CONTENT SURFING, PREVIEW AND SELECTION BY SEQUENTIALLY CONNECTING TILED CONTENT CHANNELS
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1. A device comprising:
- at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal and that comprises instructions executable by at least one processor to;
present on a display a user interface (UI) comprising plural tiles each being associated with a respective content; and
responsive to a screen focus on a first tile of the UI, playing video in the first tile and presenting only still images in tiles of the UI other than the first tile.
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Abstract
A multi-window user interface (UI) is presented in various configurations and operational uses to leverage the relatively large display canvas afforded by large screen display devices such as 4K or 8K displays. Along with the various “Multiview” aspects, content delivery techniques, content selection techniques, and level of service techniques also are presented.
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1. A device comprising:
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at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal and that comprises instructions executable by at least one processor to; present on a display a user interface (UI) comprising plural tiles each being associated with a respective content; and responsive to a screen focus on a first tile of the UI, playing video in the first tile and presenting only still images in tiles of the UI other than the first tile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for establishing a carousel of tiles for a user interface (UI) presentable on a display, comprising:
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presenting a column of tiles on the display; presenting an assignment list next to the tiles; receiving user association signals associating a tile with a content source type in the list to thereby associate the tile with a carousel of tiles associated with the content source type. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one display; at least one processor; and at least one computer memory with instructions executable by the at least one processor to present a carousel of tiles in a user interface (UI) on the display, the UI comprising a current video presented adjacent the carousel, the carousel being presented as if the tiles were arranged on a disk, such that a center-most tile appears larger than tiles in the carousel other than the center-most tile, which become progressively smaller from the center-most tile outward. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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