GENERATING BROWSING HIERARCHIES

• US 20110289073A1
• Filed: 09/03/2010
• Published: 11/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rovi Technologies Corporation (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Rovi Technologies Corporation (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Wang, Chun Chieh, Dow, Christopher, Ehlers, Geoff
• Application Number:
  US12/875,491
• Publication Number:
  US 20110289073A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/722
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3323 using document space presentation or visualization, e.g. category, hierarchy or range presentation and selection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/41 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4314 for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4668 for recommending content, e.g. movies
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4826 using recommendation lists, e.g. of programs or channels sorted out according to their score
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6581 Reference data, e.g. a movie identifier for ordering a movie or a product identifier in a home shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8133 specifically related to the content, e.g. biography of the actors in a movie, detailed information about an article seen in a video program
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/85406 involving a specific file format, e.g. MP4 format
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8586 by using a URL processing chained hypermedia data for information retrieval G06F16/94; information retrieval from the Internet by using URLs G06F16/955; URL in broadcast information H04H20/93; Web-based protocols H04L67/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

Generation of browsing hierarchies. A hierarchical tree structure is generated. The hierarchical tree structure has nodes that correspond to at least one query. Content stored in the content source is browsed by sequentially executing queries corresponding to nodes of the hierarchical tree structure, in accordance with a hierarchy of the hierarchical tree structure.

Claims

1. A method for browsing content stored in a content source, comprising the steps of:

generating a hierarchical tree structure having nodes that correspond to at least one query;

browsing content stored in the content source by sequentially executing queries corresponding to nodes of the hierarchical tree structure, in accordance with a hierarchy of the hierarchical tree structure.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the queries corresponding to the nodes of the hierarchical tree structure are executed by using a search functionality of the content source.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the search functionality includes at least one of Universal Plug and Play search and Digital Living Network Alliance DLNA type search.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the queries corresponding to the nodes of the hierarchical tree structure include queries for at least one of music content, photographic content, and video content.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the queries corresponding to the nodes of the hierarchical tree structure include dynamic queries that are based on a selected search result of a previously executed query.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the queries corresponding to the nodes of the hierarchical tree structure include at least one of the following:

a query for all music artists represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for all music albums represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for all music genres represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for all music playlists represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for all music tracks represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for all photo albums represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for all photo slideshows represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for all photos represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for all video playlists represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for all video clips represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for content matching a selected music artist;

a query for content matching a selected music album;

a query for content matching a selected music genre;

a query for content matching a selected music playlist;

a query for content matching a selected music track;

a query for content matching a selected photo album;

a query for content matching a selected photo slideshow;

a query for content matching a selected photo;

a query for content matching a selected video playlist; and

a query for content matching a selected video clip.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of generating the hierarchical tree structure further comprises specifying sort criteria for at least one query in the hierarchical tree structure, wherein for each query having a specified sort criteria, search results obtained by executing the query are sorted in accordance with the respective sort criteria.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein sort criteria includes at least one of sorting by name, and sorting by date.

9. A guided browse function for browsing content stored in a content source, the guided browse function comprising:

a computer-readable storage medium storing a hierarchical tree structure having nodes that correspond to at least one query;

electronic circuitry constructed to browse content stored in the content source by sequentially executing queries corresponding to nodes of the hierarchical tree structure, in accordance with a hierarchy of the hierarchical tree structure.

10. The guided browse function according to claim 9, wherein the queries corresponding to the nodes of the hierarchical tree structure are executed by using a search functionality of the content source.

11. The guided browse function according to claim 10, wherein the search functionality includes at least one of Universal Plug and Play search and Digital Living Network Alliance DLNA type search.

12. The guided browse function according to claim 9, wherein the queries corresponding to the nodes of the hierarchical tree structure include queries for at least one of music content, photographic content, and video content.

13. The guided browse function according to claim 9, wherein the queries corresponding to the nodes of the hierarchical tree structure include dynamic queries that are based on a selected search result of a previously executed query.

14. The guided browse function according to claim 9, wherein the queries corresponding to the nodes of the hierarchical tree structure include at least one of the following:

a query for all music artists represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for all music albums represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for all music genres represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for all music playlists represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for all music tracks represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for all photo albums represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for all photo slideshows represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for all photos represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for all video playlists represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for all video clips represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for content matching a selected music artist;

a query for content matching a selected music album;

a query for content matching a selected music genre;

a query for content matching a selected music playlist;

a query for content matching a selected music track;

a query for content matching a selected photo album;

a query for content matching a selected photo slideshow;

a query for content matching a selected photo;

a query for content matching a selected video playlist; and

a query for content matching a selected video clip.

15. The guided browse function according to claim 9, wherein the step of generating the hierarchical tree structure further comprises specifying sort criteria for at least one query in the hierarchical tree structure, wherein for each query having a specified sort criteria, search results obtained by executing the query are sorted in accordance with the respective sort criteria.

16. A computer-readable storage medium on which is stored computer-executable process steps for causing a computer to browse content stored in a content source, said process steps comprising:

generating a hierarchical tree structure having nodes that correspond to at least one query;

browsing content stored in the content source by sequentially executing queries corresponding to nodes of the hierarchical tree structure, in accordance with a hierarchy of the hierarchical tree structure.

17. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 16, wherein the queries corresponding to the nodes of the hierarchical tree structure are executed by using a search functionality of the content source.

18. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 16, wherein the queries corresponding to the nodes of the hierarchical tree structure include queries for at least one of music content, photographic content, and video content.

19. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 16, wherein the queries corresponding to the nodes of the hierarchical tree structure include dynamic queries that are based on a selected search result of a previously executed query.

20. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 16, wherein the queries corresponding to the nodes of the hierarchical tree structure include at least one of the following:

a query for all music artists represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for all music albums represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for all music genres represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for all music playlists represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for all music tracks represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for all photo albums represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for all photo slideshows represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for all photos represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for all video playlists represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for all video clips represented by the content stored in the content source;

a query for content matching a selected music artist;

a query for content matching a selected music album;

a query for content matching a selected music genre;

a query for content matching a selected music playlist;

a query for content matching a selected music track;

a query for content matching a selected photo album;

a query for content matching a selected photo slideshow;

a query for content matching a selected photo;

a query for content matching a selected video playlist; and

a query for content matching a selected video clip.