Client/server methods and systems for generating a user interface

• US 20080060009A1
• Filed: 10/31/2007
• Published: 03/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: IDHL Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hillcrest Laboratories Incorporated (CEVA Incorporated)
• Inventors: KELTS, Brett
• Application Number:
  US11/981,122
• Publication Number:
  US 20080060009A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/39
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4318 by altering the content in the rendering process, e.g. blanking, blurring or masking an image region image enhancement or restoration in general G06T5/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4826 using recommendation lists, e.g. of programs or channels sorted out according to their score

Abstract

A navigation interface display system generates a navigation element that organizes television programming data in an easy-to-use manner. The navigation element employs a hierarchical display protocol for a plurality of selection items that represent the various television programs, channels, and/or networks. The hierarchical display scheme displays a limited number of active selection items at a first magnification level and additional active selection items at a second magnification level. In addition, the selection items are displayed on distinctive areas or features of the navigation element, where such features represent different content genres or categories. Subcategories can also be displayed in a hierarchical manner, thus providing additional information related to the content as the magnification level of the navigation element changes.

Claims

1-26. -26. (canceled)

27. A client/server method for generating a zoomable user interface comprising:

requesting, by a client device, a set of user interface objects associated with a user interface view at a requested zoom level; and

sending, by a server device, data for rendering said set of user interface objects on a display device associated with said client at said requested zoom level.

28. The client/server method of claim 27, wherein said data is sent by said server device as an XML file.

29. The client/server method of claim 27, wherein said step of sending further comprises the step of:

globally filtering, by said server device, said set of user interface objects prior to sending said data.

30. The client/server method of claim 27, further comprising:

filtering, by said client device said data prior to rendering said set of user interface objects on said display device at said requested zoom level.

31. The client/server method of claim 27, further comprising:

rendering said set of user interface objects on said display device at said requested zoom level.

32. The client/server method of claim 31, wherein said display device is one of a CRT device, a touch screen device, an LCD device, a PDA display, and a television.

33. The client/server method of claim 27, wherein said data is selected by said server from different service providers.