Client/server methods and systems for generating a user interface
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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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33 Claims
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1-26. -26. (canceled)
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27. A client/server method for generating a zoomable user interface comprising:
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requesting, by a client device, a set of user interface objects associated with a user interface view at a requested zoom level; and
sending, by a server device, data for rendering said set of user interface objects on a display device associated with said client at said requested zoom level. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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