- Number
- 10254909
- Published
- 2019-04-09
- Filed
- 2011-10-03
- Assignee
- Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- Inventors
- Eskander; Tamer Safwat Aziz
- CPC
- G06F3/0481
- Verdict
- Set aside UI for media navigation by attribute compass, generic UI
- Source
- Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline
Abstract
There is provided a system and method for providing a user interface for media navigation by attribute compass. The system comprises a processor configured to show, on a display, a grid view of a plurality of media items. The processor is further configured to present, on the display, a plurality of attribute compasses associated with the media item selected from the plurality of media items, designate the selected media item as a pivot item upon receiving a selection of an attribute compass from the plurality of attribute compasses, the attribute compass comprising a positive correlation between a direction and an attribute, and arrange the grid view according to the positive correlation of the attribute compass. By presenting the user with a grid view and a plurality of attribute compasses, the user may intuitively and continuously navigate towards the direction containing media items with relevant attributes.
Background
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION(1) 1. Field of the Invention(2) The present invention relates generally to user interfaces. More particularly, the present invention relates to providing a user interface for facilitated media navigation.(3) 2. Background Art(4) Content providers are constantly seeking to improve the accuracy and relevance of selections presented to consumers in response to media searches. However, given the ever increasing quantity of media data to search through, delivering relevant media selections becomes increasingly difficult. To assist in finding media of interest, conventional media search interfaces may allow users to specify multiple categories and/or keywords for narrowing down a search.(5) However, these conventional search methods often require significant effort from the user in the selection of specific categories, the entry of search terms, and the waiting time required to update the interface and search results between each narrowing step. Additionally, the establishment of rigid categories often prevents users from discovering the wider spectrum of relevant selections that may be available. For example, a user might be given the choice of selecting a comedy or an action genre, but the user might be interested in media having elements of comedy and action in various proportions. Moreover, because conventional interfaces typically list search results as a sequential list spanning multiple pages, a user may be required to browse through several pages
Claims
1. A system providing a user interface for facilitated navigation through a plurality of media items to locate a media item relevant to a user interest, the system comprising: a processor configured to: show, on a display, a grid view of the plurality of media items; receive a selection of a first media item from the plurality of media items; present, on the display, a first plurality of attribute compasses associated with the first media item; receive a first user selection of a first attribute compass from the first plurality of attribute compasses, the first attribute compass comprising a first positive correlation between a first direction and a first attribute and a second positive correlation between a second direction and a second attribute, wherein the first direction and the second direction are opposite directions on a common axis, wherein the first media item is a movie, the first attribute is a first movie genre and the second attribute is a second movie genre, and wherein the plurality of media items include first movies in the first direction and second movies in the second direction; designate the first media item as a pivot item upon receiving the first user selection of the first attribute compass; arrange the grid view according to the first positive correlation and the second positive correlation of the first attribute compass, wherein as moving farther from the first media item in the first direction, a weight of the first attribute of a next one of the first movies increases and a weight of the second attribute of the next one of the first movies decreases, and wherein as moving farther from the first media item in the second direction, the weight of the second attribute of a next one of the second movies increases and the weight of the first attribute of the next one of the second movies decreases.
7. A method for providing a user interface for facilitated navigation through a plurality of media items to locate a media item relevant to a user interest, the method comprising: showing, on a display, a grid view of the plurality of media items; receiving a selection of a first media item from the plurality of media items; presenting, on the display, a first plurality of attribute compasses associated with the first media item; receiving a first user selection of a first attribute compass from the first plurality of attribute compasses, the first attribute compass comprising a first positive correlation between a first direction and a first attribute and a second positive correlation between a second direction and a second attribute, wherein the first direction and the second direction are opposite directions on a common axis, wherein the first media item is a movie, the first attribute is a first movie genre and the second attribute is a second movie genre, and wherein the plurality of media items include first movies in the first direction and second movies in the second direction; designating the first media item as a pivot item upon receiving the first user selection of the first attribute compass; arranging the grid view according to the first positive correlation and the second positive correlation of the first attribute compass, wherein as moving farther from the first media item in the first direction, a weight of the first attribute of a next one of the first movies increases and a weight of the second attribute of the next one of the first movies decreases, and wherein as moving farther from the first media item in the second direction, the weight of the second attribute of a next one of the second movies increases and the weight of the first attribute of the next one of the second movies decreases.
17. A method comprising: showing, on a display, a grid view of the plurality of media items; receiving a selection of a media item from the plurality of media items; presenting, on the display, a first plurality of attribute compasses associated with the selected media item; receiving a first user selection of a first attribute compass from the first plurality of attribute compasses, the first attribute compass comprising a first positive correlation between a first direction and a first attribute and a second positive correlation between a second direction and a second attribute, wherein the first direction and the second direction are opposite directions on a common axis; arranging the grid view according to the first positive correlation and the second positive correlation of the first attribute compass, wherein the plurality of media items include first media items in the first direction and second media items in the second direction, wherein as moving farther from the selected media item in the first direction, a weight of the first attribute of a next one of the first media items increases and a weight of the second attribute of the next one of the first media items decreases, and wherein as moving farther from the selected media item in the second direction, the weight of the second attribute of a next one of the second media items increases and the weight of the first attribute of the next one of the second media items decreases.