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Graphical user interface for selection of audiovisual programming    
United States Patent5745710   
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Inventor(s)Clanton, III; Charles H. (San Francisco, CA); Young; Emilie (Boulder, CO); Palrang; Joseph M. (Sunnyvale, CA); Janssens; Marcel Dominicus (Sunnyvale, CA)
AbstractAn improved graphical user interface for displaying and selecting video programs, such as video on demand, includes a video on demand server coupled to a communication medium. A plurality of settop box receivers are coupled to the communication medium for receiving digitized programming in the form of movies and the like from the video on demand server. The settop box includes a central processing unit (CPU) coupled to a memory and other electronic modules. The CPU generates and displays the present invention's graphical user interface on the subscriber's television. The graphical user interface is based upon a metaphor in which a world of spaces are organized as part of a studio back lot through which a user may navigate. The back lot includes a Poster wall which presents to the user a series of movie posters representing available selections. When a user touches a Poster on a touch sensitive screen of the television, the CPU generates an animation which displays the Poster coming off of the wall and appearing in the foreground of the screen. If a subscriber selects the Poster to view a feature presentation, the video on demand server downloads the selected video which is displayed on the television. The interface of the present invention further includes Extras which appear in animated form on the interface and move freely between spaces within the studio back lot metaphor. If a user selects an Extra, the Extra is transformed into a movie poster or advertisement. The user may then select the Poster and view the feature presentation.
   














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Graphical user interface for selection of audiovisual programming
Inventor     Clanton, III; Charles H. (San Francisco, CA); Young; Emilie (Boulder, CO); Palrang; Joseph M. (Sunnyvale, CA); Janssens; Marcel Dominicus (Sunnyvale, CA)
Owner/Assignee     Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Mountain View, CA)
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Publication Date     April 28, 1998
Application Number     08/585,419
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Filing Date     January 11, 1996
US Classification     725/60 715/721 715/839 715/848 725/100
Int'l Classification     G06F 003/00
Examiner     Breene; John E.
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Attorney/Law Firm     Irell & Manella LLP
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Parent Case     RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a continuation application of Ser. No. 08/206,749, filed Mar. 4, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,524,195, entitled "Improved Graphical User Interface for Interactive Television and Video on Demand", which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/067,574, filed May 24, 1993, now abandoned, entitled "Improved Graphical User Interface with Method and Apparatus for Interfacing to Remote Devices" (hereinafter referred to as the "Parent"), both assigned to the Assignee of the present invention, and are hereby incorporated fully herein by reference."
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