Method and User Interface for Accessing Media Assets Over a Network
    11.
    发明申请
    Method and User Interface for Accessing Media Assets Over a Network 审中-公开
    通过网络访问媒体资源的方法和用户界面

    公开(公告)号:US20080301734A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-12-04

    申请号:US11754347

    申请日:2007-05-28

    摘要: Improved systems and methods to navigate, browse, search and/or playback digital media assets (e.g., media items) hosted on a media server are disclosed. One embodiment pertains to a user interface arrangement, such as a hierarchical menu system, that facilitates navigation, browsing and playing of media items remotely stored on a media server. The user interface arrangement can present and permit navigation of categorized media items. The user interface arrangement can also present and permit navigation of media items related to another media item (such as a media item that has been selected and played). Another embodiment relates to progressive searching of remote media items from a search user interface. The search user interface can, but need not, be part of the user interface arrangement. The user interface arrangement and/or the search user interface can be presented on a display device associated with a client device. In one embodiment, the display device can be a television and the client device can be an electronic apparatus that can couple to the media server via a network.

    摘要翻译: 公开了改进的用于导航,浏览,搜索和/或播放托管在媒体服务器上的数字媒体资产(例如,媒体项目)的系统和方法。 一个实施例涉及一种用户界面布置,诸如分级菜单系统,其便于远程存储在媒体服务器上的媒体项目的导航,浏览和播放。 用户界面布置可以呈现和允许分类的媒体项的导航。 用户界面布置还可以呈现和允许与另一媒体项(例如已被选择和播放的媒体项)相关的媒体项的导航。 另一实施例涉及从搜索用户界面逐行搜索远程媒体项目。 搜索用户界面可以但不一定是用户界面布置的一部分。 用户界面布置和/或搜索用户界面可以呈现在与客户端设备相关联的显示设备上。 在一个实施例中,显示设备可以是电视,并且客户端设备可以是可以经由网络耦合到媒体服务器的电子设备。

    Updating properties of remote A/V performance nodes

    公开(公告)号:US08505056B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-06

    申请号:US12171278

    申请日:2008-07-10

    IPC分类号: H04N7/18

    摘要: Aspects include systems, computer readable media and methods for remotely updating properties of Audio/Visual (A/V) performance nodes that can receive A/V content through a wireless network from a central content source. The central content source can maintain information about properties of such nodes, providing such information to a device configured with remote control software, upon request. The remote control device can accept user inputs relating to properties updates, indications of such being provided to the central content source for distribution to nodes whose properties were updated. Examples of updatable properties include on/off toggling, and volume controls. Updating such properties can be protected by passwords. The central content source can be configured as software executing on a personal computer operable to communicate over the Internet for obtaining access to streaming and/or downloadable A/V content. Remote control device examples include phones that can be networked to receive node properties data, obtain user inputs affecting such data, and transmit that data back to the central source.

    Accessing digital media
    15.
    再颁专利
    Accessing digital media 有权
    访问数字媒体

    公开(公告)号:USRE45793E1

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-03

    申请号:US13445791

    申请日:2012-04-12

    IPC分类号: G06F17/00 G06F17/30

    摘要: Method and apparatus for accessing media across networks. The present invention generally allows for media to be provided across a network. A client requests media information from a server so the client can create a local representation of the server's database. The client is then able to manage the media information locally. When the client selects the desired media, it requests the selection from across the network. The server then delivers the selected media.

    摘要翻译: 用于跨网络访问媒体的方法和装置。 本发明通常允许跨网络提供媒体。 客户端从服务器请求媒体信息,以便客户端可以创建服务器数据库的本地表示。 客户端然后能够在本地管理媒体信息。 当客户端选择所需的媒体时,它会通过网络请求选择。 然后,服务器传送所选择的媒体。

    Method and apparatus for accelerated scrolling
    17.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for accelerated scrolling 有权
    用于加速滚动的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US09009626B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-14

    申请号:US11959942

    申请日:2007-12-19

    摘要: Improved approaches for users to interact with graphical user interfaces of computing devices are disclosed. A rotational user action supplied by a user via a user input device can provide accelerated scrolling. The accelerated nature of the scrolling enables users to scroll or traverse a lengthy data set (e.g., list of items) faster and with greater ease. The amount of acceleration provided can be performed in successive stages, and/or performed based on the speed of the rotational user action. In one embodiment, the rotational user action is transformed into linear action with respect to a graphical user interface. The resulting acceleration effect causes the linear action to be enhanced such that a lengthy data set is able to be rapidly traversed.

    摘要翻译: 公开了改进的用于与计算设备的图形用户界面交互的方法。 用户通过用户输入设备提供的旋转用户操作可以提供加速滚动。 滚动的加速特性使得用户可以更快更容易地滚动或遍历冗长的数据集(例如,项目列表)。 提供的加速度可以连续执行,和/或基于旋转用户动作的速度来执行。 在一个实施例中,旋转用户动作被转换成相对于图形用户界面的线性动作。 所产生的加速效应导致线性动作被增强,使得能够快速地穿过长的数据集。

    MANAGEMENT OF DOWNLOADS FROM A NETWORK-BASED DIGITAL DATA REPOSITORY BASED ON NETWORK PERFORMANCE
    20.
    发明申请
    MANAGEMENT OF DOWNLOADS FROM A NETWORK-BASED DIGITAL DATA REPOSITORY BASED ON NETWORK PERFORMANCE 有权
    基于网络数据记录的下载管理基于网络性能

    公开(公告)号:US20120323868A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-20

    申请号:US13492631

    申请日:2012-06-08

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30

    摘要: Improved techniques and systems for storage, delivery and acquisition of digital assets stored in cloud data storage. Cloud data storage can be provided by a cloud data repository that is capable of storing digital data for various users. A given user can access cloud data storage from any of his/her authorized client devices via a network. A given client device can access not only locally stored digital assets but also remotely stored digital assets from cloud data storage. In one embodiment, downloads of digital assets resident in cloud data storage to client devices can be managed in view of available network performance. As one example, digital assets of differing quality levels can be downloaded in a manner dependent on network performance. As another example, locally stored digital assets of reduced quality can be upgraded (e.g., replaced) by higher quality versions in a manner dependent on network performance.

    摘要翻译: 改进的存储,交付和采集存储在云数据存储中的数字资产的技术和系统。 云数据存储可以由能够为各种用户存储数字数据的云数据存储库提供。 给定的用户可以通过网络访问任何他/她授权的客户端设备的云数据存储。 给定的客户端设备不仅可以访问本地存储的数字资产,还可以从云数据存储远程存储数字资产。 在一个实施例中,可以根据可用的网络性能来管理驻留在云数据存储中的数字资产到客户端设备的下载。 作为一个例子,可以以取决于网络性能的方式下载不同质量水平的数字资产。 作为另一个示例,可以以取决于网络性能的方式,通过更高质量的版本升级(例如,替换)本地存储的质量降低的数字资产。