SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING ACCESS TO CONTENT INSTANCES USING GRAPHICAL OBJECT REPRESENTATION
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a content provider subsystem configured to maintain a plurality of content instances; and
a content access subsystem selectively and communicatively coupled to said content provider subsystem;
wherein said content access subsystem is configured toprovide a first set of one or more graphical objects to a display for presentation to a user, each graphical object within said first set of said graphical objects representing an entry within a first content level corresponding to a first metadata attribute associated with said content instances,select one of said graphical objects in response to an input command, andprovide a second set of one or more graphical objects to said display for presentation to said user, each graphical object within said second set of said graphical objects representing an entry within a second content level corresponding to a second metadata attribute associated with said content instances, said entries within said second content level being filtered in accordance with said selected graphical object within said first content level.
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Abstract
An exemplary system includes a content access subsystem configured to maintain a plurality of content instances, provide a first set of one or more graphical objects to a display for presentation to a user, select one of the graphical objects in response to an input command, and provide a second set of one or more graphical objects to a display for presentation to the user, the second set of one or more graphical objects being filtered in accordance with the selection of the graphical object in the first content level. Each of the graphical objects within the first set of graphical objects is configured to represent an entry within a first content level corresponding to a first metadata value associated with the content instances. Each of the graphical objects within the second set of graphical objects is configured to represent an entry within a second content level corresponding to a second metadata value associated with the content instances.
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24 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a content provider subsystem configured to maintain a plurality of content instances; and a content access subsystem selectively and communicatively coupled to said content provider subsystem; wherein said content access subsystem is configured to provide a first set of one or more graphical objects to a display for presentation to a user, each graphical object within said first set of said graphical objects representing an entry within a first content level corresponding to a first metadata attribute associated with said content instances, select one of said graphical objects in response to an input command, and provide a second set of one or more graphical objects to said display for presentation to said user, each graphical object within said second set of said graphical objects representing an entry within a second content level corresponding to a second metadata attribute associated with said content instances, said entries within said second content level being filtered in accordance with said selected graphical object within said first content level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one facility configured to direct said at least one processor to generate a first set of one or more graphical objects, each graphical object within said first set of said graphical objects representing an entry within a first content level corresponding to a first metadata attribute associated with a plurality of content instances, select one of said graphical objects in response to an input command, and generate a second set of one or more graphical objects, each graphical object within said second set of said graphical objects representing an entry within a second content level corresponding to a second metadata attribute associated with said content instances, said entries within said second content level being filtered in accordance with said selected graphical object within said first content level; and an output driver configured to provide said first and second sets of said graphical objects to a display for presentation to a user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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maintaining a plurality of content instances; displaying one or more graphical objects each configured to represent an entry within a first content level corresponding to a first metadata attribute associated with said content instances; selecting one of said graphical objects in response to an input command; and displaying one or more graphical objects each configured to represent an entry within a second content level corresponding to a second metadata attribute associated with said content instances, said entries within said second content level being filtered in accordance with said selected graphical object in said first content level. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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