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Glanceable information system and method

US7181701B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims
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Filing dateJan 3, 2003
Grant dateFeb 20, 2007
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/72445
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus, system, and method are related to navigating through content on a device that includes stored information that is organized according to channels. Content that is associated with the channels is selected and viewed on a display of the device by means of passive interaction when the device is in a glance-view operating state. The device periodically changes the display according to a playlist that indexes selected channel views associated with the current channel. The selected channel views are selected from the available channels according to a rule set that is associated with the channel. After every item in the playlist is processed, the playlist is updated according to application of the rule set. A customized channel may include references to other channels such that channel views associated with the customized channel correspond to channel views from other channels.

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