Method for automatically navigating a complex struture at an interactive user station
First Claim
1. A method for automatically navigating a hierarchical complex structure at an interactive user station, the complex structure comprising a plurality of nodes, each node including at least one presentation element, the user station including a processor in electrical communication with a memory and a presentation device, the method comprising:
- receiving at said processor a first electrical signal generated by a user selection device, said signal corresponding to a predetermined location of a selected node and a corresponding presentation element desired for future viewing, said location to be stored in said memory;
receiving at said processor a second electrical signal generated by said user selection device corresponding to said stored location of said selected presentation element; and
automatically navigating to and presenting at said presentation device said selected presentation element.
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Abstract
A user station for navigating a visual menu structure includes a processor in electrical communication with a memory and a presentation device. In operation, the processor receives a first electrical signal generated by a user selection device. The signal corresponds to the user'"'"'s request to store a selected node and a corresponding presentation element desired for future viewing. A second electrical signal generated by the user selection device is received at the processor and compared to the stored location information so as to locate the selected presentation element. The presentation element is thereafter automatically displayed for the user.
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1. A method for automatically navigating a hierarchical complex structure at an interactive user station, the complex structure comprising a plurality of nodes, each node including at least one presentation element, the user station including a processor in electrical communication with a memory and a presentation device, the method comprising:
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receiving at said processor a first electrical signal generated by a user selection device, said signal corresponding to a predetermined location of a selected node and a corresponding presentation element desired for future viewing, said location to be stored in said memory; receiving at said processor a second electrical signal generated by said user selection device corresponding to said stored location of said selected presentation element; and automatically navigating to and presenting at said presentation device said selected presentation element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. For use in cooperation with a television, a remote control and a Set Top Terminal (STT), a method for automatically navigating to a selected application of a visual menu structure on a digital television channel, said STT including a processor in electrical communication with a memory and said television, the method comprising:
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receiving at said processor a first electrical signal generated by said remote control, said signal corresponding to (a) the location of a selected application, and (b) user broadcast preferences desired for future viewing of said selected application, said location and broadcast information to be stored in said memory; receiving at said processor a second electrical signal generated by said remote control corresponding to said stored location and broadcast preferences of said selected application; and automatically tuning said television to said selected application in accordance with said stored broadcast preferences. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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