User Interface having Zoom Functionality
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsNadav M. Neufeld, Gionata Mettifogo, Charles J. Migos, Afshan A. Kleinhanzl
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Abstract
A user interface having zoom functionality is described. In an implementation, a user interface is displayed having representations of a plurality of content. Each of the representations is formed using a respective picture-in-picture stream of respective content. When an input is received to select a particular one of the representations, the respective content is displayed by zooming in from the picture-in-picture stream of the respective content to a respective video stream of the respective content.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- displaying a user interface having representations of a plurality of content in which each said representation is formed using a respective picture-in-picture stream of respective said content (602);
- and
- when an input is received to select a particular said representation, displaying the respective said content by zooming in from the picture-in-picture stream of the respective said content to a respective video stream of the respective said content (604).
A method comprising:
- outputting a user interface having a still representation of each of a plurality of content that is available via a respective one of a plurality of channels;
- when an input is received to select a portion of the user interface, enlarging one or more said representations included in the portion of the user interface and configuring the one or more said representations to be displayed in the user interface in motion;
- and
- when an input is received to select an enlarged said representation, further enlarging the selected said representation in the user interface to output respective said content.
A client (102) comprising:
- a housing (116) having a form factor of a table;
- a surface (120) disposed on a table top of the housing;
- and
- one or more modules (122) disposed within the housing to:
- display a user interface on the surface having representations of a plurality of content;
- and
- when an input is received to select a particular said representation, display respective said content by zooming in from the representations of the plurality of content to the respective said content.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.