Content navigator graphical user interface system and method
First Claim
1. A display system comprising:
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a single graphical user interface window presented on the display, comprising;
a representation of a set of channels; and
a representation of individual content items associated with each of the channels, wherein the individual content items include television programming and interactive data;
wherein the single graphical user interface window enables a user to select an individual content item associated with a displayed channel;
wherein if interactive data is selected, then the representation of the set of channels and the interactive data are both displayed within the single graphical user interface window; and
wherein the single graphical user interface window displays the representation of the individual content items associated with a channel upon selection of the channel by the user.
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Abstract
In a system and method for enabling a user to simultaneously display a set of selectable categories, a set of channels related to a selected category, and individual content associated with a selected channel, of potential interest to the user. The system includes a graphical user interface which includes a set of selectable categories, sets of channels, each set of which includes channels which are relevant to each selectable category, and individual content, each of which is associated with a selectable channel and a selectable category. The graphical user interface uses hypertext markup language as the content description language, for enabling generation of guide information with links to related information and search functionality. The graphical user interface is further adapted to enable the selection of a category, a related channel, and associated individual content by the user. The internet websites and the internet content may be displayed in the same context as the video content.
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80 Claims
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1. A display system comprising:
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a display; and
a single graphical user interface window presented on the display, comprising;
a representation of a set of channels; and
a representation of individual content items associated with each of the channels, wherein the individual content items include television programming and interactive data;
wherein the single graphical user interface window enables a user to select an individual content item associated with a displayed channel;
wherein if interactive data is selected, then the representation of the set of channels and the interactive data are both displayed within the single graphical user interface window; and
wherein the single graphical user interface window displays the representation of the individual content items associated with a channel upon selection of the channel by the user. - View Dependent Claims (6, 8, 14, 15, 18, 64)
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65. A display system comprising:
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a display; and
a single graphical user interface window presented on the display, comprising;
a representation of a set of channels; and
a representation of individual content items associated with each of the channels, wherein the individual content items include television programming, interactive data and extended content;
wherein the graphical user interface window enables a user to select individual content items associated with a displayed channel, and to select extended content;
wherein if interactive data is selected, the representation of the set of channels and the interactive data are both displayed within the single graphical user interface window; and
wherein the graphical user interface window displays the representation of individual content items associated with a channel upon selection of the channel by the user. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68)
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69. A method of enabling a user to select an individual content item associated with a displayed channel, in a system that includes a single graphical user interface window including a representation of a set of channels and a representation of individual content items associated with each of the channels, wherein the individual content items include television programming and interactive data, the method comprising:
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displaying the representation of a plurality of the channels;
enabling the user to navigate interactively in the individual content items;
enabling the user to navigate among the individual content items from the graphical user interface window, wherein if the user navigates to interactive data, then the representation of the plurality of channels and the interactive data are both displayed within the single graphical user interface window;
enabling the user to select a desired channel; and
displaying the representation of the individual content items associated with a selected channel, wherein displaying the individual content is performed upon the selection of the desired channel. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72)
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73. A computerized method comprising:
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displaying a single graphical user interface window;
displaying in the single graphical user interface window a representation of a set of channels;
displaying in the single graphical user interface window a representation of individual content items, wherein the individual content items include television programming and interactive data;
receiving, via the single graphical user interface window, user selections of a represented channel and a represented content item;
displaying both the representation of the set of channels and the interactive data within the single graphical user interface window if the user selects interactive data; and
displaying the representation of the individual content items associated with a channel upon selection of a channel by the user.
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74. A graphical user interface window to be presented on a display, the graphical user interface window comprising:
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a representation of a set of channels; and
a representation of individual content items associated with each of the channels, wherein the individual content items include television programming and interactive data;
wherein the graphical user interface enables a user to select an individual content item associated with a displayed channel;
wherein if interactive data is selected, then the representation of the set of channels and the interactive data are both displayed within the graphical user interface window; and
wherein the graphical user interface window displays the representation of the individual content items associated with a channel upon selection of the channel by the user. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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