Interactive content guide for television programming
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04N-005/445
G09G-005/00
출원번호
US-0829263
(2001-04-09)
발명자
/ 주소
Kelts,Brett R.
출원인 / 주소
Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Potomac Patent Group PLLC
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
186인용 특허 :
52
초록▼
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/o
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.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A method for providing a user interface on a television comprising the steps of: displaying a plurality of objects associated with selectable media items at a first level of magnification on said television; receiving a first selection input; zooming in, based on said first s
What is claimed is: 1. A method for providing a user interface on a television comprising the steps of: displaying a plurality of objects associated with selectable media items at a first level of magnification on said television; receiving a first selection input; zooming in, based on said first selection input, on at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items by progressively scaling and displaying on said television said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items to provide a visual impression of movement of said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items toward an observer; displaying on said television, after said zooming step, said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items at a second level of magnification, wherein said second level of magnification is greater than said first level of magnification; receiving a second selection input; zooming out, based on said second selection input, from said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items by progressively scaling and displaying on said television said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items to provide a visual impression of movement of said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items away from said observer; and displaying on said television, after said zooming step, said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items at said first level of magnification. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of zooming in further comprises the step of: changing a visual characteristic of said at least one of said plurality of objects in addition to changes associated with said step of progressively scaling from said first level of magnification to said second level of magnification. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein said selectable media items are associated with at least. one of: broadcast information, television networks, pay per view programs, video on demand programs, locally recorded video, television channels, television programs, and service providers. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein said objects are at least one of: symbols and icons. 5. The method of claim 2, wherein said step of changing, in addition to said changes associated with progressively scaling from said first level of magnification to said second level of magnification, said visual characteristic of at least one of said objects, further comprises the step of: changing, as said visual characteristic, a position of said at least one of said objects relative to others of said second number of objects. 6. The method according to claim 2, wherein said step of changing, in addition to said changes associated with progressively scaling from said first level of magnification to said second level of magnification, a visual characteristic of at least one of said selection items, further comprises the step of: changing, as said visual characteristic, a grouping of said at least one of said plurality of objects relative to others of said plurality of objects. 7. The method according to claim 2, wherein said step of changing, in addition to said changes associated with progressively scaling from said first level of magnification to said second level of magnification, a visual characteristic of at least one of said selection items, further comprises the step of: changing, as said visual characteristic, at least one of shape, size, color, design, orientation, text label, visibility factor or motion. 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said first and second selection inputs are received from an input device and further wherein said input device is one of: a remote control device, a touchpad and a pointing device. 9. The method according to claim 8, wherein said step of receiving a first selection input from said input device further comprises the step of: receiving an indication that a zoom in button has been actuated on said input device. 10. The method according to claim 8, wherein said step of receiving a second selection input from said input device further comprises the step of: receiving an indication that a zoom out button has been actuated on said input device. 11. An interactive program guide system comprising: a plurality of objects associated with selectable media items at a first level of magnification displayed on a television; a first selection input; a zoom-in function for zooming in, based on said first selection input, on at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items by progressively scaling and displaying oh said television said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items to provide a visual impression of movement of said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items toward an observer; wherein, after said zoom-in function is actuated, said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items is displayed on said television at a second level of magnification, wherein said second level of magnification is greater than said first level of magnification; a second selection input; a zoom-out function for zooming out, based on said second selection input, from said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items by progressively scaling and displaying on said television said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items to provide a visual impression of movement of said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items away fromsaid observer; and wherein said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items are displayed on said television after said zoom-out function is actuated at said first level of magnification. 12. The interactive program guide system of claim 11, wherein said zoom-in function further operates to change a visual characteristic of said at least one of said plurality of objects in addition to changes associated with said progressive scaling from said first level of magnification to said second level of magnification. 13. The interactive program guide system of claim 11, wherein said selectable media items are associated with at least one of: broadcast information, television networks, pay per view programs, video on demand programs, locally recorded video, television channels, television programs, and service providers. 14. The interactive program guide system of claim 11, wherein said objects are at least one of: symbols and icons. 15. The interactive program guide system of claim 12, wherein said change of said visual characteristic of said at least one of said plurality of objects, in addition to said changes associated with said progressive scaling from said first level of magnification to said second level of magnification, further comprises: a change in a position of said at least one of said plurality of objects relative to others of said second number of objects. 16. The interactive program guide system of claim 12, wherein said change of said visual characteristic of said at least one of said plurality of objects, in addition to said changes associated with said progressive scaling from said first level of magnification to said second level of magnification, further comprises: a change in a grouping of said at least one of said plurality of objects relative to others of said plurality of objects. 