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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AGGREGATING CONTENT IDENTIFIERS
IN A SUPER-INTERFACE
Background
[0001] The present disclosure relates to an improved user interface. In
particular,
systems and methods are disclosed for aggregating content identifiers from
different
content sources in a super-interface application.
Summary
[0002] Users have many options for content accessible via various content
sources.
For example, users may stream content utilizing a user device from multiple
content
sources (e.g., content providers such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc.).
However, users
usually require an application tied to the content source (e.g., the Nedlix
app) to access
the content. When a user wants to consume content from different content
sources with
a user device, the user device may need to execute a different application for
each
content source. A user may be required to exit an application to launch
another
application on the user device (e.g., to check what content may be available
from a
different content provider). To browse content identifiers from different
content
sources, users would need to switch between applications and provide
additional user
input on the user device (e.g., logging into a separate account, closing and
opening
applications, performing a search query in each application, etc.). This may
waste
resources because multiple user accounts need to be individually configured.
With a
plethora of content available for user consumption from the various content
sources,
having multiple applications for each content source may be time-consuming,
confusing,
and frustrating for users by having to switch applications and can ruin a
user's
entertainment experience.
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[0003] Worse, browsing in a first application may not affect an interface of a
second
application. Each application may have a corresponding interface that lacks
connectivity with interfaces of other applications. For example, a first
application may
store browsing history and/or user activity in a user profile for a user
device. When the
user device switches to a second application, the second application may not
have access
to any information from the first application due to the lack of connectivity
between
applications. Consequently, the second application may lack, e.g., real-time
updates
based on the user device executing instructions to browse content identifiers
in the first
application. In one approach, a general user profile, accessible to different
applications,
may store the browsing history and user activity so that different
applications may
access, e.g., the browsing history. However, a general user profile cannot be
used to
update content identifiers in a second application while browsing content
identifiers in a
first application at a user device, e.g., because the user device would need
to
continuously run the second application (potentially wasting device memory and
processor cycles to keep multiple applications active). A general user profile
also
cannot assist with real-time updates while browsing content identifiers from
multiple
content sources because of the lack of connectivity between applications tied
to the
content sources.
[0004] In addition, an application interface tied to a content source may not
have as
much customization that a user might prefer. Such an application interface is
usually
defined by a service provider associated with the content source and a user
device may
be restricted from making changes to the application interface (e.g.,
adjusting display
size for a section or choosing what types of content identifiers should be
displayed). For
example, the application interface may be displayed on a small screen with
limited space
.. (e.g., on a mobile device). Due to the variety of displays available to
users, an interface
defined by a content source may not be able to adapt sufficiently for an
individual user's
display device. A user device may display irrelevant content identifiers
because the
application interface may restrict the user device from selecting what content
identifiers
should be displayed. For example, a section of the application interface may
be
restricted to display advertisements or additional content genres (e.g.,
horror) that a user
may not prefer. Users may find such an application interface too restrictive.
Additionally, there is no mechanism to share customized interfaces for
multiple sources
between users.
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[0005] To overcome these problems, systems and methods are provided herein for
a
customizable and sharable super-interface application that aggregates content
identifiers
from multiple content sources and allows for updates to occur to interfaces
for accessing
other content sources as a user is actively browsing an interface for
accessing one of the
multiple content sources. Instead of several different applications that may
be tied to
content sources, users may be provided with a super-interface that comprises
multiple
simultaneously accessible interfaces for browsing and consuming content.
[0006] In some embodiments, the super-interface application generates for
display a
super-interface. The super-interface may comprise a first interface that
comprises
identifiers corresponding to a first plurality of content items available from
a first
content source and a second interface that comprises identifiers corresponding
to a
second plurality of content items available from a second content source. A
content
identifier may include but is not limited to textual data (e.g., a title),
image data (e.g., a
picture or poster), or a combination thereof. The first and second interfaces
may be
simultaneously accessible to a first device (e.g., displayed on the screen or
accessible via
a single click, for example using multiple tabs). For example, a first
interface may
comprise content identifiers from a first content provider (e.g., Netflix) and
a second
interface may comprise content identifiers from a second content provider
(e.g., Amazon
Prime). The super-interface application may enable a user device to access the
content
selection interfaces for the first and second content providers
simultaneously. In another
non-limiting example, the second interface may comprise content from a content
database (e.g., the Internet Movie Database or IMDB). In some aspects, the
super-
interface application may update the second interface based on user's
interaction with
the first interface (e.g., to comprise related content identifiers to content
identifiers
displayed in the first interface).
[0007] In some embodiments, the super-interface application may monitor user
interactions with the super-interface. The super-interface application may
detect a user
preference based on a user interaction with a first interface. The super-
interface
application may update a second interface to comprise identifiers of a third
plurality of
content items that are available from a second content source. In some
embodiments,
the super-interface application may select the third plurality of content
items based on
the detected user preference from the user interaction with the first
interface. For
example, a user interface of a user device may be used to scroll through a
first content
category comprising a genre (e.g., Nedlix's "popular"). In this example, the
super-
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interface application may determine that a user at the user device prefers the
first content
category based on the scrolling (e.g., the "popular" category). The super-
interface
application may automatically update the second interface to comprise content
associated with the first content category that is available from a second
content source
(e.g., Amazon Prime's "Popular Movies"). For example, the super-interface
application
may update the second interface in real-time to include the identifiers of the
third
plurality of content items as the user interacts with the first interface. In
some
embodiments, the super-interface application may immediately update the second
interface upon detecting the user preference (e.g., when the user browses
through a
category instead of switching categories).
[0008] A user device may execute interactions with an interface on the user
device in
various ways (e.g., browsing, zooming in a display, rotating, tapping, etc.)
and not all
the interactions may indicate a user preference. In some embodiments, the
super-
interface application may determine whether a user interaction indicates a
user
preference. The super-interface application may update the second interface in
response
to determining that the user interaction indicates a user preference. For
example, a user
interaction at a user device may enlarge a display for improved viewing of
content
identifiers in a first interface (e.g., pinching a touch-sensitive screen). In
this example,
the super-interface application may determine that enlarging the display does
not
indicate a particular interest in a content item. In another non-limiting
example, a user
interaction at a user device may enlarge display of a content identifier for a
particular
content item in a first interface. In this example, the super-interface
application may
determine that enlarging display of the content identifier indicates a user
preference for
the particular content item. The super-interface may then determine to update
the
second interface based on the user preference for the particular content item
(e.g.,
preference of a genre of the particular content item).
[0009] Such techniques may enable a user device to browse content identifiers
from
the multiple content providers at the same time without switching between
multiple
applications. In some aspects, the super-interface application enables a user
device to
browse relevant content identifiers from multiple content sources
simultaneously.
Interacting with a super-interface application may reduce the amount of user
input (e.g.,
a single search query for content identifiers from multiple content providers
instead of
separate search queries for each content provider). In some aspects, a super-
interface
may enable connectivity between the multiple interfaces. For example, a user
device
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may execute instructions to select content identifiers and/or browse a genre
in a first
interface. The super-interface application may update a second interface to
comprise
content identifiers based on the user device executing an interaction with the
first
interface. A super-interface application may be less time-consuming, less
confusing,
and less frustrating for a user, leading to an enhanced entertainment
experience. In
addition, the super-interface application may prevent a waste of user
interface space and
system resources by generating for display content identifiers that are
unlikely to be
selected by the users. For example, the super-interface application may
refrain from
providing irrelevant content identifiers to users. Instead, the super-
interface application
may provide content identifiers that may be relevant for present consumption
by
updating an interface of the super-interface based on user interactions with
another
interface.
