User interface enhancements for media content access systems and methods
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- launching, by a media content access system, a graphical user interface for display, the graphical user interface initially includinga graphical representation of a channel guide presented relative to a graphical representation of a stage, the graphical representation of the channel guide comprising a three-dimensional grid matrix of a plurality of channel icons, the plurality of channel icons arranged in both a plurality of horizontal rows and a plurality of columns perpendicular to the horizontal rows, the plurality of channel icons representing a plurality of media content channels through which media content is accessible by the media content access system and arranged in the plurality of horizontal rows in the three-dimensional grid matrix with a first horizontal row of channel icons positioned at a forefront of the three-dimensional grid matrix and a plurality of other horizontal rows of channel icons positioned at progressively increasing depths from the forefront of the three-dimensional grid matrix, anddetecting, by the media content access system, a user navigation event within the channel guide displayed in the graphical user interface, the user navigation event comprising a command to scroll the three-dimensional grid matrix of channel icons relative to the stage; and
replacing, by the media content access system in response to the user navigation event, the first horizontal row of channel icons positioned at the forefront of the three-dimensional grid matrix by directionally scrolling the three-dimensional grid matrix of channel icons relative to the stage.
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Abstract
Exemplary user interface enhancements for media content access systems and methods are described herein. An exemplary method includes a media content access system launching a graphical user interface for display, the graphical user interface initially including a graphical representation of a channel guide comprising a grid matrix of channel icons representing a plurality of media content channels through which media content is accessible by the media content access system and a graphical representation of an advertisement displayed together with the channel guide in the graphical user interface, detecting a user navigation event within the channel guide displayed in the graphical user interface, and replacing, in response to the user navigation event, the graphical representation of the advertisement with a graphical representation of content specific to a media content channel within the plurality of media content channels. Corresponding user interfaces, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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launching, by a media content access system, a graphical user interface for display, the graphical user interface initially including a graphical representation of a channel guide presented relative to a graphical representation of a stage, the graphical representation of the channel guide comprising a three-dimensional grid matrix of a plurality of channel icons, the plurality of channel icons arranged in both a plurality of horizontal rows and a plurality of columns perpendicular to the horizontal rows, the plurality of channel icons representing a plurality of media content channels through which media content is accessible by the media content access system and arranged in the plurality of horizontal rows in the three-dimensional grid matrix with a first horizontal row of channel icons positioned at a forefront of the three-dimensional grid matrix and a plurality of other horizontal rows of channel icons positioned at progressively increasing depths from the forefront of the three-dimensional grid matrix, and detecting, by the media content access system, a user navigation event within the channel guide displayed in the graphical user interface, the user navigation event comprising a command to scroll the three-dimensional grid matrix of channel icons relative to the stage; and replacing, by the media content access system in response to the user navigation event, the first horizontal row of channel icons positioned at the forefront of the three-dimensional grid matrix by directionally scrolling the three-dimensional grid matrix of channel icons relative to the stage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system comprising:
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a media content access facility configured to access media content distributed over one or more of a plurality of media content channels; a channel guide facility configured to maintain channel data representing the plurality of media content channels; and a user interface facility communicatively coupled to the media content access facility and the channel guide facility, the user interface facility configured to access and utilize the channel data to generate and launch a graphical user interface for display, the graphical user interface including a graphical representation of a channel guide presented relative to a graphical representation of a stage, the graphical representation of the channel guide comprising a three-dimensional grid matrix of a plurality of channel icons arranged in both a plurality of horizontal rows and a plurality of columns perpendicular to the horizontal rows, the plurality of channel icons representing the plurality of media content channels and arranged in the plurality of horizontal rows in the three-dimensional grid matrix with a first horizontal row of channel icons positioned at a forefront of the three-dimensional grid matrix and a plurality of other horizontal rows of channel icons positioned at progressively increasing depths from the forefront of the three-dimensional grid matrix, and detect a user navigation event within the channel guide displayed in the graphical user interface, the user navigation event comprising a command to scroll the three-dimensional grid matrix of channel icons relative to the stage, and replace, in response to the user navigation event, the first horizontal row of channel icons positioned at the forefront of the three-dimensional grid matrix by directionally scrolling the three-dimensional grid matrix of channel icons relative to the stage. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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a media content access facility configured to access media content distributed over one or more of a plurality of media content channels; a channel guide facility configured to maintain channel data representing the plurality of media content channels; a user interface facility communicatively coupled to the media content access facility and the channel guide facility, the user interface facility configured to access and utilize the channel data to generate and launch a graphical user interface for display, the graphical user interface including a graphical representation of a channel guide presented relative to a graphical representation of a stage, the graphical representation of the channel guide comprising channel icons representing the plurality of media content channels, the channel icons arranged to form a three-dimensional grid matrix view of the channel icons in both a plurality of horizontal rows and a plurality of columns perpendicular to the horizontal rows, the plurality of horizontal rows of channel icons comprising a first horizontal row of channel icons positioned at a forefront of the three-dimensional grid matrix view and a plurality of other horizontal rows of channel icons positioned at progressively increasing depths from the forefront of the three-dimensional grid matrix view; wherein the user interface facility is further configured to; detect a user navigation event within the channel guide displayed in the graphical user interface, the user navigation event comprising a command to scroll the three-dimensional grid matrix of channel icons relative to the stage, and replace, in response to the user navigation event, the first horizontal row of channel icons positioned at the forefront of the three-dimensional grid matrix by directionally scrolling the three-dimensional grid matrix of channel icons relative to the stage. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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