Dynamic Media Menu With AR Bar Filtering for Mobile Navigation

The patent introduces an augmented reality bar as an intermediary element between the user and the large media collection. This AR bar captures user intent (such as searching for a friend's name) and uses it to filter and navigate through the media carousel, enabling efficient access to relevant content without requiring complex navigation interfaces. The AR bar acts as a mediator that translates simple user inputs into targeted content retrieval.

The patent implements a dynamic media carousel that adapts its behavior based on user interaction and captured intent. Rather than statically displaying a fixed portion of media content, the carousel dynamically filters and reorders content based on the AR bar's captured inputs (such as friend names or keywords). This dynamic adjustment allows the system to present the most relevant content subset at any given time, maximizing the effective use of limited display space while maintaining access to the full collection.

The patent employs preliminary action by capturing user intent in advance through the augmented reality bar. Before the user needs to navigate through the entire media collection, the system proactively captures keywords, friend names, or other intent indicators from the AR bar and pre-filters the media carousel accordingly. This preliminary filtering action significantly reduces the search space from hundreds of thousands of items to a manageable subset, making relevant content identification much easier.