METHOD AND SYSTEM TO NAVIGATE VIEWABLE CONTENT
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1. A system comprising:
- a presentation module to present main content on a display screen;
a communications module to receive a first request associated with a first directional key on a remote control device;
a navigation mode detector to determine a navigation mode associated with the first request;
a margin menu module to activate a margin menu associated with the determined navigation mode, the margin menu to be presented along one of margins of a display screen, while permitting viewing of the main content.
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Abstract
A method and system to navigate viewable content in the context of television entertainment is provided. In one example embodiment, the system comprises a presentation module to present main content on a display screen, a communications module to receive a first request associated with a first directional key on a remote control device, a navigation mode detector to determine a navigation mode associated with the first request; a margin menu module to activate a margin menu associated with the determined navigation mode. The margin menu may be presented along one of the margins of a display screen, while permitting viewing of the main content.
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1. A system comprising:
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a presentation module to present main content on a display screen; a communications module to receive a first request associated with a first directional key on a remote control device; a navigation mode detector to determine a navigation mode associated with the first request; a margin menu module to activate a margin menu associated with the determined navigation mode, the margin menu to be presented along one of margins of a display screen, while permitting viewing of the main content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a communications module to receive a first request associated with a first directional key on a remote control device; a navigation mode detector to determine that an active navigation mode is associated with the first directional key, the active navigation mode being associated with a currently active margin menu; an expanded interface module to activate an expanded navigation interface associated with the currently active margin menu. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system comprising:
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a communications module to receive a first request associated with a first directional key on a remote control device; a navigation mode detector to determine that an active navigation mode is associated with the first directional key, the active navigation mode being associated with broadcast content navigation; and an expanded interface module to activate a broadcast grid. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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