Context menu navigational method for accessing contextual and product-wide choices via remote control
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsBojana Ostojic, Christopher Glein, Kort Sands
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Abstract
An exemplary method includes selecting a media content item displayed on a graphical user interface, issuing a command via a remote control and, in response to the command, displaying a context menu on the graphical user interface wherein the context menu comprises one or more options for actions related to the selected media content item and one or more options for actions unrelated to the selected media content item. Varioius other exemplary methods,devices,systems, etc., are also disclosed.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- selecting a media content item displayed on a graphical user interface;
- receiving a command issued via a remote control;
- and
- in response to the command, displaying a context menu on the graphical user interface wherein the context menu comprises one or more options for actions related to the selected media content item and one or more options for actions unrelated to the selected media content item.
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- displaying media content using a graphical user interface;
- receiving a command issued via a remote control;
- in response to the command, displaying a context menu on the graphical user interface wherein the context menu comprises one or more options for actions related to the displayed media content and one or more options for actions unrelated to the displayed media content;
- and
- executing an action unrelated to the displayed media content while still displaying the media content on the graphical user interface.
A system for multimedia comprising:
- a sensor to receive signals transmitted through air;
- a computer to receive information from the sensor;
- an operating system for operating the computer;
- a hierarchy of grahical user interfaces wherein at least some graphical user interfaces allow for selection of visual media content and initiating actions for display of selected visual media content and at least some graphical user interfaces allow for selection of audio content and initiating actions for play of selected audio media content;
- and
- wherein reception of a signal by the sensor causes the computer to call for display of a context menu on a graphical user interface wherein the context menu comprises options for actions associated with more than one of the graphical user interfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.