User Interface for Selection from Media Collection
First Claim
1. A system for navigating available content, the system comprising:
- a content source; and
a graphical user interface communicatively connected to the content source, the graphical user interface comprisinga user input area to receive user input, anda display area to display available content items from the content source based on the received user input, wherein the display area includes;
a presentation of the available content arranged in one or more rows, wherein each row includesa user selectable area to display at least one visual indication that represents one or more of the available content items, anda holding area to display another visual indication that represents other available content items not displayed in the user selectable area, andhighlighting positioned over one of the available content items, wherein the highlighting is configured to move from one available content item to another across the one or more rows in response to the received user input.
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Abstract
Among other things, techniques and systems are disclosed for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) to user. A system includes a content source and a GUI communicatively connected to the content source. The GUI includes a user input area to receive user input and a display area to display available content items from the content source based on the received user input. The display area includes a presentation of the available content arranged in one or more rows. Each row includes a user selectable area to display at least one visual indication that represents one or more of the available content items. Each row includes a holding area to display another visual indication that represents other available content items not displayed in the user selectable area. The display area includes highlighting positioned over one of the available content items.
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28 Claims
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1. A system for navigating available content, the system comprising:
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a content source; and a graphical user interface communicatively connected to the content source, the graphical user interface comprising a user input area to receive user input, and a display area to display available content items from the content source based on the received user input, wherein the display area includes; a presentation of the available content arranged in one or more rows, wherein each row includes a user selectable area to display at least one visual indication that represents one or more of the available content items, and a holding area to display another visual indication that represents other available content items not displayed in the user selectable area, and highlighting positioned over one of the available content items, wherein the highlighting is configured to move from one available content item to another across the one or more rows in response to the received user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer implemented method comprising:
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receiving user input; displaying a presentation of available content items arranged in one or more rows including providing a user-selectable area to display a predetermined number of the available content items in each row, and providing a non-selectable area to display other available content items not displayed in the user-selectable area in each row; positioning highlighting over one of the available content items; and based on the received user input, moving the highlighting from one available content item to another across the one or more rows. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A computer implemented method comprising:
providing a graphical user interface to enable a user to navigate through available content items available from one or more local or remote content sources, wherein providing the graphical user interface comprises displaying a visual indication of the available content items arranged in rows by content categories, wherein displaying the visual indication includes displaying user-selectable images representing a predetermined number of available content items arranged in a non-overlapping manner, and displaying non-selectable images representing other available content items not represented by the user-selectable images arranged in an overlapping manner. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product, embodied on a computer-readable medium, operable to cause a data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
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receive user input; display a presentation of available content items arranged in one or more rows including provide a user-selectable area to display a predetermined number of the available content items in each row, and provide a holding area to display other available content items not displayed in the user-selectable area in each row; position highlighting over one of the available content items; and move the highlighting from one available content item to another across the one or more rows in response to the received user input.
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22. A computer program product, embodied on a computer-readable medium, operable to cause a data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
provide a graphical user interface to enable a user to navigate through content items available from one or more local or remote content sources, wherein providing the graphical user interface comprises displaying a visual indication of the available content items arranged in rows by content categories, wherein displaying the visual indication includes displaying user-selectable images representing a predetermined number of available content items arranged in a non-overlapping manner, and displaying non-selectable images representing other available content items not represented by the user-selectable images arranged in an overlapping manner. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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