17. The interactive program guide system of claim 12, wherein said change of said visual characteristic of said at least one of said plurality of objects, in addition to said changes associated with said progressive scaling from said first level of magnification to said second level of magnification, further comprises: a change of at least one of shape, size, color, design, orientation, text label, visibility factor or motion associated with said at least one of said plurality of objects. 18. A tangible computer-readable medium containing instructions embedded thereon which, when executed on a computer, perform the steps of: displaying a plurality of objects associated with selectable media items at a first level of magnification on a television; receiving a first selection input; zooming in, based on said first selection input, on at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items by progressively scaling and displaying on said television said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items to provide a visual impression of movement of said at least one of said plurality of.objects associated with said selectable media items toward an observer; displaying on said television, after said zooming step, said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items at a second level of magnification, wherein said second level of magnification is greater than said first level of magnification; receiving a second selection input; zooming out, based on said second selection input, from said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items by progressively scaling and displaying on said television said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items to provide a visual impression of movement of said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items away from said observer; and displaying on said television, after said zooming step, said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items at said first level of magnification. 19. The computer-readable medium of claim 18 wherein said step of zooming in further comprises the step of: changing a visual characteristic of said at least one of said plurality of objects in addition to changes associated with said step of progressively scaling from said first level of magnification to said second level of magnification. 20. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein said selectable media items are associated with at least one of: broadcast information, television networks, pay per view programs, video on demand programs, locally recorded video, television channels, television programs, and service providers. 21. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein said objects are at least one of: symbols and icons. 22. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein said step of changing, in addition to said changes associated with progressively scaling from said first level of magnification to said second level of magnification, said visual characteristic of at least one of said objects, further comprises the step of: changing, as said visual characteristic, a position of said at least one of said objects relative to others of said second number of objects. 23. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein said step of changing, in addition to said changes associated with progressively scaling from said first level of magnification to said second level of magnification, a visual characteristic of at least one of said selection items, further comprises the step of: changing, as said visual characteristic, a grouping of said at least one of said plurality of objects relative to others of said plurality of objects. 24. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein said step of changing, in addition to said changes associated with progressively scaling from said first level of magnification to said second level of magnification, a visual characteristic of at least one of said selection items, further comprises the step of: changing, as said visual characteristic, at least one of shape, size, color, design, orientation, text label, visibility factor or motion. 25. A system for providing a user interface on a television comprising: means for displaying a plurality of objects associated with selectable media items at a first level of magnification on said television; means for receiving a first selection input; means for zooming in, based on said first selection input, on at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items by progressively scaling and displaying on said television said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items to provide a visual impression of movement of said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items toward an observer; means for displaying on said television, after said zooming step, said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items at a second level of magnification, wherein said second level of magnification is greater than said first level of magnification; means for receiving a second selection input; means for zooming out, based on said second selection input, from said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items by progressively scaling and displaying on said television said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items to provide a visual impression of movement of said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items away from said observer; and means for displaying on said television, after said zooming step, said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items at said first level of magnification.
연구과제 타임라인
LOADING...
LOADING...
LOADING...
LOADING...
LOADING...
이 특허에 인용된 특허 (52)
Robert Rosin ; P. Robert Hsu ; Yumie Sonoda ; Makoto Niijima JP; Hiroaki Nakano, Client and server system.
Clanton ; III Charles H. ; Young Emilie ; Palrang Joseph M. ; Janssens Marcel Dominicus, Graphical user interface for selection of audiovisual programming.
Millier Marshall A. (Hillsboro OR) Harrison Edward R. (Beaverton OR) Needham Bradford (Hillsboro OR), Method and apparatus for displaying information relating to a story and a story indicator in a computer system.
Goldschmidt Iki Jean M. ; Williams Christopher D. ; Shah-Nazaroff Anthony A. ; Hackson David N., Method and apparatus for displaying video data and corresponding entertainment data for multiple entertainment selection sources.
Pilcher L. Stephen (N. Ferrisburg VT) Odell Donald S. (Burlington VT), Pointing device having improved automatic gain control and information reporting.
Schein Steven M. ; O'Brien Sean A. ; Leftwich James Jay ; Broughton Susan, Systems and methods for linking television viewers with advertisers and broadcasters.
Blonstein Steve ; Chaney Jack ; Deacon Michael ; Khauv Kiet, TV graphical user interface for providing user access to preset time periods of TV program information.
Blonstein Steve ; Chaney Jack ; Nasledov Dimitry ; Deacon Michael ; Khauv Kiet, TV graphical user interface that provides customized lists of programming.
Billock John K. ; Cuttner Craig D. ; Dowdell Kevin C. ; Flanagan Elizabeth B. ; Granger James E. ; Hsu Henry C. ; Martin Robert I. M. ; May Robert ; Peck Nicolas ; Pontecorvo Michael S. ; Probst Bruc, Telecasting service for providing video programs on demand with an interactive interface for facilitating viewer selection of video programs.
Chaney Jack ; Blonstein Steve ; Deacon Michael ; Nasledov Dimitry, Television graphical user interface that combines electronic program guide with graphical channel changer.
Crow, Daniel N.; Dean, Cary; Dykstra-Erickson, Elizabeth; Hoddie, J. Peter; Jobs, Steven P.; Wasko, Timothy E., User interface for presenting media information.
Mandella, Michael J.; Gonzalez-Banos, Hector H.; Alboszta, Marek, Apparatus and method for determining an absolute pose of a manipulated object in a real three-dimensional environment with invariant features.