[0010] Further, in some embodiments, the super-interface application may
define a
super-interface (e.g., based on interactions via a user device). Defining the
super-
interface may comprise selecting a first content source and a second content
source. For
example, the first content source may be selected to be assigned to a first
interface and
the second content source may be selected to be assigned to a second
interface.
Defining the super-interface may comprise selecting a first display
configuration for a
first interface and a second display configuration for a second interface. For
example,
the super-interface application may define a spatial relationship between
interfaces in the
super-interface. For example, the super-interface application may define
proportions for
portions within an interface or portions between interfaces in the super-
interface. For
example, a display configuration may be a template. For example, a display
configuration may be in various shapes (e.g., rectangle, ellipse, polygon,
helix, etc.). In
some embodiments, the super-interface application may receive a selection of
the super-
interface at a first device. In response, the super-interface application
generates for
display, at the first device, the first interface in the first display
configuration and the
second interface. The super-interface application may generate the first
interface to
comprise identifiers of a first plurality of content items available from the
first content
source. The super-interface application may generate the second interface to
comprise
identifiers of a second plurality of content items available from the second
content
source. The first and second interfaces may be simultaneously accessible to
the first
device.
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[0011] In some embodiments, a super-interface application may provide a
defined
(e.g., previously configured) super-interface (e.g., to one or more user
devices). In some
embodiments, the super-interface application may receive, from a first device,
a request
to provide the super-interface to a second device. For example, the super-
interface
application, based on a first user device altering a super-interface, may have
defined a
super-interface to comprise a first interface in a first display configuration
and a second
interface in a second display configuration (e.g., in certain spatial relation
to each other
and in certain proportions). A user device may transmit a request to share the
super-
interface with a second user device. In some embodiments, the super-interface
application, in response to receiving the request, may provide, to the second
device, the
super-interface. For example, the super-interface application may provide the
super-
interface to a second user device. In some embodiments, the super-interface
application
may determine altering of a display configuration for an interface on the
second device.
For example, the second user device may execute a process to resize an
interface and/or
.. rotate display of an interface in the super-interface. The second user
device may execute
instructions to alter the super-interface (e.g., alter the first display
configuration of the
first interface). In some embodiments, the super-interface application may
generate a
display configuration based on the altering. In some embodiments, the super-
interface
application may generate a third display configuration based on altering, at a
second
device, a first display configuration for a first interface of the super-
interface. In some
embodiments, the super-interface application may generate for display, at the
second
device, a first interface in the third display configuration.
[0012] Such techniques may enable a user device to define and customize any of
multiple interfaces in the super-interface rather than be restricted to an
application
interface tied to a content source. In some aspects, the super-interface
application can
define and customize a super-interface suited for the needs of a particular
user or user
device. For example, the super-interface application may have generated a
display
configuration comprising a display size customized for a display with limited
space. In
some aspects, the super-interface application allows a user to define a single
super-
interface for a user device rather than a user expending effort in configuring
multiple
application interfaces of applications tied to content sources. Additionally,
the super-
interface application may share the super-interface with other user devices,
allowing
other users to access and customize the super-interface, if desired. In some
embodiments, the super-interface application may store a super-interface
database (e.g.,
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a super-interface library) that contains super-interfaces from users or
designed for
various user devices. In some aspects, such a super-interface database may
allow users
to select a preferred super-interface. In some aspects, the super-interface
application
may enable a user device to select content identifiers to be displayed. For
example, a
user device may indicate a user preference for a first interface of the super-
interface
application that displays content identifiers from a first content source and
for a second
interface that displays content identifiers from a second content source. In
addition, the
super-interface application may update the interfaces to comprise related
content
identifiers and/or preferred content identifiers. A super-interface
application that can be
user-customized may further enhance a user's entertainment experience.
[0013] It should be noted, the systems and/or methods described above may be
applied
to, or used in accordance with, other systems, methods and/or apparatuses.
Brief Description of the Drawings
[0014] The below and other objects and advantages of the disclosure will be
apparent
upon consideration of the following detailed description, taken in conjunction
with the
accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters refer to like parts
throughout, and in which:
[0015] FIGS. 1A-1B (collectively referred to as FIG. 1) show illustrative
diagrams for
a super-interface, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure;
[0016] FIG. 2 shows an illustrative diagram of a super-interface, in
accordance with
some embodiments of the disclosure;
[0017] FIG. 3 shows a diagram of an illustrative system for defining a super-
interface,
in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure;
[0018] FIG. 4 shows an illustrative diagram of a super-interface selected on a
first user
device, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure;
[0019] FIG. 5 shows an illustrative diagram of a super-interface selected on a
user
device, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure;
[0020] FIG. 6 shows a diagram of an illustrative system for providing a super-
interface
to a second user device and altering the super-interface on the second user
device, in
accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure;
[0021] FIG. 7 shows an illustrative diagram of a super-interface displayed at
a second
user device, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure;
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[0022] FIG. 8 shows a diagram of an illustrative system for defining a super-
interface,
in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure;
[0023] FIG. 9 shows an illustrative diagram of a super-interface in a circular
display
configuration, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure;
[0024] FIG. 10 shows an illustrative diagram of a super-interface in a
circular display
configuration, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure;
[0025] FIG. 11 a block diagram of an illustrative system, in accordance with
some
embodiments of the disclosure;
[0026] FIG. 12 is a flow diagram of a process for generating a super-
interface, in
accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure;
[0027] FIG. 13 is a flow diagram of a process for selecting content
identifiers based on
a detected user preference, in accordance with some embodiments of the
disclosure;
[0028] FIG. 14 is a flow diagram of a process for selecting content
identifiers based on
a detected user preference, in accordance with some embodiments of the
disclosure;
[0029] FIG. 15 is a flow diagram of a process for defining a super-interface,
in
accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure;
[0030] FIG. 16 is a flow diagram of a process for altering a super-interface
on a user
device, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure;
[0031] FIG. 17 is a flow diagram of a process for providing a super-interface
to a
second user device and altering the super-interface on the second user device,
in
accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure; and
[0032] FIG. 18 is a flow diagram of a process for providing a super-interface
or an
interface to a second user device, in accordance with some embodiments of the
disclosure.
Detailed Description
[0033] Systems and methods are described herein for a super-interface
application that
aggregates content identifiers from different content sources in a super-
interface.
[0034] As referred to herein, the term "content" should be understood to mean
an
electronically consumable asset accessed using any suitable electronic
platform, such as
broadcast television programming, pay-per-view programs, on-demand programs
(as in
video-on-demand (VOD) systems), Internet content (e.g., streaming content,
downloadable content, Webcasts, etc.), video clips, audio, information about
content,
images, animations, documents, playlists, websites and webpages, articles,
books,
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electronic books, blogs, chat sessions, social media, software applications,
games,
virtual reality media, augmented reality media, and/or any other media or
multimedia
and/or any combination thereof
[0035] FIG. 1 shows illustrative diagrams for a super-interface, in accordance
with
some embodiments of the disclosure. FIG. 1A shows super-interface 100
comprising
first interface 102 and second interface 104. In some embodiments, the super-
interface
application may generate super-interface 100 for display on a user device.
