Personalized content management and presentation systems
First Claim
1. A method for presenting electronically stored magazine content comprising:
- selecting a plurality of magazine editions containing selected content of interest in each edition;
visually depicting each magazine edition on a graphical rack representation, wherein each magazine edition rests on the graphical rack representation as if displayed in a retail-store type arrangement;
enabling a user to click-on a selected magazine edition displayed on the graphical rack representation that brings the selected magazine edition to the forefront of the graphical rack representation to simulate taking the selected magazine edition off-the-rack, and wherein a plurality of links to the content of interest contained in the selected magazine edition are displayed thereafter for selection by the user; and
enabling the user to click-on a displayed link corresponding to the content of interest so the user can browse through the selected magazine edition.
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Abstract
A graphical user interface for presenting media content having a series of representative pictorial images corresponding to various selected media publications. The interface further includes a metaphorical graphical representation of a rack shown as supporting the pictorial or thumbnail images of the media publications. Upon selection of a desired pictorial image, the selected pictorial image is brought to the forefront of the graphical rack representation to simulate taking a selected media publication off-the-rack. A series of content links are then presented to a user corresponding to the content of interest contained in the selected media publication. The user may click-on and select a content link allowing the user to browse through contents of the selected media publication. In addition, various methods are also provided for presenting electronically stored media content by visually depicting selected publications resting on a graphical rack representation as if arranged in a retail-store type display. Users click-on a publication bringing it to the forefront of the superimposed graphical rack representation to simulate taking a selected magazine or magazine off-the-rack for browsing.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for presenting electronically stored magazine content comprising:
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selecting a plurality of magazine editions containing selected content of interest in each edition;
visually depicting each magazine edition on a graphical rack representation, wherein each magazine edition rests on the graphical rack representation as if displayed in a retail-store type arrangement;
enabling a user to click-on a selected magazine edition displayed on the graphical rack representation that brings the selected magazine edition to the forefront of the graphical rack representation to simulate taking the selected magazine edition off-the-rack, and wherein a plurality of links to the content of interest contained in the selected magazine edition are displayed thereafter for selection by the user; and
enabling the user to click-on a displayed link corresponding to the content of interest so the user can browse through the selected magazine edition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A graphical user interface for presenting media content comprising:
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a series of pictorial images for selection by a user corresponding to a plurality of media publications containing content of interest; and
a graphical representation of a rack that is shown as supporting the series of pictorial images of the media publications resting on the graphical representation of the rack so that upon selection of a desired pictorial image, the selected pictorial image is brought to the forefront of the graphical rack representation to simulate taking a selected media publication off-the-rack, and a series of content links is presented corresponding to the content of interest contained in the selected media publication, and wherein upon selection of a content link the graphical user interface presents the content of interest allowing the user to browse through the selected media publication. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for presenting electronically stored media content comprising:
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defining a plurality of publications containing selected media content of interest in each publication;
visually depicting each publication on a graphical rack representation, wherein each publication rests on the graphical rack representation so as to be displayed for browsing;
enabling a user to click-on a selected publication displayed on the graphical rack representation that brings the selected publication to the forefront of the graphical rack representation to simulate taking the selected publication off-the-rack, wherein a plurality of links to the content of interest contained in the selected publication are displayed thereafter for selection by the user; and
enabling the user to click-on a displayed link corresponding to the content of interest so the user can browse through the selected publication. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable medium having program code recorded thereon for presenting electronically stored media content on a graphical user interface, the program code causing a machine to perform the following method steps:
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selecting a plurality of publications containing selected media content of interest in each publication;
visually depicting each publication on a graphical rack representation, wherein each publication rests on the graphical rack representation;
enabling a user to click-on a selected publication displayed on the graphical rack representation that brings the selected publication to the forefront of the graphical rack representation to simulate taking the selected publication off-the-rack, wherein a plurality of links to the content of interest contained in the selected publication are displayed thereafter for selection by the user; and
enabling the user to click-on a displayed link corresponding to the content of interest so the user can browse through the selected publication.
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