TELEVISION SET ENABLED PLAYER WITH A PREVIEW WINDOW
First Claim
1. A graphical user interface (GUI) operable to be rendered on a television display comprising:
- a plurality of on-screen selectable media categories, wherein said plurality of selectable media categories comprises at least one selectable media item;
an on-screen workspace window comprising sections, wherein at least one of said sections is associated with at least one of said plurality of selectable media categories, and wherein said workspace window, responsive to a user selecting a media item, renders a graphical representation of said user selected media item in its corresponding section; and
an on-screen preview window for graphically displaying a content of said user selected media item while said workspace window renders said graphical representation of said user selected media item, wherein said preview occurs automatically and after said user selected media item.
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Abstract
A graphical user interface (GUI) renderable on a television display. The GUI includes a plurality of selectable media categories, wherein the plurality of selectable media categories includes at least one selectable media item. The plurality of selectable media categories may include a photo media category and a music media category. The GUI further includes a workspace window comprising sections, wherein each section is associated with one of the plurality of selectable categories, and wherein the workspace window responsive to a user selecting a media item renders a graphical representation of the user selected media item in its corresponding section. Moreover, the GUI includes a preview window, wherein the preview window graphically displays a content of the user selected media item, wherein the preview occurs automatically and immediately after the user selected media item. Thus, changes as they occur can be viewed without the need to exit the edit mode.
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21 Claims
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1. A graphical user interface (GUI) operable to be rendered on a television display comprising:
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a plurality of on-screen selectable media categories, wherein said plurality of selectable media categories comprises at least one selectable media item; an on-screen workspace window comprising sections, wherein at least one of said sections is associated with at least one of said plurality of selectable media categories, and wherein said workspace window, responsive to a user selecting a media item, renders a graphical representation of said user selected media item in its corresponding section; and an on-screen preview window for graphically displaying a content of said user selected media item while said workspace window renders said graphical representation of said user selected media item, wherein said preview occurs automatically and after said user selected media item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a remote control operable to control an operation of a television set; and said television set comprising a memory for storing instructions and data thereon and a processor operable to execute said instructions stored thereon to implement a graphical user interface (GUI), said GUI comprising; a plurality of on-screen selectable media categories, wherein said plurality of selectable media categories comprises at least one selectable media item; an on-screen workspace window comprising sections, wherein at least one of said sections is associated with at least one of said plurality of selectable media categories, and wherein said workspace window, responsive to a user selecting a media item, renders a graphical representation of said user selected media item in its corresponding section; and an on-screen preview window for graphically displaying a content of said user selected media item while said workspace window renders said graphical representation of said user selected media item, wherein said preview occurs automatically and after said user selected media item. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable medium comprising instructions that when executed implement a method for rendering a graphical user interface (GUI) on a television display, said method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of selectable media categories, wherein said plurality of selectable media categories comprises at least one selectable media item; displaying a workspace window comprising sections, wherein at least one of said sections is associated with at least one of said plurality of selectable media categories; in response to a user selecting a media item, displaying a graphical representation of said user selected media item in its corresponding section of said workspace window; and in response to said user selecting said media item, displaying a content of said user selected media item in a preview window while said workspace window renders said graphical representation of said user selected media item, wherein said preview occurs automatically and after said user selected media item. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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