Super-
interface 100 may optionally include identifier 106 (e.g., a title such as
"Quick Picks").
Interface 102 is configured to display identifiers of a first plurality of
content items
available from first content source corresponding to identifier 108 (e.g.,
"Netflix").
Interface 104 is configured to display identifiers of a second plurality of
content items
available from second content source 113 (e.g., "Amazon Prime"). The first and
second
pluralities of content identifiers include content categories (e.g., content
category 112).
In some embodiments, the first interface and second interface are
simultaneously
.. accessible. In some embodiments, the interfaces of the super-interface may
be displayed
simultaneously. For example, the super-interface application may cause to be
displayed
the first interface and second interface so that a user device is capable of
executing
instructions to browse content identifiers from the first content source and
the second
content source at the same time. For example, interfaces 102-104 may be
displayed at
.. the same time on a user device.
[0036] In some embodiments, the super-interface application may monitor the
super-
interface for user interactions. A user device may execute interactions with
super-
interface 100 such as interaction 110. For example, interaction 110 may
include swiping
a screen, tapping an arrow option for scrolling, etc. For example, a user
device may
execute instructions to switch content categories by scrolling vertically in
interface 102.
Super-interface 100 may be configured to provide additional content categories
within
an interface based on the vertical scrolling. For example, if a first content
category (e.g.,
"Asian Action") is moved off-screen of interface 102, the super-interface
application
may add another content category (e.g., "Comedy") at the opposite side of the
interface
102 that replaces the first content category (e.g., "Asian Action").
For example, at Table 1 below, a user may scroll up a category row of content
identifiers
and shift the row for "Asian Action" off screen. The super-interface
application may
add another category row of identifiers for "Thriller" as depicted at Table 2.
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Asian Action
Popular
Comedy
Table 1
Popular
Comedy
Thriller
Table 2
For example, a user device may execute instructions to scroll in interface 102
in order to
browse within content category 112 (e.g., "Popular") on the user device. In
one
example, the super-interface application may determine that switching content
categories does not indicate a user preference and will not update the second
interface
based on the switching of content categories. The super-interface detects
interaction 110
that results in browsing within content category 112. For example, the super-
interface
application may shift the content identifiers within content category 112 to
the right
based on interaction 110. Super-interface 100 may be configured to include
additional
content identifiers associated with the content category based on interaction
110. For
example, a content identifier (e.g., "Narcos") may be shifted off-screen to
the right. The
super-interface application may provide another content identifier (e.g., "The
100") on
the left side of the screen, opposite to the shift. For example, at Table 3
below, a user
may scroll right within a category row of content identifiers and shift
"Narcos" off
screen. The super-interface application may add an identifier for "The 100" as
depicted
at Table 4.
Power Good Place SpongeBob Pretty Little Big Bang Narcos
Liars Theory
Table 3
The 100 Power Good Place SpongeBob Pretty Little Big Bang
Liars Theory
Table 4
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[0037] The super-interface application may detect a user preference based on
the user
interaction. For example, the super-interface application may detect, based on
interaction 110, that the user device indicates preference for content
associated with
content category 112. For example, the super-interface application may
determine that
interaction 110 indicates a focus on content category 112 and does not
indicate browsing
through categories. The super-interface application automatically updates
second
interface 104 to comprise identifiers of a third plurality of content items
available from
second content source 113. For example, a user, via a user device, may browse
content
category 112 (e.g., "Popular") via horizontal scrolling as indicated by
interaction 110.
In one example, the super-interface application may determine that interface
104 is not
displaying a content category related to content category 112. The super-
interface
application may update interface 104 to include content categories that are
the same or
are related to content category 112. For example, the super-interface
application may
update interface 104 to include content category 116 (e.g., "Popular TV") and
content
category 118 (e.g., "Popular movies"). The super-interface application may
access a
database of related content categories to search related content categories
based on
content category 112. For example, the super-interface application may search
the
database based on a keyword (e.g., "popular") in content category 112. For
example, the
super-interface application may search the database based on a category
including some
of the same content items as content category 112. In some embodiments, the
super-
interface application may generate a notification and/or indicator in the
super-interface
that is associated with the updated interface. For example, the super-
interface
application may generate an icon in the super-interface to indicate that
content
identifiers in the second interface was updated. For example, the super-
interface
application may update second interface 104 to comprise an indicator 114 of
the update
(e.g., a text indicator "updated!"). The super-interface application may
select identifiers
from the third plurality of content items based on the detected user
preference. For
example, the super-interface application may select content categories 116
(e.g.,
"Popular TV") and 118 (e.g., "Popular movies") based on browsing of content
category
112 (e.g., "popular").
[0038] FIG. 1B shows super-interface 150. Super-interface 150 may be super-
interface 100. In super-interface 150, a user device executes instructions to
select a
content identifier in the first interface on the user device (e.g., via
interaction 152). For
example, interaction 152 may include a tap on a content identifier or a cursor
stopping at
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the content identifier for a certain period of time. The super-interface
application may
detect interaction 152 and determine a user preference for the selected
content identifier
based on interaction 152. For example, the super-interface interaction 152 may
be a
cursor hovering over a content identifier (e.g., "Pose"). The super-interface
application
may determine interaction 152 indicates a user preference for content
associated with the
content identifier based on the cursor hovering over the content identifier
for a certain
period of time. In some embodiments, the super-interface application may
determine
whether a first content item is available from the second content source. In
some
embodiments, the super-interface application may transmit a query to the
second content
source based on the first content item. For example, the super-interface
application may
transmit a query comprising an identifier for the first content item to the
second content
source. Based on the query, the super-interface application may determine a
content
item available from the second content source that includes an identifier
matching the
identifier of the selected content item. For example, the super-interface
application may
determine that a content item with content identifier 154 selected by
interaction 152 is
available from the second content source and includes an identifier that
matches the
content identifier selected by interaction 152.
[0039] In some embodiments, the super-interface application may determine that
a
content item in the first interface is available from the second content
source. In some
embodiments, the super-interface application, when updating the second
interface, may
determine that a second content item, comprising substantially similar
content, or the
same content, as the first content item, is available from the second content
source. In
some embodiments, the super-interface application determines that a second
identifier of
a second content item available from the second content source matches a first
identifier
of the first content item available from the first content source. For
example, the super-
interface application may detect selection of a content identifier of a first
content item in
the first interface. The super-interface application may query the second
content source
based on the content identifier of the first content item. The super-interface
application
may receive a second identifier of a second content item available from the
second
source and determine that the first identifier matches the second identifier.
Based on
comparing content metadata and identifiers, the super-interface application
may
determine that the second content item comprises substantially similar, or the
same,
content as the first content item. For example, a user device may execute
instructions to
select content identifier 152 (e.g., "Pose") from the first content source
(e.g., "Netflix").
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The super-interface application may find a matching content identifier from
the second
content source (e.g., "Amazon"). The super-interface application may compare
metadata to determine that the content items from the first and second content
sources
are the same.
