Electronic information hierarchy

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12379824-B2
Application number	US-202318501601-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 3, 2023
Priority date	Mar 12, 2012
Publication date	Aug 5, 2025
Grant date	Aug 5, 2025

Abstract

Aspects of the disclosure relate to systems and methods for providing and displaying a hierarchy of selectable data items.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A computing device comprising:
one or more processors;
a touchscreen; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to:
output, on the touchscreen along a vertical axis of the touchscreen and as a single column, a display of a first hierarchical level of a data hierarchy, wherein the first hierarchical level of the data hierarchy indicates at least one content source;
based on user input that selects the first hierarchical level of the data hierarchy, output, on the touchscreen along the vertical axis and by expanding the first hierarchical level, a display of a second hierarchical level of the data hierarchy, wherein the second hierarchical level of the data hierarchy indicates at least one content asset associated with a content source of the at least one content source;
based on receiving, with the first hierarchical level being expanded, a vertical scrolling touch gesture on the touchscreen within the first hierarchical level and at a location that corresponds to the content source:
scroll the first hierarchical level along the vertical axis; and
move, during scrolling of the first hierarchical level, the second hierarchical level along the vertical axis in conjunction with the first hierarchical level; and

based on receiving, with the first hierarchical level being expanded, a second vertical scrolling touch gesture on the touchscreen within the second hierarchical level and at a location that corresponds to the at least one content asset:
scroll the second hierarchical level along the vertical axis; and
not scroll the first hierarchical level along the vertical axis.

2. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the content source comprises at least one of:
a broadcast network;
a television channel;
a website;
an online video source; or
an over-the-air (OTA) source.

3. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the content source provides the at least one content asset.

4. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the location that corresponds to the content source comprises an indication of the content source.

5. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the location that corresponds to the at least one content asset corresponds to an indication of a content asset of the at least one content asset.

6. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one content asset comprises at least one of:
a movie;
a television show;
an on-demand video;
a song; or
text content.

7. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first vertical scrolling touch gesture or the second vertical scrolling touch gesture comprises a vertical swipe touch gesture.

8. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the computing device to, based on user input that selects a content asset of the at least one content asset, output a display of a third hierarchical level of the data hierarchy, wherein the third level of the data hierarchy comprises a description of the content asset.

9. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the computing device to, based on user input, initiate an action associated with a content asset of the at least one content asset, wherein the action comprises at least one of:
playback of the content asset;
recording of the content asset;
sending of an indication of the content asset; or
playback of content associated with the content asset.

10. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the display of the second hierarchical level of the data hierarchy comprises indication of a predefined quantity of the at least one content asset.

11. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein each content asset of the at least one content asset is associated with a time period, and wherein the display of the second hierarchical level of the data hierarchy orders the at least one content asset chronologically.

12. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is one of:
a mobile cellular telephone;
a tablet; or
a laptop.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, configure a computing device to:
output, on a touchscreen of the computing device along a vertical axis of the touchscreen and as a single column, a display of a first hierarchical level of a data hierarchy, wherein the first hierarchical level of the data hierarchy indicates at least one content source;
based on user input that selects the first hierarchical level of the data hierarchy, output, on the touchscreen along the vertical axis and by expanding the first hierarchical level, a display of a second hierarchical level of the data hierarchy, wherein the second hierarchical level of the data hierarchy indicates at least one content asset associated with a content source of the at least one content source;
based on receiving, with the first hierarchical level being expanded, a vertical scrolling touch gesture on the touchscreen within the first hierarchical level and at a location that corresponds to the content source:
scroll the first hierarchical level along the vertical axis; and
move, during scrolling of the first hierarchical level, the second hierarchical level along the vertical axis in conjunction with the first hierarchical level; and

based on receiving, with the first hierarchical level being expanded, a second vertical scrolling touch gesture on the touchscreen within the second hierarchical level and at a location that corresponds to the at least one content asset:
scroll the second hierarchical level along the vertical axis; and
not scroll the first hierarchical level along the vertical axis.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the content source comprises at least one of:
a broadcast network;
a television channel;
a website;
an online video source; or
an over-the-air (OTA) source.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the content source provides the at least one content asset.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the location that corresponds to the content source comprises an indication of the content source.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the location that corresponds to the at least one content asset corresponds to an indication of a content asset of the at least one content asset.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the at least one content asset comprises at least one of:
a movie;
a television show;
an on-demand video;
a song; or
text content.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein at least one of the first vertical scrolling touch gesture or the second vertical scrolling touch gesture comprises a vertical swipe touch gesture.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further configure the computing device to, based on user input that selects a content asset of the at least one content asset, output a display of a third hierarchical level of the data hierarchy, wherein the third level of the data hierarchy comprises a description of the content asset.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further configure the com

Assignees

• Comcast Cable Comm Llc

Inventors

• Yurasits Bryan

Classifications

• G06F16/9577

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• G06F3/0482 Primary

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