Portable contextual menu for triple play service
First Claim
1. A method of selecting triple play services provided through a server over a network to a portable device, the method comprising:
- receiving a signal from a user having user-defined, respective preference levels for the triple play services in the portable device, wherein the user-defined, respective preference levels are defined in context of importance of the triple play services to the user in particular locations without requiring the user to submit information regarding the particular locations and surrounding technology;
determining a current location of the portable device;
determining which of the triple play services are available at the current location;
composing a list of available services at the current location, the available services in the list being ordered in accordance with the user-defined, respective preference levels for the current location and the user'"'"'s proximity to the available services, wherein the list has a hierarchical menu structure that allows the user to move between menu levels while at the current location, the menu levels arranged as a sequence of physical locations to anticipate future movement of the user; and
,displaying the list in an order of preference on a display screen of the portable device, the order of preference reflecting the user-defined, respective preference levels, whereby the user may access the available services by selecting from the list.
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Abstract
A method for accessing triple play services provided through a server over a network to a portable device, the method comprising: receiving a signal from a user defining respective preference levels for the triple play services; determining a location for the portable device; determining which of the triple play services are available at the location; composing a list of available services at the location, the available services in the list being ordered in accordance with the respective preference levels; and, displaying the list on a display screen of the portable device, whereby the user may access the available services by selecting from the list.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of selecting triple play services provided through a server over a network to a portable device, the method comprising:
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receiving a signal from a user having user-defined, respective preference levels for the triple play services in the portable device, wherein the user-defined, respective preference levels are defined in context of importance of the triple play services to the user in particular locations without requiring the user to submit information regarding the particular locations and surrounding technology; determining a current location of the portable device; determining which of the triple play services are available at the current location; composing a list of available services at the current location, the available services in the list being ordered in accordance with the user-defined, respective preference levels for the current location and the user'"'"'s proximity to the available services, wherein the list has a hierarchical menu structure that allows the user to move between menu levels while at the current location, the menu levels arranged as a sequence of physical locations to anticipate future movement of the user; and
,displaying the list in an order of preference on a display screen of the portable device, the order of preference reflecting the user-defined, respective preference levels, whereby the user may access the available services by selecting from the list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A portable device that selects triple play services provided through a server over a network, the portable device comprising:
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a processor coupled to memory, a display screen, and an input device; and
,modules within the memory and executed by the processor the modules including; a module that receives a signal from a user having user-defined, respective preference levels for the triple play services in the portable device, wherein the respective preference levels are defined in context of importance of the triple play services to the user in particular locations without requiring the user to submit information regarding the particular locations and surrounding technology; a module that determines a current location for the portable device; a module that determines which of the triple play services are available at the current location; a module that composes a list of available services at the current location, the available services in the list being ordered in accordance with the user-defined, respective preference levels for the current location and the users proximity to the available services, wherein the list has a hierarchical menu structure that allows the user to move between menu levels while at the current location, the menu levels arranged as a sequence of physical locations to anticipate future movement of the user; and
,a module that displays the list in an order of preference on the display screen, the order of preference reflecting the user-defined, respective preference levels, whereby the user may access the available services by selecting from the list with the input device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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