[0040] In some embodiments, the super-interface application may determine that
the
second content item from the second content source is preferred based on
comparing
attributes corresponding to the content sources and/or content items. For
example, the
super-interface application may determine that accessing the second content
item from
the second content source is less restricted than accessing the first content
item from the
first content source. For example, the super-interface application may
determine that the
second content item comprises fewer advertisements than the first content
item. For
example, the super-interface application may determine that the second content
item is
presented at a higher quality (e.g., high definition) than the first content
item. In some
embodiments, the super-interface application may determine that the second
content
item and/or second content source is preferred based on a user profile. For
example, the
super-interface application may access a user profile and determine that the
second
content item is preferred based on a user device executing instructions to
browse the
second content source more than the first content source.
[0041] In some embodiments, the super-interface application may, in response
to
determining the second content item is preferred, select the second identifier
for the
second content item to be included in identifiers for the third plurality of
content items
to be generated for display after updating the second interface. For example,
a content
identifier (e.g., "Pose") for the second content item may be selected in the
first interface
of super-interface 150. The super-interface application may display a content
category
(e.g., "Popular TV") associated with the second content item and may arrange
the
content identifiers to center the identifier for the second content item
(e.g., "Pose") in the
row for the content category (e.g., "Popular TV") as depicted in FIG. 1B. For
example,
the super-interface application may have included content identifier 154 in
the second
interface. In some embodiments, the super-interface application may generate
and/or
accentuate an indicator in the super-interface about the second content
identifier in the
second interface. For example, the super-interface application may generate
notification
156 (e.g., with text "Watch Here Instead") along with an arrow pointing to
content
identifier 154 in the second interface. For example, notification 156 may
indicate a
reason to select the second content identifier. Some non-limiting examples for
reasons
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include a lower access cost, availability of high-definition (HD) content,
fewer
commercials, etc. In some embodiments, the super-interface application
generates a
notification and/or indicator that includes an icon associated with the second
content
item being included in the second interface. For example, notification 156 may
also
include an iconic face of a well-known actress or another iconic image that is
associated
with content identifier 154.
[0042] In some embodiments, the super-interface application may continuously
monitor user interactions in the super-interface to determine user preferences
and
dynamically update one or more interfaces in the super-interface based on the
user
preferences. For example, the super-interface application may update the first
interface
based on user interactions in the second interface if a user device executes
user
interactions in the second interface. In some embodiments, the super-interface
application may provide an option to delay updating an interface. For example,
after the
super-interface application includes content identifier 154 in the second
interface, a user
device may execute instructions to compare content identifier 152 in the first
interface
and content identifier 154 in the second interface. The super-interface
application may
provide an option in the super-interface that delays updating of the first
interface and the
second interface. In some embodiments, the super-interface application may
generate
for display a third interface that comprises information about content items
based on
content identifiers in the first interface and information about content items
in the second
interface. The content items associated with content identifiers in the first
interface may
be related to the content items associated with content identifiers in the
second interface.
For example, the super-interface application may display a third interface
that lists
attributes related to the content sources and/or the content items.
[0043] A super-interface comprising two interfaces is depicted in FIG. 1 for
purposes
of illustration. It should be noted that a super-interface may comprise any
number of
interfaces. The number of interfaces may depend on user preferences. In
addition, a
user device is not limited to interactions with a first interface and may
execute
interactions with a second interface. The super-interface application may
detect a user
preference based on a user interaction with the second interface. The super-
interface
application may update the first interface as described above and below.
[0044] In some embodiments, the super-interface application may retrieve
content
identifiers from a content source. The super-interface application may search,
select,
and/or categorize the content identifiers for display in any interface of the
super-
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interface. For example, the super-interface application may fetch content
identifiers via
an application programming interface (API) provided by a content source. For
example,
the super-interface application may search for content available from a
content source
based on a detected user preference using the content source API.
[0045] FIG. 2 shows an illustrative diagram of a super-interface, in
accordance with
some embodiments of the disclosure. Super-interface 200 comprises a first
interface 202
and a second interface 204. In some embodiments, the super-interface
application
generates a super-interface comprising simultaneous access for multiple
interfaces. For
example, interfaces 202 and 204 may be simultaneously accessible to a user
device. In
some embodiments, the interfaces of the super-interface may be accessed via
selecting a
tab (e.g., with a single click or tap). Super-interface 200 includes
selectable tabs 206
and 208. Interface 202 is configured to display identifiers of a first
plurality of content
items available from a first content source (e.g., "Netflix") corresponding to
tab 206.
Interface 204 is configured to display identifiers of a second plurality of
content items
available from a second content source (e.g., "Netflix") corresponding to tab
208. A
user device may execute interactions with interface 202 to browse content
available
from the first content source. In super-interface 200, a user device may
execute
interaction 212 to scroll content category 210 (e.g., "Popular") in interface
202. The
super-interface application automatically updates interface 204 based on
interaction 212.
Techniques as described in relation to FIGS. 1A-1B may be applied by the super-
interface application in updating the interfaces accessed by the tabs. For
example, the
super-interface application may update interface 204 inside tab 208. In some
embodiments, the super-interface application, when updating the second
interface, may
generate an indicator in the super-interface. For example, in super-interface
200, the
.. super-interface application generates icon 214 in tab 208 to indicate that
interface 204 is
updated.
[0046] The super-interface application may cause display of an interface
comprising
identifiers of a plurality of content items via a selectable tab. For example,
a user device
may execute interaction 216 to select tab 208 in order to browse content
identifiers in
interface 204 on the user device. In response to selecting tab 208, the super-
interface
application causes interface 216 to be displayed on the user device including
the
identifiers of a third plurality of content items available from the second
content source.
The super-interface application selects the third plurality of content items
based on
interaction 212. For example, the super-interface application may have
selected content
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identifiers associated with content category 218 because the user browsed
content
category 210.
[0047] A super-interface comprising two interfaces that are accessible via
tabs is
depicted in FIG. 2 for purposes of illustration. It should be noted that a
super-interface
may comprise any number of interfaces that are accessible via tabs. The number
of
interfaces may depend on user preferences or what subscriptions the user has.
[0048] FIG. 3 shows a diagram of an illustrative system for defining a super-
interface,
in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. In some embodiments,
the
super-interface application may allow definition of a super-interface (e.g.,
for accessing
via a user device). At system 300, the super-interface application, based on
various user
interactions (e.g., interactions 307, 309, 312, and 316) at a first user
device, defines a
super-interface 301. Super-interface 301 may include an identifier 302 (e.g.,
"Super
Interface"). Super-interface 301 comprises first interface template area 303
in first
display configuration 304 and second interface template area 305 in second
display
configuration 306. The super-interface application, when defining super-
interface 301,
selects content source 308 (e.g., based on interaction 307). For example, a
user may
drag content source 308 (e.g., "Netflix") into interface template area 303 and
the super-
interface application configures interface template area 303 to display
content identifiers
from content source 308. Content source 308 is assigned to interface template
area 303.
The super-interface application, when defining super-interface 301, selects
content
source 310 (e.g., based on interaction 309). Content source 310 is assigned to
interface
template area 305. The super-interface application selects display
configuration 304 for
interface template area 303. For example, the super-interface application may
have
configured interface 102 based on display configuration 304. In some
embodiments, the
super-interface application may connect selected interfaces in a super-
interface via the
updating based on a detected user preference as described above and below. In
some
embodiments, the super-interface application receives an instruction (e.g.,
from a user
device) to select a first interface and a second interface for connecting via
the updating
as described above and below. For example, the super-interface application may
receive
a selection from a user device that chooses which interface template areas in
super-
interface 300 should be linked and which interface template areas should not
be linked.
