of additional content associated with content displayed in the display space in response to user input.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising logic for moving the position of at least one content property in response to a selection.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising logic for determining the at least two content properties for display within the interface in response to user input.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the content comprises an application or service.

11. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the content comprises a media object.

12. A method for navigating content on a device, the method comprising:

displaying a plurality of content properties and a display space, wherein each content property is associated with content;

moving at least one of the content properties in response to user interaction; and

displaying content associated with a content property in the display space in response to a selection of the content property.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising selecting the displayed content property in response to a pointer positioned over the displayed content property.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising replacing first content associated with a first content property displayed in the display space with second content associated with a second content property in response to selecting the second content property.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising accessing additional content associated with the content displayed in the display space.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising moving the position of the displayed content properties in response to a selection of one of the content properties.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the content is selected from the group consisting of an application, service, and media object.

18. A computer program product comprising program code for a user interface, the computer program product comprising program code for:

displaying at least two content properties, each of the displayed content properties associated with content;

moving at least one of the content properties in response to user interaction; and

displaying content associated with the content properties in a common display space in response to selections of the displayed content properties.

19. The computer program product code of claim 18, further comprising product code for replacing first content associated with a first content property displayed in the display space with second content associated with a second content property in response to a selection of the second content property.

20. The computer program product code of claim 18, further comprising product code for selecting a displayed content property in response to a pointer positioned over the displayed content property.

21. The computer program product code of claim 18, further comprising product code for initiating the launch of an application associated with content displayed in the display space in response to user input.

22. The computer program product code of claim 18, further comprising product code for initiating the display of additional content associated with content displayed in the display space in response to user input.

23. The computer program product code of claim 18, further comprising product code for moving the position of at least one content property in response to a selection.

24. The computer program product code of claim 18, wherein the content is selected from the group consisting of an application, service, and media object.