System and method for displaying availability of a media asset
AssigneeThomson Licensing
InventorsTroy AZMOON, Juan M. NOGUEROL
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for displaying information in a user interface is provided. For a class of media assets including at least one sub-class, a level of access to each of the at least one sub-class is determined. Format information for the class of media assets based on the determined level of access for each of the at least one sub-class is generated. The format information includes at least one characteristic identifying the determined level of access for each of the at least one sub-class. A user interface is generated to include media asset identifiers, the media asset identifiers each identifying a respective one of the at least one sub-class and being displayed in the user interface based on the format information.
Claims20
A method of displaying information in a user interface, the method comprising:
- determining, for a class of media assets including at least one sub-class, a level of access to each of the at least one sub-class;
- generating format information for the class of media assets based on the determined level of access for each of the at least one sub-class, the format information including at least one characteristic identifying the determined level of access for each of the at least one sub-class;
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- generating a user interface including media asset identifiers, the media asset identifiers each identifying a respective one of the at least one sub-class and being displayed in the user interface based on the format information.
An apparatus for displaying information in a user interface, the apparatus comprising:
- an access processor that determines, for a class of media assets including at least one sub-class, a level of access to each of the at least one sub-class and that generates format information for the class of media assets based on the determined level of access for each of the at least one sub-class, the format information including at least one characteristic identifying the determined level of access for each of the at least one sub-class;
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- a user interface generator that generates a user interface, the user interface including media asset identifiers, the media asset identifiers each identifying a respective one of the at least one sub-class and being displayed in the user interface based on the format information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.