[0049] In some embodiments, the super-interface application may provide
various
options for altering a display configuration. For example, the super-interface
application
may select a display configuration corresponding to simultaneous display of
interfaces
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as depicted in FIG. 1. For example, the super-interface application may select
a display
configuration corresponding to interfaces accessible via selectable tabs as
depicted in
FIG. 2. In some embodiments, the super-interface application may alter a
display size
for a first display configuration (e.g., at a first device). For example, a
user device may
execute instructions to alter various attributes of display configuration 304
for interface
template area 303. For example, a user may pinch a touch-sensitive screen on a
user
device, and in response, the super-interface application may cause a change to
display
size for a display configuration. For example, the super-interface application
may
change display proportions or other relative settings between interface
template area 303
and interface template area 305. In super-interface 301, the super-interface
application
detects interaction 312. Interaction 312 may be a gesture that causes the user
device to
alter a display size. For example, interaction 312 may include a pinch, a two-
finger tap,
a hold and drag of a cursor, etc. The super-interface application, based on
interaction
312, alters display configuration, for example, by increasing display size
(depicted by
arrow 314) of interface template area 303. In some embodiments, the super-
interface
application may alter a display ratio for a first display configuration (e.g.,
at a first
device). For example, in super-interface 301, the super-interface application
may
provide options 318 for display configuration 304 at a first user device. The
first user
device may execute instructions to select display ratio 320. The super-
interface
application may alter display configuration 304 of interface template area 303
based on
display ratio 320 (e.g., as depicted by arrow 314). Altering a display ratio
may comprise
setting a relative display size in a first display configuration. For example,
display ratio
320 may refer to a display size relative to the display size of super-
interface 301. For
example, display ratio 320 may refer to a display size relative to the display
size of
display configuration 306. The super-interface application may set the
relative display
size based on selecting options at the first user device. In some embodiments,
the super-
interface application may alter a display orientation for a first display
configuration (e.g.,
at a first device). In super-interface 301, a user device may execute
interaction 316 to
rotate interface template area 303. The super-interface application, based on
interaction
316, may alter a display orientation of display configuration 304. It should
be noted that
such techniques for altering a display configuration may apply to any number
of display
configuration for any number of interfaces (e.g., display configuration 306
for interface
template area 305).
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[0050] FIG. 4 shows an illustrative diagram of a super-interface selected on a
first user
device, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. In some
embodiments,
the super-interface application selects the super-interface at a first device.
For example,
a user device may execute instructions to select an identifier of a super-
interface at a
user device. The super-interface application may select the super-interface
based on the
identifier. FIG. 4 shows a device 400 displaying a super-interface comprising
two
interfaces. An identifier 402 for a super-interface (e.g., super-interface
301) may have
been selected on device 400. The super-interface application receives
selection 404 of
identifier 402 (e.g., from a first user device). The super-interface
application, in
response to selection 404, generates for display at device 400 a first
interface 406 and a
second interface 408. At device 400, interfaces 406 and 408 are displayed
simultaneously. Interface 406 is configured to comprise identifiers of a first
plurality of
content items available from a first content source (e.g., content source
308). Interface
408 is configured to comprise identifiers of a second plurality of content
items available
from a second content source (e.g., content source 310). Interface 406 and 408
are
simultaneously accessible on device 400. Interface 406 is configured to be
displayed in
a first display configuration (e.g., display configuration 304). Interface 408
is
configured to be displayed in a second display configuration (e.g., display
configuration
306). In device 400, display of interfaces 406 and 408 includes any altering
of the first
and second display configurations (e.g., display configurations 304 and 306).
[0051] In some embodiments, the super-interface application may select a
display
configuration based on a display template. In some embodiments, the super-
interface
application may select, as a first display configuration, a first display
configuration
template of a plurality of display configuration templates. The super-
interface
application may define a super-interface based on the first display
configuration
template. For example, the super-interface application may provide a plurality
of
display configuration templates at a user device. The super-interface
application may
receive selection of a display configuration template. For example, the super-
interface
application may provide various empty shapes (e.g., rectangles, ellipses,
etc.) as part of a
.. display configuration template for an interface template area or for
portions within an
interface template area. The super-interface application may select a display
configuration (e.g., display configuration 304) based on the display
configuration
template. The super-interface application may provide an interface of the
super-
interface in a default display configuration based on a display configuration
template. A
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user device may execute instructions to customize the super-interface based on
altering
display configurations.
[0052] Such techniques may enable customization of a super-interface based on
user
preference. In some aspects, the super-interface application may enable a user
device to
execute instructions that define and customize any of multiple interfaces in a
super-
interface. In some aspects, the super-interface application may enable a user
device to
execute instructions that define a super-interface customized for, e.g.,
hardware
limitations of the user device.
[0053] FIG. 5 shows an illustrative diagram of a super-interface selected on a
user
device, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. In some
embodiments,
interfaces in a super-interface may be accessible via selectable tabs. For
example, a user
device may execute an instruction to select a tab in a super-interface and the
super-
interface application may cause to be displayed the interface corresponding to
the
selected tab. For example, a user device may configure a selectable tab to
display an
.. interface of the super-interface. FIG. 5 shows a device 500 displaying a
super-interface
comprising two interfaces that are accessible via selectable tabs. An
identifier 502 for a
super-interface may have been selected on device 500. The super-interface
application
receives selection 504 of identifier 502. The super-interface application, in
response to
selection 504, generates for display at device 500 a first interface 510
comprising
identifiers of content available from a first content source, tab 506, and tab
508. At
device 500, interface 510 is accessible via selecting tab 506 and a second
interface (not
shown) is accessible via selecting tab 507. Interface 510 is configured to
comprise
identifiers of a first plurality of content items available from a first
content source (e.g.,
as identified in tab 506). The second interface is configured to comprise
identifiers of a
second plurality of content items available from a second content source
(e.g., as
identified in tab 507). Interface 510 is configured to be displayed in a first
display
configuration. A second interface is configured to be displayed in a second
display
configuration. A user, via interaction 508 at device 500, selects tab 506. The
super-
interface application causes to be displayed interface 510 comprising the
identifiers of
content available from the first content source, wherein interface 510 is
displayed in the
first display configuration.
[0054] FIG. 6 shows a diagram of an illustrative system for providing a super-
interface
to a second user device and altering the super-interface on the second user
device, in
accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. In some embodiments, the
super-
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interface application may receive, from a first device, a request to provide
the super-
interface to a second device. In response, the super-interface application may
provide
the super-interface to the second device. FIG. 6 shows a system 600 including
device
601 and device 603. Device 601 may include a device identifier 602 (e.g.,
"DEVICE
A"). Device 603 may include a device identifier 604 (e.g., "DEVICE B"). At
device
601, a user, at device 601, interacts with device 601 in order to provide a
super-interface
to device 603. The super-interface corresponds to super-interface identifier
606 (super-
interface 606 hereinafter). For example, device 601 may execute an interaction
with an
option 608 for sharing super-interface 606 to device 603. In response, the
super-
interface application causes to be provided super-interface 606 to device 603.
