Providing a Video User Interface
First Claim
1. A method for providing a user interface, the method comprising:
- displaying a first content type on a display device in a full mode;
receiving a first user input;
in response to the received first user input,displaying a shrunken version of the first content type on the display device, anddisplaying at least one content element corresponding to a second content type on the display device;
receiving a second user input selected from the at least one content element corresponding to the second content type; and
displaying the second content type on the display device in the full mode in response to the received second user input.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a user interface. First, a first content type may be displayed on a display device in a full mode. Next, a first user input may be received. In response to the received first user input, a shrunken version of the first content type may be displayed on the display device and at least one content element corresponding to a second content type may be displayed on the display device. Then a second user input selected from the at least one content element corresponding to the second content type may be received. The second content type may then be displayed on the display device in the full mode in response to the received second user input.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for providing a user interface, the method comprising:
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displaying a first content type on a display device in a full mode; receiving a first user input; in response to the received first user input, displaying a shrunken version of the first content type on the display device, and displaying at least one content element corresponding to a second content type on the display device; receiving a second user input selected from the at least one content element corresponding to the second content type; and displaying the second content type on the display device in the full mode in response to the received second user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable medium which stores a set of instructions which when executed performs a method for providing a user interface, the method executed by the set of instructions comprising:
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displaying a first content type on a display device in a full mode; receiving a first user input from a set-top-box (STB) control device; in response to the received first user input, displaying a shrunken version of the first content type on the display device, and displaying at least one content element corresponding to a second content type on the display device; receiving a second user input from the set-top-box (STB) control device; and re-displaying the first content type on the display device in the full mode in response to the second user input. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for providing a user interface, the system comprising:
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a memory storage; and a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to; display a first content type on a display device in a full mode; receive a first user input from a set-top-box (STB) control device; in response to the received first user input, display a shrunken version of the first content type on the display device, and display at least one content element corresponding to a second content type on the display device; receive a second user input from the set-top-box (STB) control device; re-display the first content type on the display device in the full mode in response to the second user input; receive a third user input selected from the at least one content element corresponding to the second content type; and display the second content type on the display device in the full mode in response to the received third user input.
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