Meduna, Deborah; Rajnarayan, Dev; Steele, James V.; Chen, Ian, Combining monitoring sensor measurements and system signals to determine device context.
Mandella, Michael J.; Gonzalez-Banos, Hector H.; Alboszta, Marek, Computer interface employing a manipulated object with absolute pose detection component and a display.
Mandella, Michael J.; Gonzalez-Banos, Hector H.; Alboszta, Marek, Computer interface employing a manipulated object with absolute pose detection component and a display.
Mandella, Michael J.; Gonzalez-Banos, Hector H.; Alboszta, Marek, Computer interface employing a wearable article with an absolute pose detection component.
Mandella, Michael J.; Gonzalez-Banos, Hector H.; Alboszta, Marek, Computer interface for manipulated objects with an absolute pose detection component.
Rigazio, Luca; Morin, Philippe; Kryze, David, Direction and holding-style invariant, symmetric design, and touch- and button-based remote user interaction device.
Ohta, Keizo, Information processing apparatus, storage medium, and methodology for calculating an output value based on a tilt angle of an input device.
Feldman, Philip; Tsai, Peter; Merril, Greg; Grimm, Jason; Schott, Jeff, Isometric exercise system and method of facilitating user exercise during video game play.
Dengler, Patrick M.; Krishnan, Arvind K.; Singh, Jagdish; Sanchez, Lawrence M.; Shankar, Sai; Chittamuru, Satish Kumar; Pekic, Zoltan; Mondal, Nabarun; Kumar, Namendra; i Dalfó, Ricard Roma, Metadata driven user interface.
Chang, Chen-Guei; Chen, Ming-Yen; Wei, Ming-Shyan; Tai, Yuan-Chu, Method and system for display control, breakaway judging apparatus and video/audio processing apparatus.
Rigazio, Luca; Kryze, David; Morin, Philippe, Method to detect and assist user intentions with real time visual feedback based on interaction language constraints and pattern recognition of sensory features.
Corbett, Tim; Petrov, Julian; Rivera, Juan, Methods and systems for improving resource utilization by delaying rendering of three dimensional graphics.
Ohta, Keizo, Orientation calculation apparatus, storage medium having orientation calculation program stored therein, game apparatus, and storage medium having game program stored therein.
Coningsby, Donna Jo; Kellum, John M.; Broadus, Charles R.; Lobeck, Matthew R.; Christensen, Kory D., PC media center and extension device for interfacing with a personal video recorder through a home network.
Moshiri, Negar; Wroblewski, Frank J.; Napier, William J.; Hunleth, Frank A.; Simpkins, Daniel S.; Conroy, Kevin M.; Wood, Peter; Goyal, Neel; Witenstein-Weaver, Jason; Mark, Adam; Stanchfield, Scott Anthony, Pointing capability and associated user interface elements for television user interfaces.
Ohta, Keizo, Position calculation apparatus, storage medium storing position calculation program, game apparatus, and storage medium storing game program.
Rappaport, Caryl; Tankersley, Robert H.; Billmaier, James A.; Kellum, John M.; Reid, Dewey; Rogan, Philip, System and method for capturing video clips for focused navigation within a user interface.
Joseph, Benjamin E.; Shaw, Kevin A.; Chen, Ian, System and method for determining an attitude of a device undergoing dynamic acceleration using a Kalman filter.
Allen, Paul G.; Billmaier, James A.; Kellum, John M.; Istvan, Anthony F.; Reid, Dewey; Rogan, Philip, System and method for focused navigation within a user interface.
Allen, Paul G.; Billmaier, James A.; Kellum, John M.; Istvan, Anthony F.; Reid, Dewey; Rogan, Philip, System and method for focused navigation within a user interface.
Billmaier, James A.; Kellum, John M.; Istvan, Anthony F.; Reid, Dewey M.; Rogan, Philip A., System and method for focused navigation within a user interface.
Urrabazo, Roger; Toft, Kumiko T.; Lin, Eric; La, John; Kumar, Sushant; Del Balso, Eric; Mills, Michael; Lo Conte, Manlio Armando, System and method for the visualization of sports information.
Pedersen, Bradley J.; Sinha, Rajiv; Sundarrajan, Prabakar; Treder, Terry, Systems and methods for accelerating delivery of a computing environment to a remote user.
Harris, James; He, Max; Kumar, Arkesh; Soni, Ajay; Venkatraman, Charu; Najundaswamy, Shashi; Mullick, Amarnath, Systems and methods for providing levels of access and action control via an SSL VPN appliance.
Barnier, Brian Glen; Mueller, Randy S.; Dean, Thomas Terence; Madrid, Richard T., Web based extranet architecture providing applications to non-related subscribers.
Barnier, Brian Glen; Mueller, Randy S.; Dean, Thomas Terence; Madrid, Richard T., Web based extranet architecture providing applications to non-related subscribers.
※ AI-Helper는 부적절한 답변을 할 수 있습니다.