Device
603 may execute instructions to configure an interface in a different display
configuration. Device 603 executes instructions to alter a first interface of
super-
interface 606. For example, device 603 executes interaction 612 that may
rotate
interface 614. Based on the altering at device 603, the super-interface
application
.. generates display configuration 610. The super-interface generates for
display interface
618 in display configuration 616 at device 603.
[0055] In some embodiments, the super-interface application may alter a super-
interface based on altering at a second user device. The second user device
may execute
instructions to add interfaces to a super-interface or to remove interfaces
from a super-
interface. The second user device may execute instructions for assigning
different
content sources to the interfaces in a super-interface. In some embodiments,
the super-
interface application may modify a number of interfaces in the super-interface
based on
altering at a second device. For example, the super-interface application may
add an
interface based on altering at a second device. For example, the super-
interface
application may remove an interface based on altering at a second device. For
example,
the super-interface application may generate a third interface in a super-
interface based
on altering at a second device. In some embodiments, the super-interface
application
selects a third content source to be assigned to a first interface based on
altering at a
second device. For example, the super-interface application may select a third
content
source (e.g., "HULU") and assign the third content source to a first
interface. For
example, if the second device has a different aspect ratio than the first
device, the super-
interface application may adjust display proportions of the super-interface
based on the
aspect ratio at the second device when displaying the super-interface at the
second
device.
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[0056] FIG. 7 shows an illustrative diagram of a super-interface displayed at
a second
user device, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. FIG. 7
shows
second user device 700 including a device identifier 702. The super-interface
application may cause to display a super-interface at device 700. The super-
interface
comprises interface 704 and interface 706. The super-interface application
generates
interfaces 704 and 706 to display content items at device 700. Interface 704
is
configured to comprise identifiers of content items available from a first
content source
(e.g., "NETFLIX"). Interface 706 is configured to comprise identifiers of
content items
available from a second content source (e.g., "AMAZON PRIME"). The super-
interface
application generates for display interface 704 in an altered display
configuration (e.g.,
display configuration 610).
[0057] FIG. 8 shows a diagram of an illustrative system for defining a super-
interface,
in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. The super-interface
application may define a super-interface based on various user interactions.
In some
embodiments, the super-interface application may define a portion of an
interface in a
super-interface based on a user interaction. FIG. 8 shows a system 800
including a
super-interface 801. Super-interface 801 includes a first section 803 and a
second
section 818 of a first interface. Section 803 includes a section identifier
802. Section
818 includes a section identifier 817. A user device may execute interactions
804 and
.. 806 to trace a display portion at a user device. For example, a user device
may sketch a
display portion for displaying content by causing a line to be drawn from
interaction 804
to interaction 806. The super-interface application, based on user
interactions 804 and
806, defines the display portion and may reserve the display portion for
displaying
content based on the interactions. The super-interface application, based on a
user
interaction, alters display size of section 803 (as depicted by arrow 808). In
some
embodiments, the super-interface application may alter a display ratio
including
presenting options for altering a display ratio at a device. Altering a
display ratio may
comprise setting a relative display size. At system 800, the super-interface
application
presents options 810. A user device executes instructions to select option 812
that
indicates section 803. The user device executes instructions to select option
814 that
indicates section 818. The user device executes instructions to select option
816 that
indicates a relative display size between section 803 and section 818 (e.g., a
display ratio
of 2 to 1). The super-interface application may adjust respective display
sizes of section
803 and section 818 based on option 816. For example, the super-interface
application
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may enlarge section 803 to be double the display size of 818 based on a
display ratio of
2 to 1.
[0058] FIG. 9 shows an illustrative diagram of a super-interface in a circular
display
configuration, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. In some
embodiments, the super-interface application may generate for display a super-
interface
in a circular display configuration. For example, a display configuration
template may
include a circular display configuration. The super-interface application may
configure
the circular display configuration (e.g., based on instructions from a user
device). For
example, a user, via a user device, may drag a content source identifier
(e.g., a title such
as "Netflix") into an inner circle of the circular display configuration
(e.g., as depicted
by interaction 307). The circular display configuration may include interfaces
of the
super-interface in a ring configuration. The circular display configuration
may include a
central interface. The ring interface and the central interface may be
concentric. In
some embodiments, the super-interface application may generate for display an
identifier for a selected content item in the central interface. FIG.9 shows a
super-
interface 900 in one such configuration. Super-interface 900 includes a first
ring
interface 901, a second ring interface 903, and a central interface 905.
Interfaces 901
and 903 are concentric rings around central interface 905. Interface 901 is
configured to
display identifiers of content available from a first content source 902. At
interface 901,
the content identifiers are associated with content categories 906, 908, and
910.
Interface 903 is configured to display identifiers of content available from a
second
content source 904. Central interface 905 is configured to display an
identifier of a
selected content item. A user device may execute instructions to browse
content
identifiers in a ring interface (e.g., by executing instructions to scroll
content identifiers
.. around the ring). For example, a user may spin interface 901 to switch
content
categories. The super-interface application may remove a content category
(e.g., "Asian
Action") as the content category reaches a point on the circumference (e.g.,
at the twelve
o'clock position) of interface 901. The super-interface application may add
another
content category that is shifted into interface 901 starting from that point.
In some
embodiments, the super-interface application may move content identifiers in a
connected ring in the ring interface. In some embodiments, the super-interface
application may dedicate sections in the ring interface (e.g., to content
categories). For
example, a user device may execute instructions that spins interface 901 to
switch
content categories. For example, a user device may execute instructions that
shift "Big
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Bang Theory" out of the section corresponding to "Popular on Nedlix". The
super-
interface application may seamlessly add another content identifier (e.g.,
"The 100")
associated with "Popular on Nedlix". A user device may execute interaction 912
that
selects a content identifier in interface 901. The super-interface application
detects
interaction 912 and generates for display content identifier 914 in central
interface 905.
The super-interface application, based on interaction 912, may select
identifiers of
content items that are available from content source 904 for display in
interface 903.
For example, the super-interface application may detect a user preference for
content
category 910 (e.g., "Popular on Netflix") based on interaction 912. The super-
interface
application may select identifiers of content items available from content
source 904
based on content category 910 (e.g., identifiers of content items from
categories such as
"prime Popular TV", "prime Popular movies", etc.). At super-interface 900, the
super-
interface application generates for display identifiers of content items from
content
source 904 in a ring configuration around central interface 905.
[0059] FIG. 10 shows an illustrative diagram of a super-interface in a
circular display
configuration, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. In some
embodiments, the super-interface application generates for display a super-
interface in a
modifiable circular display configuration. The super-interface application may
dynamically modify the circular display configuration based on a detected user
preference (e.g., detected from a user interaction). For example, the super-
interface
application may detect a user interaction in the super-interface that
indicates interest in
browsing content associated with "Popular". The super-interface application
may define
a section of the circular display configuration that combines sectors of the
interfaces in
the super-interface. The super-interface application may configure the section
to scroll
identifiers of content items available from multiple content sources, where
the content
items are associated with "Popular". For example, the super-interface
application may
rearrange the content identifiers in the sectors of the interfaces such that
the content
identifiers for each content source are displayed in separate sectors. FIG. 10
shows a
super-interface 1000 in a modifiable circular display configuration. Super-
interface
1000 comprises a first ring interface 1001 and a central interface 1003. Super-
interface
1000 may have been super-interface 900 prior to modification by the super-
interface
application. Ring interface 1001 is configured to display identifiers of
content items
available from a first content source 1002. Central interface 1003 is
configured to
display identifiers of content items available from a second content source
1004. For
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example, central interface 1003 may have displayed the content items from
content
source 904 as in ring interface 903. For example, a user may spin interface
1001 to
switch content categories. The super-interface application may add another
category as
a content category is shifted into a point on the circumference of interface
1001.
