System and method for dynamic creation and management of lists on a distance user interface
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorBojana Ostojic
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Abstract
An exemplary method includes displaying a graphical user interface that comprises a menu of types of media, receiving a command issued from a remote control specifying a type of media, in response to the command, displaying a graphical user interface for selecting items of the media, receiving one or more commands issued from the remote control to select items to thereby make a list of the items, identifying an application associated with the type of media and providing information for the application wherein the information comprises one or more properties about each item of the list. Various other exemplary methods, devices, systems, etc., are also disclosed
Claims20
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- displaying a graphical user interface that comprises a menu of types of media;
- receiving a command issued from a remote control specifying a type of media;
- in response to the command, displaying a graphical user interface for selecting items of the type of media;
- receiving one or more commands issued from the remote control to select items to thereby make a list of the items;
- identifying an application associated with the type of media;
- and
- providing information for the application wherein the information comprises one or more properties about each item of the list.
A computer-readable medium having computer-executable modules comprising:
- an information interface that provides information related to a list utilizing application;
- a list maker interface that provides for making of a list of items;
- a list maker list interface that provides a list utilizing application access to a collection of list items;
- and
- a list maker item interface that provides the list utilizing application access to individual items of a list.
A computer-readable medium having computer-executable modules comprising:
- a cancel module for informing an application that a list-making procedure is cancelled;
- an add module for informing the application that an item is added to a list;
- and
- a removed module for informing the application that an item is removed from a list.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.