Apparatus and method for user configurable content interface and continuously playing player
First Claim
1. A method of distributing multimedia content via an integrated user configurable content interface, comprising:
- transmitting a plurality of multimedia content via a network;
rendering the plurality of multimedia content within a plurality of corresponding content windows;
deploying the plurality of content windows within a content management application, wherein the content management application provides a user interface that allows a user to manage the plurality of content windows and access the plurality of multimedia content; and
automatically configuring the plurality of content windows, wherein the configuration is based upon user preferences, the total number of content windows, and the type of content requested.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a web browser based content management application with an integrated user configurable content interface whereby a user can manage a wide variety of content using a single window. The user interface includes a “browser window in a browser window” that provides transparent access to a host of underlying applications that are configured to manage the user'"'"'s interaction with a wide variety of content, including multimedia content delivered via the Internet. The windowing functionality of the content management application can be set to automatically reconfigure based on the number and type of content accessed. A continuously playing video player is configured to appear within a web page when a user browses to the first web page and to render video overlayed on the web page. The player is configured to play the same video stream continuously while a user browses from the web page to a second web page.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of distributing multimedia content via an integrated user configurable content interface, comprising:
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transmitting a plurality of multimedia content via a network; rendering the plurality of multimedia content within a plurality of corresponding content windows; deploying the plurality of content windows within a content management application, wherein the content management application provides a user interface that allows a user to manage the plurality of content windows and access the plurality of multimedia content; and automatically configuring the plurality of content windows, wherein the configuration is based upon user preferences, the total number of content windows, and the type of content requested. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of distributing multimedia content via an integrated user configurable content interface, comprising:
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transmitting a plurality of multimedia content via a network; rendering the plurality of multimedia content within a plurality of corresponding content windows; and
,deploying the plurality of content windows within a content management application, wherein the content management application provides a user interface that allows a user to manage the plurality of content windows and access the plurality of multimedia content while automatically configuring the plurality of content windows based upon user preferences, the total number of content windows, and the type of content requested; wherein at least two of the plurality of multimedia content operate simultaneously, and wherein the user interface operates a first multimedia content in a corresponding first content window while the user simultaneously interfaces with at least one other multimedia content within at least one other corresponding content window. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A system for distributing multimedia content via a particular machine having an integrated user configurable content interface, comprising:
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a plurality of multimedia content transmitted via a network; a user interface accessible to the network that renders the plurality of multimedia content within a plurality of corresponding content windows; and
,a content management application that deploys the plurality of content windows, wherein the user interface renders the plurality of content windows within the content management application to provide for a browser in browser configuration that allows a user to manage the plurality of content windows and access the plurality of multimedia content, wherein the content management application automatically configures the plurality of content windows based upon user preferences, the total number of content windows and the type of content requested. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for distributing multimedia content via a particular machine having an integrated user configurable content interface, comprising:
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a plurality of multimedia content transmitted via a network; a user interface accessible to the network that renders the plurality of multimedia content within a plurality of corresponding content windows; and
,a content management application that deploys the plurality of content windows, wherein the content management application automatically configures the plurality of content windows based upon user preferences, the total number of content windows, and the type of content requested; wherein the user interface renders the plurality of content windows within the content management application to provide for a browser in browser configuration that allows a user to manage the plurality of content windows and access the plurality of multimedia content, wherein at least two of the plurality of multimedia content operate simultaneously, and wherein the user interface operates a first multimedia content in a corresponding first content window while the user simultaneously interfaces with at least one other multimedia content within a least one other corresponding content window. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium tangibly storing thereon computer-executable instructions for a method comprising:
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displaying a user interface for distributing multimedia content via a continuously playing video player, the continuously playing player further comprising; a video player configured to appear within a first web page when a user browses to the first web page and to render video overlaid on the first web page, the player being configured to play the same video stream continuously while a user browses from the first web page to a second web page; and automatically displaying and configuring a plurality of content windows based upon user preferences, the total number of content windows, and the type of content requested.
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