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Minimal and preferential option user interface

  • US 8,756,502 B2
  • Filed: 09/08/2010
  • Issued: 06/17/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed on one or more programmed processors, carry out a method comprising:

  • detecting, via a multiple media player device, a request to display a portion of a full-screen content overlay options menu of the multiple media player device comprising one of a remote control device up arrow key input and a remote control device down arrow key input, where the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu comprises less than all of the full-screen content overlay options menu;

    determining which media type of a plurality of media types of content media is currently being accessed via the multiple media player device;

    determining a current setting status of each of a plurality of available adjustment options of the multiple media player device associated with the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu based upon the determined media type of content media currently accessed via the multiple media player device;

    pairing each of the plurality of current setting status with an option icon representing each of the plurality of adjustment options;

    displaying a first graphical menu pane of the full-screen content overlay options menu comprising the current setting status of a default available adjustment option over full-screen video content on a display along with the option icon representing the default available adjustment option;

    displaying a control pane to a side of the first graphical menu pane comprising an adjustment control associated with the default available adjustment for the multiple media player device;

    detecting an adjustment input associated with the adjustment control;

    adjusting the current setting status of the default available adjustment for the multiple media player device based upon the adjustment input;

    determining an adjusted setting status of the default available adjustment for the multiple media player device;

    updating the control pane and the first graphical menu pane with the adjusted setting status of the default available adjustment for the multiple media player device;

    detecting a request to display an additional portion of the vertically wrapping full-screen content overlay options menu of the multiple media player device;

    determining a second current setting status of a second available adjustment of the multiple media player device associated with the additional portion of the vertically wrapping full-screen content overlay options menu based upon the media type of content media currently accessed via the multiple media player device; and

    displaying a second graphical menu pane comprising the second current setting status of the second available adjustment over the full-screen content on the display; and

    wherein displaying the second graphical menu pane comprising the second current setting status of the second available adjustment along with the option icon representing the second available adjustment option over the full-screen video content on the display comprises displaying the second graphical menu pane comprising the second current setting status of the second available adjustment vertically relative to the first graphical menu pane.

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