System And Method For Providing A User Interface For Media Navigation By Attribute Compass

• US 20130086498A1
• Filed: 10/03/2011
• Published: 04/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2011
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Original Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Inventors: Eskander, Tamer Safwat Aziz
• Granted Patent: US 10,254,909 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/765
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance

Abstract

There is provided a system and method for providing a user interface for media navigation by attribute compass. The system comprises a processor configured to show, on a display, a grid view of a plurality of media items. The processor is further configured to present, on the display, a plurality of attribute compasses associated with the media item selected from the plurality of media items, designate the selected media item as a pivot item upon receiving a selection of an attribute compass from the plurality of attribute compasses, the attribute compass comprising a positive correlation between a direction and an attribute, and arrange the grid view according to the positive correlation of the attribute compass. By presenting the user with a grid view and a plurality of attribute compasses, the user may intuitively and continuously navigate towards the direction containing media items with relevant attributes.

Claims

1. A system providing a user interface for facilitated navigation through a plurality of media items to locate a media item relevant to a user interest, the system comprising:

a processor configured to;

show, on a display, a grid view of the plurality of media items;

present, on the display, a plurality of attribute compasses associated with the media item selected from the plurality of media items;

designate the selected media item as a pivot item upon receiving a selection of an attribute compass from the plurality of attribute compasses, the attribute compass comprising a positive correlation between a direction and an attribute; and

arrange the grid view according to the positive correlation of the attribute compass.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the attribute compass comprises another positive correlation between another direction and another attribute.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the direction and the another direction are opposite directions.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the attribute and the another attribute are opposite attributes.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the attribute and the another attribute comprise one of a pair of movie genres, a pair of actors, a pair of studios, a pair of movie writers, a pair of musicians, and a pair of artists, respectively.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the grid view is resizable.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the arranging comprises placing the pivot item at a center of the grid view.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive, in response to another selection by the user, another attribute compass from the plurality of attribute compasses, the another attribute compass comprising another positive correlation between the direction and another attribute; and

rearrange the grid view according to the positive correlation of the attribute compass and the another positive correlation of the another attribute compass.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein prior to presenting, the processor is configured to initially choose the pivot item based on one of an initial user selection, a default selection set in a user profile, a selection based on prior user selections, and a recommendation engine selection.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

present, on the display, an another plurality of attribute compasses associated with another media item selected from the plurality of media items;

designate the another media item as the pivot item upon receiving a selection of another attribute compass selected from the another plurality of attribute compasses, the another attribute compass comprising an another positive correlation between the direction and an another attribute; and

rearrange the grid view according to the another positive correlation of the another attribute compass.

11. A method for providing a user interface for facilitated navigation through a plurality of media items to locate a media item relevant to a user interest, the method comprising:

showing, on a display, a grid view of the plurality of media items;

presenting, on the display, a plurality of attribute compasses associated with the media item selected from the plurality of media items;

designating the selected media item as a pivot item upon receiving a selection of an attribute compass from the plurality of attribute compasses, the attribute compass comprising a positive correlation between a direction and an attribute; and

arranging the grid view according to the positive correlation of the attribute compass.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the attribute compass comprises another positive correlation between another direction and another attribute.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the direction and the another direction are opposite directions.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the attribute and the another attribute are opposite attributes.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the attribute and the another attribute comprise one of a pair of movie genres, a pair of actors, a pair of studios, a pair of movie writers, a pair of musicians, and a pair of artists, respectively.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the grid view is resizable.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the arranging comprises placing the pivot item at a center of the grid view.

18. The method of claim 11, the method further comprising:

receiving, in response to another selection by the user, another attribute compass from the plurality of attribute compasses, the another attribute compass comprising another positive correlation between the direction and another attribute; and

rearranging the grid view according to the positive correlation of the attribute compass and the another positive correlation of the another attribute compass.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein, prior to presenting, the method comprises initially choosing the pivot item based on one of an initial user selection, a default selection set in a user profile, a selection based on prior user selections, and a recommendation engine selection.

20. The method of claim 11, the method further comprising:

presenting, on the display, an another plurality of attribute compasses associated with another media item selected from the plurality of media items;

designating the another media item as the pivot item upon receiving a selection of another attribute compass selected from the another plurality of attribute compasses, the another attribute compass comprising an another positive correlation between the direction and an another attribute; and

rearranging the grid view according to the another positive correlation of the another attribute compass.