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User interface methods and systems for device-independent media transactions

  • US 7,600,243 B2
  • Filed: 03/29/2006
  • Issued: 10/06/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method in a single computing device for interacting with a user operating a video transaction system installed on the single computing device, comprising:

  • generating a graphical representation comprising multiple panels of a quilt-based user interface, the graphical representation indicating a geometric layout of the multiple panels, each panel being connected to at least one other of the multiple panels and having at least one associated action that initiates invocation of at least one of multiple functions provided by the video transaction system, the multiple functions including at least video item transaction initiation, video item acquisition, and video item presentation;

    presenting a first one of the multiple panels as a current panel, the first panel displaying indicators of multiple categories of video items associated with the first panel, and the first panel substantially obscuring a second one of the multiple panels, the second panel having an associated selected category of video items;

    in response to a first received input event that selects one of the indicated multiple categories of video items associated with the first panel, wherein the selected category of video items associated with the first panel is not contained by the selected category of video items associated with the second panel,identifying a third one of the multiple panels as the current panel, the third panel displaying indicators of multiple video items that are each included in both the selected category of video items associated with the first panel and the selected category of video items associated with the second panel, andanimating a transition from the first panel to the third panel to cause the third panel to be displayed, the third panel displaying a connector to the first panel and a connector to the second panel, the connector to the first panel indicating the selected category of video items associated with the first panel, and the connector to the second panel indicating that the first panel substantially obscures the second panel; and

    in response to a second received input event that selects a video item from the indicators of multiple video items displayed in the third panel,animating navigation amongst at least some of the multiple panels other than the first, second, and third panels, the at least some panels providing information about the selected video item, the animating including displaying the connections between the at least some panels, so that the geometric layout of the multiple panels relative to each other is evident to the user.

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