Media Guidance Interface Multiple Perspective Views
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current media guidance applications lack an efficient and intuitive way to navigate the vast amount of media content, as they typically present information in a single perspective view, which can overwhelm users and hinder easy access to desired media selections.
Innovation Solution
Implementing multiple perspective views within a media guidance application, where objects in focus appear flat on the screen, while others appear to go into or come out of the screen, allowing users to slide through folds or creases to navigate and select media guidance objects more intuitively.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a single perspective view is used to display media guidance information, then the interface is simple to implement, but users are overwhelmed by the volume of content and cannot easily navigate or access desired media selections
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces multiple perspective views (first, second, and third perspective views) to display media guidance objects in different spatial arrangements. Objects can be viewed from different perspectives simultaneously, allowing users to navigate content more intuitively by switching between perspective views, thereby resolving the contradiction between simple interface implementation and ease of content navigation.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface is segmented into multiple perspective views, each displaying different sets of media guidance objects. The first perspective view shows objects in focus, the second perspective view shows objects that have been slid out, and the third perspective view shows objects that will be slid in. This segmentation allows users to access large volumes of content without being overwhelmed, as the content is divided across multiple navigable perspectives.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple perspective views are implemented to improve navigation, then user experience is enhanced, but the interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic transitions between perspective views where media guidance objects slide from one perspective view to another. Objects can slide from the third perspective view into the first perspective view, or slide from the first perspective view into the second perspective view. This dynamic behavior provides navigation flexibility while managing interface complexity through automated slide transitions rather than static multi-view displays.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple perspective views are nested within a single interface framework. The first, second, and third perspective views coexist within the same display area, with objects transitioning between them through slide operations. This nesting approach allows versatile navigation across multiple perspectives without requiring separate interface structures for each view, thereby managing complexity.
3Loss of information
If all media guidance objects are displayed in focus, then complete information is provided, but the interface becomes cluttered and difficult to navigate
Solution Approach 1:
Different media guidance objects are displayed with different qualities of focus depending on their perspective view. Objects in the first perspective view are in focus and fully visible, objects in the second perspective view are slid out and less prominent, and objects in the third perspective view are awaiting entry. This local quality differentiation ensures complete information is available across all views while making the currently focused content easily accessible and the rest organized but less intrusive.
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AI summary
Systems and methods are provided for navigating a media guidance application with multiple perspective views. A first of a plurality of media guidance objects may be displayed in a first perspective view that appears flat on the screen. A second media guidance object may be displayed in a second perspective view that appears to be going into the screen creating the appearance of a fold between the first and second media guidance application objects at a location where the first perspective view changes into the second perspective view. The second media guidance object in the second perspective view may be caused to slide through the fold into the first perspective view. The second media guidance object displayed in the first perspective view may be selected. An action may be performed for a media asset corresponding to the selected media guidance object.