Systems and methods for guided user interface navigation
US10671253B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4828
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques are described herein for a multimode graphical user interface (GUI), where a first mode of the GUI uses an unguided navigation model and a second mode uses a guided navigation model in which the GUI is distilled down to only its most critical elements. This may be achieved by sequentially displaying a single user interface element and removing all other user-interface elements of the GUI. The second mode of the GUI may lead a user through multiple options one at a time, thus creating a guided navigation model. The second mode may be initiated upon detecting a certain event (e.g., a period of inactivity, an explicit command from the user, etc.). The multimode GUI may be used to guide a user through one or more recommended items of media content from one or more different content-providing sources.
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