USER INTERFACE FOR PRIORITIZING MEDIA CONTENT

• US 20120151342A1
• Filed: 12/13/2010
• Published: 06/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Network Entertainment International LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Corporation Of America (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Trotta, Nicholas, Schwesig, Carsten, Bustin, Alexander James
• Application Number:
  US12/966,131
• Publication Number:
  US 20120151342A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/716
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

Methods and apparatus are provided for presenting a user interface by a device. In one embodiment a method includes detecting a user selection associated with a media title of a user interface displayed by the device, determining rankings of one or more association categories for the media title, wherein rankings are determined based on scoring of a plurality of association categories relative to characteristics of the media title, and displaying a graphical element associated with the media title based on the user selection. The method may further include displaying one or more graphical elements for a plurality of association categories based on the scoring, wherein the one or more graphical elements are displayed based on rank of the association categories relative to the media title.

Claims

1. A method for presenting a user interface by a device, the method comprising the acts of:

detecting a user selection associated with a media title of a user interface displayed by the device;

determining rankings of one or more association categories for the media title, wherein rankings are determined based on scoring of a plurality of association categories relative to characteristics of the media title;

displaying, by the device, a graphical element associated with the media title based on the user selection; and

displaying, by the device, one or more graphical elements for a plurality of association categories based on the scoring, wherein the one or more graphical elements are displayed based on rank of the association categories relative to the media title.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the user selection relates to a selection of a graphical element associated with the media title during display of a plurality of graphical elements by the user interface.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining rankings of one or more association categories for the media title is based on ranking and scoring data received by the device from a network based service.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining rankings of one or more association categories for the media title is based on ranking and scoring data determined by the device from associated data received from a network based service.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein scoring the plurality of association categories is based on associations of category and media title associations relative to one or more of genre of the media title, specific cast or crew of the media title, contextual similarly to the media title, a keyword of the media title, a rating of the media title, and awards associated with the media title.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein scoring the plurality of association categories includes determining highest ranking associations of the media title to each of the plurality of association categories based on rank determined for each association category.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein scoring the plurality of association categories includes adjusting a rank of one or more association categories to introduce an element of randomness.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein display of the graphical element relates to a graphical representation of one or more of the media title and artwork associated with the media title.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the one or more graphical elements for the plurality of association categories presents each association category based on rank.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the one or more graphical elements for the plurality of association categories includes display of a scrollable selection area of the user interface.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein each displayed association category includes a displayed identifier of the association category.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting a user selection of a graphical element for an association category and displaying one or more graphical elements for media titles associated with the association category in one of a grid formation and spiral formation.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying an association category menu, wherein a selected association category is displayed with one or more of a glow accent, size adjustment and transparency relative to displayed association categories.

14. A computer program product stored on computer readable medium including computer executable code for presenting a user interface, the computer program product comprising:

computer readable code to detect a user input associated with a selection of a user interface displayed by the device;

computer readable code to detect a user selection associated with a media title of a user interface displayed by the device;

computer readable code to determine rankings of one or more association categories for the media title, wherein rankings are determined based on scoring of a plurality of association categories relative to characteristics of the media title;

computer readable code to display a graphical element associated with the media title based on the user selection; and

computer readable code to display one or more graphical elements for a plurality of association categories based on the scoring, wherein the one or more graphical elements are displayed based on rank of the association categories relative to the media title.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the user selection relates to a selection of a graphical element associated with the media title during display of a plurality of graphical elements by the user interface.

16. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein determining rankings of one or more association categories for the media title is based on ranking and scoring data received by the device from a network based service.

17. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein determining rankings of one or more association categories for the media title is based on ranking and scoring data determined by the device from associated data received from a network based service.

18. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein scoring the plurality of association categories is based on associations of category and media title attributes relative to one or more of genre of the media title, specific cast or crew of the media title, contextual similarly to the media title, a keyword of the media title, a rating of the media title, and awards associated with the media title.

19. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein scoring the plurality of association categories includes determining highest ranking associations of the media title to each of the plurality of association categories based on rank determined for each association category.

20. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein scoring the plurality of association categories adjusting a rank of one or more association categories to introduce an element of randomness.

21. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein display of the graphical element relates to a graphical representation of one or more of the media title and artwork associated with the media title.

22. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein displaying the one or more graphical elements for the plurality of association categories presents each association category based on rank.

23. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein displaying the one or more graphical elements for the plurality of association categories includes display of a scrollable selection area of the user interface.

24. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein each displayed association category includes a displayed identifier of the association category.

25. The computer program product of claim 14, further comprising computer readable code to detect a user selection of a graphical element for an association category and displaying one or more graphical elements for media titles associated with the association category in one of a grid formation and spiral formation.

26. The computer program product of claim 14, further comprising computer readable code to display an association category menu, wherein a selected association category is displayed with one or more of a glow accent, size adjustment and transparency relative to displayed association categories.

27. A device, comprising:

a display;

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the display, and memory, the processor configured to;

detect a user selection associated with a media title of a user interface displayed by the device;

determine rankings of one or more association categories for the media title, wherein rankings are determined based on scoring of a plurality of association categories relative to characteristics of the media title;

control display of a graphical element associated with the media title based on the user selection; and

control display one or more graphical elements for a plurality of association categories based on the scoring, wherein the one or more graphical elements are displayed based on rank of the association categories relative to the media title.