Browsing media items
First Claim
1. A method of navigating information, comprising:
- locating a number of information objects;
displaying at least one of the information objects on a display in a ring based structure including a plurality of rings, where each of the plurality of rings displays the at least one of the information objects in a continuous, non-interrupted manner;
increasing a size of a specific ring by selecting the specific ring to enhance visibility of the information objects included in the specific ring; and
decreasing sizes of other rings by increasing of the size of the specific ring.
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Abstract
A method of navigating, organizing, browsing, searching, and selecting information objects and/or content in a ring based structure is provided wherein the relation between rings are clear and easily grasped. The method is particularly well suited for navigating in media content. The method comprises locating a number of information objects, displaying one or more of the information objects on a display in a ring based structure comprising one or more rings, and changing the size of a specific ring by selecting the specific ring. By this enlargement, the visibility of information objects comprised in the specific ring is increased, and the individual information objects visually present in the ring, may readily be selected from the enlarged ring.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of navigating information, comprising:
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locating a number of information objects; displaying at least one of the information objects on a display in a ring based structure including a plurality of rings, where each of the plurality of rings displays the at least one of the information objects in a continuous, non-interrupted manner; increasing a size of a specific ring by selecting the specific ring to enhance visibility of the information objects included in the specific ring; and decreasing sizes of other rings by increasing of the size of the specific ring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program, embedded in a computer-readable medium, which when executed by a tangible processor performs acts comprising:
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locating a number of information objects; displaying at least one of the information objects on a display in a ring based structure including a plurality of rings, where each of the plurality of rings displays the at least one of the information objects in a continuous, non-interrupted manner; increasing a size of a specific ring by selecting a specific ring to enhance visibility of the information objects included in the specific ring; and decreasing sizes of other rings by increasing of the size of the specific ring.
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12. A computer system for media content navigation, organization, selection and browsing, the system comprising:
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a processing means, a number of information objects stored on a storage medium in communication with the processing means, a display in communication with the processing means and the information objects for displaying at least one of the information objects on a display in a ring based structure including a plurality of rings, where each of the plurality of rings displays the at least one of the information objects in a continuous, non-interrupted manner; wherein a size of a specific ring is increased by selecting the specific ring to enhance visibility of the information objects included in the specific ring, sizes of other rings being decreased by increasing of the size of the specific ring.
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