System and method for a graphical user interface having a resizable recommendations area

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9305313-B2
Application number	US-201314016670-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 3, 2013
Priority date	Sep 5, 2012
Publication date	Apr 5, 2016
Grant date	Apr 5, 2016

Abstract

A system and method for rendering a graphical user interface having recommendations. The method includes accessing, within a mobile device, a data store corresponding to a multimedia container. The multimedia container comprises a first object and a second object and the multimedia container is operable to comprise one or more applications, widgets, pieces of content, and other multimedia containers. The data store comprises metadata associated with the first object and the second object. The method further includes displaying a plurality of images each corresponding to a respective recommendation based at least on the metadata associated with the first object and receiving an input. The plurality of items is displayed within a first portion of a display device. The method further includes in response to the input, displaying the plurality of images within a second portion of the display device. The second portion of the display device is greater in size than the first portion of the display device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for rendering a graphical user interface, said method comprising:
accessing, within a mobile device, a data store corresponding to a multimedia container, wherein said multimedia container comprises objects corresponding to one or more applications, widgets, pieces of content, and other multimedia containers, said objects including a first object and a second object, wherein said data store comprises metadata associated with said first object and said second object;
displaying a plurality of first images on a display device of said mobile device, each of said first images corresponding to a respective object of said multimedia container;
displaying a plurality of second images, each of said second images corresponding to a respective recommendation based at least on said metadata associated with said first object, wherein said plurality of second images is displayed within a first portion of said display device while at least a subset of said plurality of first images is also displayed on said display device;
receiving an input; and
in response to said input, displaying said plurality of second images within a second portion of said display device, wherein said second portion is generated by expanding the size of said first portion.

2. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein said second portion of said display device comprises a substantially full screen portion of said display device.

3. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein each respective image of said plurality of second images comprises a content source indicator, wherein said content source indicator identifies a content provider that is a source of content corresponding to said respective image.

4. The method as described in claim 3 , wherein said content provider is selected from the group consisting of a website, a database website, a music service, a video service, an electronic book service, and an online store.

5. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein each image of said plurality of second images comprises a data type indicator.

6. The method as described in claim 5 , wherein said data type indicator is selected from the group consisting of an electronic book, a video, audio, an image, a website, an application, and a widget.

7. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein a size of a respective image of said plurality of second images is based on a priority of said respective recommendation.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon, computer executable instructions that, if executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to perform a method for rendering a graphical user interface, said method comprising:
accessing, within a mobile device comprising said computer system, a data store corresponding to a multimedia container, wherein said multimedia container comprises objects corresponding to one or more applications, widgets, pieces of content, and other multimedia containers, said objects including a first object, wherein said data store comprises metadata associated with said first object;
displaying a plurality of first images on a display device of said mobile device, each of said first images corresponding to a respective object of said multimedia container; displaying a second image corresponding to a first recommendation based at least on said metadata associated with said first object, wherein said second image is displayed within a first area of said display device while at least a subset of said plurality of first images is also displayed on said display device;
receiving a first input to expand said first area comprising said second image; and
in response to said first input, displaying said second image within a second area of said display device, wherein said second area is larger than said first area, wherein said second image is scaled according to a priority corresponding to said first recommendation.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as described in claim 8 , wherein said method further comprises:
receiving a second input to reduce said second area; and
in response to said second input, displaying said second image within said first area of said display device.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as described in claim 8 , wherein said method further comprises:
receiving a second input to scroll said second area of said display device;
in response to said second input, displaying a third image in said second area, said third image corresponding to a second recommendation based at least on metadata associated with said first object.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as described in claim 8 , wherein said method further comprises:
receiving a second input to select a second multimedia container, wherein said second multimedia container comprises a second object; and
displaying a third image corresponding to a second recommendation based on said second object.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as described in claim 8 , wherein said second image comprises a source indicator that identifies a content provider that is a source of content corresponding to said second image.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as described in claim 12 , wherein said source indicator is selected from the group consisting of a website, a database website, a music service, a video service, an electronic book service, and an online store.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as described in claim 8 , wherein said second image comprises a type indicator.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as described in claim 14 , wherein said type indicator is selected from the group consisting of an electronic book, a video, audio, an image, a website, an application, and a widget.

16. A system for rendering a graphical user interface, said system comprising:
a processing unit;
a display device coupled to said processing unit; and
non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to said processing unit and comprising computer-executable modules, said modules comprising:
a data store access module operable to access a data store corresponding to a first multimedia container, wherein said multimedia container comprises objects corresponding to one or more applications, widgets, pieces of content, and other multimedia containers, said objects including a first object;
a recommendation access module operable to access one or more recommended items corresponding to said first object;
a display module operable to display a plurality of first images on said display device, each of said first images corresponding to a respective object of said multimedia container, said display module further operable to display a second image in a first portion of said display device while at least a subset of said plurality of first images is also displayed on said display device, said second image corresponding to a first recommended item of said one or more recommended items;
an input module operable to receive input to resize said first portion of said display device displaying said second image; and
wherein said display module, in response to said input, is operable to display said second image within a second portion of said display device, wherein said second portion is generated by expanding the size of said first portion.

17. The system as described in claim 16 , wherein said resize module is operable to invoke display of said second image in a full screen mode.

18. The syst

Assignees

• Rakuten Kobo Inc

Inventors

• Wu James
• Bennett Robin
• Hill Daniel

Classifications

• G06Q10/40

  Business processes related to social networking or social networking services · CPC title

• G06F3/04812

  Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects · CPC title

• G06T11/60

  Creating or editing images; Combining images with text · CPC title

• G06Q10/10

  Office automation; Time management · CPC title

• G06Q30/0631 Primary

  Recommending goods or services · CPC title