[0060] In some embodiments, the super-interface application may receive a user
interaction to browse content from a user device. A user device may execute
interactions with super-interface 1000. For example, the user device may
execute
interaction 1006 and interaction 1008 to browse super-interface 1000. For
example,
interaction 1006 and 1008 may indicate a swipe of a user's finger from left to
right on a
.. touch-sensitive screen on a user device. For example, interaction 1006 and
1008 may
indicate a sequence of taps, where the order of the sequence indicates
scrolling from left
to right. For example, interaction 1006 and 1008 may indicate instructions for
a user
device to expand a particular section in the super-interface. The super-
interface
application detects a user preference based on user interactions 1006 and
1008. The
super-interface application updates central interface 1003 to comprise
identifiers of
content items available from content source 1004, where the content items may
be
selected based on the detected user preference. For example, the super-
interface
application may detect a user preference for a content category 1014 (e.g.,
"Popular")
based on interactions 1006 and 1008 being in close proximity to portion 1016
of
interface 1001 that is associated with content category 1014. Central
interface 1003 may
comprise content items from content source 1004 associated with various
content
categories. For example, central interface 1003 may comprise content items
associated
with genres (e.g., "Action").
[0061] In some embodiments, the super-interface application may modify, at a
user
device, a super-interface to allow simultaneous scrolling of content from a
first content
source and a second content source. At super-interface 1000, based on
interactions 1006
and 1008, the super-interface application causes modification of super-
interface 1000 at
the user device to allow simultaneous scrolling of content available from
content source
1002 and content source 1004. For example, the super-interface application may
define
.. a section 1012 based on interactions 1006 and 1008. Section 1012 combines
portion
1016 of interface 1001 associated with content category 1014 and a second
portion 1018
of interface 1003. The super-interface application may rearrange content items
in
section 1012 to allow simultaneous scrolling of content. For example,
interactions 1006
and 1008 may indicate a swipe in a horizontal direction. Based on the
interactions 1006
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and 1008, the super-interface determines that the content items should scroll
simultaneously between interfaces along a horizontal direction from the center
of super-
interface 1000 (as depicted by arrow 1010). For example, a user may scroll
content
identifiers to the right in super-interface 1000. Identifiers in portions 1016
and 1018
may be shifted accordingly. When an identifier is moved off-screen (e.g.,
"Jack Ryan")
in a portion (e.g., portion 1018), the super-interface application may add
another content
identifier in the portion (e.g., "The 100"). The super-interface application
may
simultaneously add content identifiers in portion 1016 and 1018 as the content
identifiers are moved off-screen in super-interface 1000. The super-interface
application
causes the content items in central interface 1003 to be rearranged at the
user device into
section 1012. By rearranging, section 1012 is configured to comprise the
selected
content items based on the detected user preference. For example, section 1012
may be
configured to comprise content items associated with content categories
related to
content category 1014 (e.g., "Popular"). Although not shown, portions of
interface 1003
outside of section 1012 may comprise other content items available from
content source
1004 (e.g., content items associated with "Action"). In this way, the super-
interface
application may cause to be displayed super-interface 1000 at a user device in
a
dynamically modified display configuration. The user device may then execute
instructions to simultaneously scroll through related content from multiple
content
sources in super-interface 1000. For example, portion 1016 of interface 1001
may
currently display content identifiers, "The Good Place" and "The Magicians",
under
content category 1014 (e.g., "Popular") from content source 1002 and portion
1018 of
interface 1003 may currently display content identifiers, "Jack Ryan" and
"Safety
Nome", from content source 1002 that are associated with content category
1014. In
this example, a user may scroll as depicted in interactions 1006 and 1008
(e.g., by
moving a finger left to right on a touch-sensitive screen). The super-
interface
application may cause content identifiers in both portions 1016 and 1018
within section
1012 to shift towards the right in super-interface 1000 (e.g., "The Good
Place", "The
Magicians", "Jack Ryan", "Safety Nome"). The super-interface application may
then
add new content identifiers in each of portions 1016 and 1018 that are
associated with
"Popular" and available from the respective content source.
[0062] FIG. 11 is a block diagram of an illustrative system, in accordance
with some
embodiments of the disclosure. Various user equipment may access content,
information, the super-interface application (and associated prompts and/or
associated
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display screens described in various embodiments of the present disclosure).
FIG. 11
shows an illustrative system 1100 for accessing the super-interface
application from
various user devices. System 1100 includes computing equipment 1102 (e.g., a
remote
server) connected to various user equipment 1118 (e.g., a user device) via
network 1112.
A block diagram illustrating example components of user equipment 1118 is
shown for
a user equipment 1119. In some embodiments, computing equipment 1102 hosts the
super-interface application. In other embodiments, computing equipment 1102
acts as a
proxy for the super-interface application. User equipment 1119 may be
connected to
network 1112 via a wired or wireless connection and may receive content and
data via
input/output (hereinafter "I/0") path 1120. For example, I/0 path 1120 may
include or
be I/0 circuitry. Computing equipment 1102 may be connected to network 1112
via a
wired or wireless connection and may receive content and data via I/0 path
1104. I/0
path 1104 and/or I/0 path 1120 may be I/0 circuitry or include I/0 circuitry,
and may
provide content (e.g., broadcast programming, on-demand programming, Internet
content, and other video, audio, or information) and data to control circuitry
1106 and/or
control circuitry 1122, which includes processing circuitry 1108 and storage
1110, and
processing circuitry 1124 and storage 1126, respectively. Control circuitry
1106 may be
used to send and receive commands, requests, and other suitable data using I/0
path
1104. I/0 path 1104 may connect control circuitry 1106 (and specifically
processing
circuitry 1108) to one or more communications paths (described below).
Likewise,
control circuitry 1122 may be used to send and receive commands, requests, and
other
suitable data using I/0 path 1120. I/0 functions may be provided by one or
more of
these communications paths but are shown as a single path in FIG. 11 to avoid
overcomplicating the drawing.
[0063] Control circuitry 1106 and control circuitry 1122 may be based on any
suitable
processing circuitry 1108 (e.g., processing circuitry based on one or more
microprocessors, microcontrollers, digital signal processors, programmable
logic
devices, etc.). In some embodiments, control circuitry 1106 executes
instructions for a
super-interface application stored in memory (i.e., storage 1110). In client-
server based
embodiments, control circuitry 1106 may include communications circuitry
suitable for
communicating with an application server or other networks or servers. With or
without
user input, the super-interface application may coordinate communication over
communications circuitry between control circuitry 1106 and control circuitry
1122 to
execute instructions by the super-interface application. Communications
circuitry may
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include a modem or other circuitry for connecting to a wired or wireless local
or remote
communications network. Such communications may involve the Internet or any
other
suitable communications networks or paths (which is described in more detail
below).
