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Ubiquitous navbar user interface across multiple heterogeneous digital media devices

  • US 20070186180A1
  • Filed: 01/03/2007
  • Published: 08/09/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of providing a ubiquitous navigation and program guide user interface that is common across a heterogeneous multitude of digital media devices comprising:

  • causing a navbar user interface to persistently display across an edge portion of a display for each of the heterogeneous multitude of digital media devices when the digital media device is operating in a mode other than a full screen display of digital media content, the navbar user interface presenting a limited set of icons associated with a navigation and media guide interface for different kinds of digital media content and device operations that are common across the heterogeneous multitude of digital media devices;

    operating the navbar user interface in a scrolling manner to display the limited set of icons and select a navigation and media guide interface for a desired one of the different kinds of digital media content and device operations by selecting an associated one of the limited set of icons; and

    displaying the navigation and media guide user interface for the desired one of the different kinds of digital media content and device operations in a grid format that is consistent across the heterogeneous multitude of digital media devices.

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