System for enabling a user to view visual content on an information handling system
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1. A method for presenting visual content via an information handling system comprising:
- acquiring visual content for presentation; and
,presenting the visual content within a mosaic screen presentation, the mosaic screen presentation leveraging rows and columns of a grid, the grid comprising a plurality of discrete content pieces of various sizes and shapes, the boundaries between the discrete content pieces being squeezed so as to substantially eliminate space between the discrete content pieces; and
wherein the mosaic screen presentation comprises a horizontal organization and a vertical organization;
the horizontal organization being divided into a plurality of columns;
the vertical organization being based on recency, the recency being based upon most recently acquired visual content;
the acquiring further comprises incorporating visual items from web services;
the incorporating visual items from the web services further comprises limiting content provided via the web services via a favoriting process, the favoriting process comprising limiting content provided via the web services based upon user selected favorites; and
,the visual items from web services are stored on the information handling system within a dynamic, temporary directory, content within the dynamic, temporary directory being cleared when new content is added to the dynamic, temporary directory.
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A navigation system which provides: a navigation front end which provides tiles that are easily identifiable and content-driven vs. context-driven; a navigation system that includes an expanded view/tile paradigm; and a navigation system that allows users to interact with the native operating system environment of the information handling system.
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1. A method for presenting visual content via an information handling system comprising:
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acquiring visual content for presentation; and
,presenting the visual content within a mosaic screen presentation, the mosaic screen presentation leveraging rows and columns of a grid, the grid comprising a plurality of discrete content pieces of various sizes and shapes, the boundaries between the discrete content pieces being squeezed so as to substantially eliminate space between the discrete content pieces; and
wherein the mosaic screen presentation comprises a horizontal organization and a vertical organization;the horizontal organization being divided into a plurality of columns; the vertical organization being based on recency, the recency being based upon most recently acquired visual content; the acquiring further comprises incorporating visual items from web services; the incorporating visual items from the web services further comprises limiting content provided via the web services via a favoriting process, the favoriting process comprising limiting content provided via the web services based upon user selected favorites; and
,the visual items from web services are stored on the information handling system within a dynamic, temporary directory, content within the dynamic, temporary directory being cleared when new content is added to the dynamic, temporary directory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An apparatus for presenting visual content via an information handling system comprising:
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means for acquiring visual content for presentation; and
,means for presenting the visual content within a mosaic screen presentation, the mosaic screen presentation leveraging rows and columns of a grid, the grid comprising a plurality of discrete content pieces of various sizes and shapes, the boundaries between the discrete content pieces being squeezed so as to substantially eliminate space between the discrete content pieces; and
whereinthe mosaic screen presentation comprises a horizontal organization and a vertical organization; the horizontal organization being divided into a plurality of columns; the vertical organization being based on recency, the recency being based upon most recently acquired visual content; the means for acquiring further comprises incorporating visual items from web services; the means for incorporating visual items from the web services further comprises limiting content provided via the web services via a favoriting process, the favoriting process comprising limiting content provided via the web services based upon user selected favorites; and
,the visual items from web services are stored on the information handling system within a dynamic, temporary directory, content within the dynamic, temporary directory being cleared when new content is added to the dynamic, temporary directory. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. An information handling system comprising:
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a processor; memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing a system for presenting visual content via the information handling system, the system comprising instructions executable by the processor for; acquiring visual content for presentation; and
,presenting the visual content within a mosaic screen presentation, the mosaic screen presentation leveraging rows and columns of a grid, the grid comprising a plurality of discrete content pieces of various sizes and shapes, the boundaries between the discrete content pieces being squeezed so as to substantially eliminate space between the discrete content pieces; and
whereinthe mosaic screen presentation comprises a horizontal organization and a vertical organization; the horizontal organization being divided into a plurality of columns; the vertical organization being based on recency, the recency being based upon most recently acquired visual content; the acquiring further comprises incorporating visual items from web services; the incorporating visual items from the web services further comprises limiting content provided via the web services via a favoriting process, the favoriting process comprising limiting content provided via the web services based upon user selected favorites; and
,the visual items from web services are stored on the information handling system within a dynamic, temporary directory, content within the dynamic, temporary directory being cleared when new content is added to the dynamic, temporary directory. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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Current AssigneeDell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
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Original AssigneeDell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
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InventorsMcDonald, Kevin M., Orr, Jason, Ligameri, Mark
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Primary Examiner(s)TITCOMB, WILLIAM D
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Application NumberUS12/869,353Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,510 DaysField of Search715/764, 715846-847, 345/521US Class Current715/789CPC Class CodesG06F 16/7867 using information manually ...G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction tech...G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques base...G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of s...G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or dig...Y10S 715/968 interface for database quer...
