SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOCUSED NAVIGATION IN A MEDIA CENTER/EXTENSION DEVICE ARCHITECTURE
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1. A home entertainment system comprising:
- a home media center for providing media content to a plurality of remotely located televisions within a home, the home media center including;
a user interface module to generate graphical commands usable by a separate media center extension to render a user interface on one of the plurality of televisions, wherein the user interface comprises;
a focus area intersected by a first axis and a second axis, the second axis being perpendicular to the first axis;
a first sequence of cards displayed along the first axis, wherein a user is allowed to scroll the first sequence of cards through a focus area of the user interface to place a particular card within the focus area;
a second sequence of cards displayed along a second axis in response to a first card from the first sequence being scrolled into the focus area without an additional selection action with respect to the first card, wherein a user is allowed to scroll the second sequence of cards along the second axis;
wherein each card represents a single option, and wherein a representation of only one option at a time is scrolled through the focus area; and
a network interface to send the graphical commands representing the user interface through a home network to a media center extension to be rendered thereby.
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Abstract
A home entertainment system includes a home media center for providing media content to a plurality of remotely located televisions within a home. The home media center includes a user interface module to generate graphical commands usable by a separate media center extension to render a focused navigation user interface on one of the plurality of televisions.
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1. A home entertainment system comprising:
a home media center for providing media content to a plurality of remotely located televisions within a home, the home media center including; a user interface module to generate graphical commands usable by a separate media center extension to render a user interface on one of the plurality of televisions, wherein the user interface comprises; a focus area intersected by a first axis and a second axis, the second axis being perpendicular to the first axis; a first sequence of cards displayed along the first axis, wherein a user is allowed to scroll the first sequence of cards through a focus area of the user interface to place a particular card within the focus area; a second sequence of cards displayed along a second axis in response to a first card from the first sequence being scrolled into the focus area without an additional selection action with respect to the first card, wherein a user is allowed to scroll the second sequence of cards along the second axis; wherein each card represents a single option, and wherein a representation of only one option at a time is scrolled through the focus area; and a network interface to send the graphical commands representing the user interface through a home network to a media center extension to be rendered thereby. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method within a home entertainment system for providing media content to a plurality of remotely located televisions within a home, the method comprising:
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connecting a home media center to one of a plurality of a media center extensions in communication with the media center through a home network, each of the media center extensions being coupled to a respective one of the plurality of televisions; generating graphical commands within the home media center representing a user interface, wherein the user interface comprises; a focus area intersected by a first axis and a second axis, the second axis being perpendicular to the first axis; a first sequence of cards displayed along the first axis, wherein a user is allowed to scroll the first sequence of cards through a focus area of the user interface to place a particular card within the focus area; a second sequence of cards displayed along a second axis in response to a first card from the first sequence being scrolled into the focus area without an additional selection action with respect to the first card, wherein a user is allowed to scroll the second sequence of cards along the second axis; wherein each card represents a single option, and wherein a representation of only one option at a time is scrolled through the focus area; and transporting the graphical commands through the home network to the media center extension to be rendered thereby. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A system for providing media content to a plurality of remotely located televisions within a home, the system comprising:
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means for connecting a home media center to one of a plurality of a media center extensions in communication with the media center through a home network, each of the media center extensions being coupled to a respective one of the plurality of televisions; means for generating graphical commands within the home media center representing a user interface, wherein the user interface comprises; a focus area intersected by a first axis and a second axis, the second axis being perpendicular to the first axis; a first sequence of cards displayed along the first axis, wherein a user is allowed to scroll the first sequence of cards through a focus area of the user interface to place a particular card within the focus area; a second sequence of cards displayed along a second axis in response to a first card from the first sequence being scrolled into the focus area without an additional selection action with respect to the first card, wherein a user is allowed to scroll the second sequence of cards along the second axis; wherein each card represents a single option, and wherein a representation of only one option at a time is scrolled through the focus area; and means for transporting the graphical commands through the home network to the media center extension to be rendered thereby.
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