METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN ACCESSING CONTENT
First Claim
1. A method for use in navigating through content, the method comprising:
- displaying a plurality of representations of organizations of content;
detecting a command to implement a first content zoom while displaying the plurality of representations of content;
selecting, in response to the command to implement the first content zoom, a first organization of content associated with a displayed first representation of the plurality of representations, and selecting a second organization of content associated with a displayed second representation of the plurality of representations;
identifying first metadata directly associated with the first organization of content and identifying second metadata directly associated with the second organization of content;
evaluating the first metadata and identifying as defined in the first metadata a first level of first textual content associated with the first organization of content, where the first textual content is descriptive of a first level of detail of the first organization of content;
evaluating the second metadata and identifying as defined in the second metadata a first level of second textual content associated with the second organization of content, where the second textual content is descriptive of a first level of detail of the second organization of content; and
displaying third and fourth representations of the first and second organizations of content, respectively, and the first level of the first and second textual contents in response to the command to implement the first content zoom.
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Abstract
Some embodiments provide methods for displaying representative organizations of content. These methods display a plurality of representations, detect a command to implement a first content zoom, select first and second organizations of content associated with first and second representations, evaluate metadata associated with the first and second organizations of content to identify first levels of additional content associated with the first and second organizations of content, where the additional contents are descriptive of the first levels of detail of the first and second organizations, and display third and fourth representations of the first and second organizations of content, respectively, and the first level of the first and second additional contents.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for use in navigating through content, the method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of representations of organizations of content; detecting a command to implement a first content zoom while displaying the plurality of representations of content; selecting, in response to the command to implement the first content zoom, a first organization of content associated with a displayed first representation of the plurality of representations, and selecting a second organization of content associated with a displayed second representation of the plurality of representations; identifying first metadata directly associated with the first organization of content and identifying second metadata directly associated with the second organization of content; evaluating the first metadata and identifying as defined in the first metadata a first level of first textual content associated with the first organization of content, where the first textual content is descriptive of a first level of detail of the first organization of content; evaluating the second metadata and identifying as defined in the second metadata a first level of second textual content associated with the second organization of content, where the second textual content is descriptive of a first level of detail of the second organization of content; and displaying third and fourth representations of the first and second organizations of content, respectively, and the first level of the first and second textual contents in response to the command to implement the first content zoom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of displaying content, comprising:
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displaying multiple representations of multiple categories of content; detecting a first instruction to implement a first content zoom; selecting, in response to the first instruction to implement the first content zoom, first and second categories of content, where each of the first and second categories is associated with first and second representations, respectively, of the multiple displayed representations that represent the first and second categories of content, respectively; parsing a first metadata associated with first content of the first category and a second metadata associated with second content of the second category, and identifying from the first metadata a first amount of additional content identified within the first metadata that is descriptive of at least some of the first content of the first category and identifying from the second metadata a second amount of additional content identified within the second metadata that is descriptive of at least some of the second content of the second category; and displaying a third and fourth representations representative of the first and second categories of content, respectively, and the corresponding first and second amounts of additional content in response to the first instruction to implement the first content zoom. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A system allowing access to content, the system comprising:
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a computer readable medium that stores content in a digital format and one or more computer programs; a display; and a processor coupled with the display and the computer readable medium, where the processor is configured to execute the one or more computer programs to; access a least some of the content from the computer readable medium; communicate with the display to display representations of the at least some of the content; detect a first instruction to implement a content zoom; select a plurality of the displayed representations in response to the first instruction to implement the content zoom; parse a plurality of metadata with each of the plurality of metadata associated with one of the pluralities of the selected representations and selecting from each of the plurality of metadata a first amount of additional content descriptive of content associated with a corresponding one of the selected representations of content; and display the selected plurality of representations and each of the corresponding first amounts of additional content in response to the first instruction to implement the content zoom. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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