Providing dynamic content in a user interface in an application

• US 20080178125A1
• Filed: 01/23/2007
• Published: 07/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Elsbree, John E., Fleishman, David E., Oshiro, Marc S., Linzbach, William H.
• Application Number:
  US11/656,632
• Publication Number:
  US 20080178125A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/862
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

Providing dynamic content in a user interface page in an application is disclosed. The user interface page is rendered in the application, in which the user interface page includes at lease one menu items. Responsive to a selection of a menu item, at least one tile corresponding to the selected menu item is rendered. Responsive to an interaction with a tile, dynamic content is rendered within the tile in the application.

Claims

1. A method of providing dynamic content in a user interface page in an application, the method comprising:

rendering the user interface page in the application, the user interface page comprising at least one menu item;

responsive to a selection of a menu item of the at least one menu items, rendering at least one tile corresponding to the selected menu item;

responsive to an interaction with a tile of the at least one tiles, rendering dynamic content within the tile in the application.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the interaction comprises a cursor placed over the tile.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the interaction comprises a single-click selection of the tile.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising:

responsive to a second interaction with the tile, launching an application page.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising:

responsive to cessation of the interaction with the tile, rendering static content within the tile in the application.

6. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the dynamic content comprises a video.

7. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising accessing resources for rendering within a user interface page of the application, wherein the resources comprise dynamic content.

8. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the accessing resources for rendering within a user interface page of the application comprises:

accessing a local resource comprising the dynamic content.

9. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the accessing resources for rendering within a user interface page of the application comprises:

extracting a resource locator identifying an external location comprising the dynamic content; and

accessing the external location comprising the dynamic content.

10. In a computer system having a graphical user interface including a display and a user interface interaction device, a method of providing dynamic content at the graphical user interface in an application, the method comprising:

accessing resources for rendering within a user interface page of the application, wherein the resources comprise dynamic content;

displaying the user interface page on the display, the user interface page comprising a plurality of menu items;

receiving a selection of a menu item of the plurality of menu items, and, in response to the selection, displaying a plurality of tiles corresponding to the selected menu item;

receiving an interaction with a tile of the plurality of tiles, and, in response to the interaction, displaying dynamic content within the tile in the application.

11. The method as recited in claim 10 wherein the interaction comprises a cursor controlled by the user interface interaction device hovering over the tile.

12. The method as recited in claim 10 wherein the interaction comprises a single-click selection of the tile by the user interface interaction device.

13. The method as recited in claim 10 further comprising:

receiving a second interaction with the tile, and, in response to the second interaction, launching an application page.

14. The method as recited in claim 10 further comprising:

detecting a cessation of the interaction with the tile, and, in response to detecting the cessation, rendering static content within the tile in the application.

15. The method as recited in claim 10 wherein the dynamic content comprises a video.

16. The method as recited in claim 10 wherein the accessing resources for rendering within a user interface page of the application comprises:

accessing a local resource comprising the dynamic content.

17. The method as recited in claim 10 wherein the accessing resources for rendering within a user interface page of the application comprises:

extracting a resource locator identifying an external location comprising the dynamic content; and

accessing the external location comprising the dynamic content.

18. Instructions on a computer-usable medium wherein the instructions when executed cause a computer system to perform a method for providing dynamic content in a user interface page in an application, the computer-implemented method comprising:

rendering the user interface page in the application, the user interface page comprising a plurality of menu items;

responsive to a selection of a menu item of the plurality of menu items, rendering a plurality of tiles corresponding to the selected menu item, wherein the plurality of tiles comprises static images if there is no interaction with the plurality of tiles;

responsive to an interaction with a tile of the plurality of tiles, rendering dynamic content within the tile in the application, wherein said interaction comprises a cursor controlled by a user interface interaction device hovering over the tile.

19. The computer-usable medium of claim 18, wherein the rendering the user interface page in the application comprises:

accessing a local resource comprising the dynamic content.

20. The computer-usable medium of claim 18, wherein the rendering the user interface page in the application comprises:

extracting a resource locator identifying an external location comprising the dynamic content; and

accessing the external location comprising the dynamic content.