Graphical tile-based expansion cell guide
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- displaying a plurality of graphical tiles within a discovery interface, each graphical tile representing an offering of available content and having at least one dimension parameter designated for an unfocused state of the graphical tile;
receiving input moving focus within the discovery interface;
detecting that the focus has been moved to one of the graphical tiles;
altering display of the discovery interface such that at least one dimension of the focused graphical tile is displayed as expanded to exceed at least one corresponding dimension parameter designated for the unfocused state, responsive to the detecting.
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Abstract
A discovery interface facilitates the selection of available media content. Content-relevant graphical tiles are displayed in strips within the discovery interface. In this manner, a user can survey graphics associated with available content. When the discovery interface section (e.g., a row) is in focus, the graphical tiles are expanded as compared to the tiles in sections that are not in focus to provide easier viewing by the user. Furthermore, when an individual tile is in focus, then the tile expands further to be wider and taller than any of the other tiles in the associated tile strip. In one implementation, the focused tile is also highlighted, such as with a distinguishing border. In another implementation, metadata associated with the content of the focused tile is displayed in the proximity of the focused tile.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of graphical tiles within a discovery interface, each graphical tile representing an offering of available content and having at least one dimension parameter designated for an unfocused state of the graphical tile; receiving input moving focus within the discovery interface; detecting that the focus has been moved to one of the graphical tiles; altering display of the discovery interface such that at least one dimension of the focused graphical tile is displayed as expanded to exceed at least one corresponding dimension parameter designated for the unfocused state, responsive to the detecting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a computer process that implements operations comprising:
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displaying a plurality of graphical tiles within a discovery interface of a media application, each graphical tile representing an offering of available media content presented by the discovery interface and having at least one dimension parameter designated for an unfocused state of the graphical tile; receiving input moving focus within the discovery interface; detecting that the focus has been moved to one of the graphical tiles; altering display of the discovery interface such that at least one dimension of the focused graphical tile is displayed as expanded to exceed at least one corresponding dimension parameter designated for the unfocused state, responsive to the detecting. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method in a computing system for displaying on a display device a discovery interface of a media application executing on the computing system and presenting one or more offerings of available media content, the method comprising:
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displaying on the display device a plurality of graphical tiles within the discovery interface of the media application, each graphical tile representing an offering of available media content and having at least one dimension parameter designated for an unfocused state of the graphical tile; receiving user input moving focus within the discovery interface; detecting that the focus has been moved by the user input to one of the graphical tiles; altering display of the discovery interface on the display device such that at least one dimension of the focused graphical tile is displayed as expanded to exceed at least one corresponding dimension parameter designated for the unfocused state, responsive to the detecting.
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