Method and apparatus for displaying movie titles based on distributed objects
First Claim
1. A method for presenting movie titles on a display, the method comprising:
- displaying a functional panel that enables a user to perform any one of a plurality of actions, including one or more actions to enable the user to browse the movie titles and to search the movie titles for a first movie title;
in response to the user selecting one of the plurality of actions, displaying a list of movie titles associated with the selected action, wherein each of the listed movie titles may be selected for playback by the user;
in response to the user selecting one of the movie titles for playback, determining whether to (i) initiate playback of a movie corresponding to the selected title, or (ii) present a first media content on the display; and
playing back the selected movie after a first interval of time based, at least in part, on the determination.
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Abstract
Techniques for displaying a library of many movies and providing interactive mechanisms for users to browse the library, select or order a title are disclosed. In one embodiment, data pertaining to a title is distributed across a network. Whenever a movie is ordered, depending on implementation, either a leading portion of the data locally cached is played back or a time-fill program is activated during which distributed data is fetched as data streams from a set of designated boxes. In addition, movie titles are presented or displayed in movie banners, each resembling at least part or all of a corresponding movie poster distributed and promoted commercially by a studio or production company. Such a movie banner provides an expression with substantially similar style, colors and background such that a coincident impact may be created on audience when the movie banner is seen. Further each of the banners is embedded with a link that leads to a full review of the movie when selected.
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38 Claims
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1. A method for presenting movie titles on a display, the method comprising:
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displaying a functional panel that enables a user to perform any one of a plurality of actions, including one or more actions to enable the user to browse the movie titles and to search the movie titles for a first movie title; in response to the user selecting one of the plurality of actions, displaying a list of movie titles associated with the selected action, wherein each of the listed movie titles may be selected for playback by the user; in response to the user selecting one of the movie titles for playback, determining whether to (i) initiate playback of a movie corresponding to the selected title, or (ii) present a first media content on the display; and playing back the selected movie after a first interval of time based, at least in part, on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for presenting movie titles in a library, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory device for storing at least an application module; a processor, coupled to the memory device, to receive inputs from a user the processor being configured to; generate display data corresponding to a functional panel that enables the user to perform any one of a plurality of actions, including one or more actions to enable the user to browse the movie titles and to search the movie titles for a first movie title; in response to the user selecting one of the plurality of actions, generate a list of movie titles associated with the selected action, wherein each of the listed movie titles may be selected for playback by the user; in response to the user selecting one of the movie titles for playback, determine whether to (i) initiate playback of a movie corresponding to the selected title, or (ii) present a first media content to the user; and play back the selected movie after a first interval of time based, at least in part, on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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