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Ubiquitous navbar user interface across multiple heterogeneous digital media devices

  • US 7,673,240 B2
  • Filed: 01/03/2007
  • Issued: 03/02/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of providing a browserless ubiquitous navigation and program guide user interface that is persistent and common across a heterogeneous multitude of digital media devices comprising:

  • causing a browserless navbar user interface to persistently display across an edge portion of a display for each of the heterogeneous multitude of digital media devices when the digital media device is operating in a mode other than a full screen display of digital media content, the browserless navbar user interface being persistent and common across the devices and presenting a limited set of icons associated with a common set of navigation and media guide interfaces for different kinds of digital media content and device operations that are common across the heterogeneous multitude of digital media devices;

    operating the browserless navbar user interface in a scrolling manner to display the limited set of icons representing a common set of navigation and media guide interfaces for a desired one of the different kinds of digital media content and device operations by selecting an associated one of the limited set of icons; and

    in response to selecting the associated one of the limited set of icons for the desired one of the different kinds of digital media content and device operations from the common set of navigation and media guide interfaces, displaying a browserless navigation and media guide user interface in a grid format that is consistent across the heterogeneous multitude of digital media devices.

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