Graphic user interface for digital networks
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a host adapted to receive content from a plurality of source content devices;
a display area coupled to the host;
a graphics engine for causing graphical representations of the plurality of source content devices to be displayed on the display area and further for causing animated graphical representations of one or more content streams between the source content devices to be displayed on the display area; and
a plurality of content display windows individually configured to simultaneously display content provided by one of the plurality of source content devices on the display area;
wherein the content displayed in each of the plurality of windows is content provided by a different source content device; and
wherein at least one of the plurality of content display windows displaying the content provided by a corresponding one of the plurality of source content devices and the graphical representations of the plurality of source content devices are simultaneously displayed in the display area.
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Abstract
A graphical user interface for a network of content devices that includes two or more graphical representations of two or more respective content devices that are coupled to a content device network. Graphical representations of two or more content streams between the graphical representations of content devices have graphical indicia, and two or more content display windows are provided to display content. Displayed content is associated with respective graphical indicia of the content streams so as to inform a user viewing the graphical representation of the content streams that the content streams carry the displayed content. In variations, the graphical user interface includes a master menu box that includes a content source selection menu for selecting a source content device, a content directory displaying content available from the source content device and a destination menu for selecting a destination content device.
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50 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a host adapted to receive content from a plurality of source content devices; a display area coupled to the host; a graphics engine for causing graphical representations of the plurality of source content devices to be displayed on the display area and further for causing animated graphical representations of one or more content streams between the source content devices to be displayed on the display area; and a plurality of content display windows individually configured to simultaneously display content provided by one of the plurality of source content devices on the display area; wherein the content displayed in each of the plurality of windows is content provided by a different source content device; and wherein at least one of the plurality of content display windows displaying the content provided by a corresponding one of the plurality of source content devices and the graphical representations of the plurality of source content devices are simultaneously displayed in the display area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for managing content devices through a graphical interface comprising:
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a display area; a plurality of windows configured to be displayed on the display area; a plurality of source content devices for supplying content to the display area; a host coupled to the display area, the host adapted to generate graphical representations of the source content devices and generate animated graphical representations of one or more content streams between the source content devices, to transmit the content between the source content devices and the display, and to cause the content supplied by the plurality of source content devices to be simultaneously displayed within a separate one of the plurality of windows; and a remote commander for sending a command signal to the host, wherein the host initializes a menu in response to receiving the command signal, wherein the menu is a graphical representation of the plurality of source content devices. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method for delivering instructions comprising the steps of:
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detecting a first selection of an input source on a remote commander; transmitting a first signal from the remote commander in response to detecting the first selection, the signal for causing a graphical representation upon a display area of how a plurality of source content devices are being used comprising one or more animated content streams between the source content devices; detecting a second selection of a host icon selection input on the remote commander; and transmitting a second signal from the remote commander, in response to detecting the second selection, the signal for causing a selection of a host icon within the display area for initiating a master menu box depicting data associated with each of the plurality of source content devices; wherein the master menu box contains a content directory box; and wherein the content directory box displays a listing of available content from at least one of the plurality of source content devices as selected through the source box. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46)
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47. A method for managing content devices through a graphical interface comprising the steps of:
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receiving a command signal from a remote commander; displaying on a display area a graphical representation of how a plurality of source content devices are being used comprising one or more animated content streams between the source content devices; and causing content supplied by the plurality of source content devices to be simultaneously displayed within a separate one of a plurality of windows on the display area; wherein the content displayed in each of the plurality of windows is content provided by a different source content device; and wherein at least one of the plurality of content display windows displaying the content provided by a corresponding one of the plurality of source content devices and the graphical representations of the plurality of source content devices are simultaneously displayed in the display area. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50)
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