In addition, communications circuitry may include circuitry that enables peer-
to-peer
communication of user equipment devices (e.g., WiFi-direct, Bluetooth,
Bluetooth Low
Energy, Near Field Communication, service provider proprietary networks, wired
connections, etc.), or communication of user equipment devices in locations
remote
from each other.
[0064] User equipment 1118 of FIG. 11 may include user television equipment,
user
computer equipment, one or more wireless user communications devices, one or
more
assistant devices, Internet-Of-Things (JOT) devices, or any other type of user
equipment
suitable for interfacing with the super-interface application. Such devices
may be
referred to collectively as user equipment or user equipment devices. User
equipment,
on which an application is at least partially implemented, may function as a
standalone
device or may be part of a network of devices (e.g., each device may comprise
an
individual module of the super-interface application). Various network
configurations of
devices may be implemented and are discussed in more detail below.
[0065] User equipment 1118 may be coupled to network 1112 via various
communications paths. Network 1112 may comprise one or more networks including
the Internet, a mobile phone network, mobile device (e.g., iPhone) network,
cable
network, public switched telephone network, or other types of communications
network
or combinations of communications networks. The various communication paths
may
separately or together include one or more communications paths, such as, a
satellite
path, a fiber-optic path, a cable path, a path that supports Internet
communications (e.g.,
IPTV), free-space connections (e.g., for broadcast or other wireless signals),
or any other
suitable wired or wireless communications path or combination of such paths.
Communications with the user equipment may be provided by one or more of these
communications paths but are shown as a single path in FIG. 11 to avoid
overcomplicating the drawing.
[0066] Although communications paths are not drawn between user equipment
1118,
the user equipment may communicate directly with each other via communication
paths,
such as those described above in connection with network 1112, as well other
short-
range point-to-point communication paths, wireless paths (e.g., Bluetooth,
infrared,
IEEE 902-11x, etc.), or other short-range communication via wired or wireless
paths.
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BLUETOOTH is a certification mark owned by Bluetooth SIG, INC. The user
equipment devices may also communicate with each other directly through an
indirect
path via network 1112.
[0067] System 1100 includes content source 1114 and guidance data source 1116
coupled to network 1112 via various communication paths. The various
communication
paths may include any of the communication paths described above.
Communications
with the content source 1114 and guidance data source 1116 may be exchanged
over one
or more communications paths but are shown as a single path in FIG. 11 to
avoid
overcomplicating the drawing. In addition, there may be more than one of each
of
content source 1114 and guidance data source 1116, but only one of each is
shown in
FIG. 11 to avoid overcomplicating the drawing. Different types of each of
these sources
are discussed below. If desired, content source 1114 and guidance data source
1116
may be integrated as one source device. Although communications between
sources
1114 and 1116 with user equipment 1118 are shown as through network 1112, in
some
embodiments, sources 1114 and 1116 may communicate directly with user
equipment
1118 via communication paths (not shown) such as those described above.
[0068] Memory (e.g., random-access memory, read-only memory, or any other
suitable memory), hard drives, optical drives, or any other suitable fixed or
removable
storage devices may be provided as storage 1110 and/or storage 1126. Storage
1110
and/or storage 1126 may include one or more of the above types of storage
devices.
Storage 1110 and/or storage 1126 may store instructions that when executed by
control
circuitry 1106 and/or control circuitry 1122 causes the steps described above
and below
to be performed by the super-interface application. Storage 1110 and/or
storage 1126
may be used to store various types of content described herein and super-
interface
application data, including program information, guidance application and/or
super-
interface application settings, user preferences or profile information, or
other data used
in operating the guidance application and/or super-interface application. For
example,
storage 1110 and/or storage 1126 may store instructions which, when executed
by
control circuitry, causes performance of the super-interface application as
described
above and below. Nonvolatile memory may also be used (e.g., to launch a boot-
up
routine and other instructions). Although not shown in FIG. 11, control
circuitry 1106
and control circuitry 1122 may be coupled to additional hardware or software
for
executing instructions by the super-interface application. For example,
control circuitry
1106 may include hardware, and firmware associated with the hardware, for
accelerating
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the processing and detection of user input including user interactions with a
super-
interface.
[0069] A user device may be configured to execute interactions with user
equipment
1119 utilizing user input interface 1128 (e.g., causing control circuitry 1122
to execute
various functions). User input interface 1128 may be any suitable user
interface, such as
a remote control, mouse, trackball, keypad, keyboard, touch screen, touch pad,
stylus
input, joystick, microphone, voice recognition interface, or other user input
interfaces.
Display 1130 may be provided as a stand-alone device, integrated with user
equipment
1119, or integrated with other elements of system 1100. Display 1130 may be
one or
more of a monitor, a television, a liquid crystal display (LCD) for a mobile
device, or
any other suitable equipment for displaying content. Speakers 1132 may be
provided as
a stand-alone device, integrated with user equipment 1119, or integrated with
other
elements of system 1100. The audio content (e.g., caused by the super-
interface
application) may be played through speakers 1132. In some embodiments, the
audio
may be distributed to a receiver (not shown), which processes and outputs the
audio via
speakers 1132. It should be appreciated that user input interface 1128 may
alternatively
or additionally be configured to process any kind of input (e.g., text-based
input, touch
input, biometric input, or any combination thereof). Control circuitry 1106
and control
circuitry 1122 may be configured to detect and identify any user input from
user input
interface 1128.
[0070] The super-interface application may be implemented using any suitable
architecture. For example, it may be a stand-alone application wholly
implemented on
computing equipment 1102. In such an approach, instructions of the application
are
stored locally (e.g., in storage 1110), and data for use by the super-
interface application
is downloaded on a periodic basis (e.g., a network connection, or using
another suitable
approach). In some embodiments, the super-interface application is a client-
server based
application. Data for use by a thick or thin client implemented on computing
equipment
1102 may be retrieved on-demand by issuing requests to a server or user
equipment
(e.g., user equipment 1118) remote to computing equipment 1102. In one example
of a
client-server based application, control circuitry 1106 runs a web browser
that interprets
web pages provided by a remote server.
[0071] In some embodiments, the super-interface application may include a
plurality
of modules implemented on a plurality of devices (e.g., computing equipment
1102 and
user equipment 1118) to execute the features and functionalities of the super-
interface
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application. The super-interface application may be configured such that
features of the
super-interface application that require processing capabilities beyond that
of computing
equipment 1102 are performed on a server associated with the super-interface
application while other capabilities of the super-interface application are
performed on
computing equipment 1102. For example, the super-interface application may
comprise
a first module (e.g., coupled to control circuitry 1122) implemented on user
equipment
1118 that detects when a user device executes interactions with an interface
and may
perform preliminary processing on the user input. The super-interface
application may
comprise a second module (e.g., coupled to control circuitry 1106) implemented
on a
second device (e.g., computing equipment 1102) for performing additional
processing
on the user input.
[0072] Though exemplary system 1100 is depicted having two devices for
implementing the super-interface application, any number of modules or devices
may be
used. An exemplary super-interface application may comprise a plurality of
modules for
detecting and processing the input (e.g., voice, text, touch, biometric, etc.,
or any
combination thereof) from a user device. Some examples of modules include but
are not
limited to a first module for detecting user input, a second module for
detecting user
interactions based on the user input, a third module for detecting user
preferences based
on the user interactions, and a fourth module for processing additional user
input. In
some embodiments, the exemplary super-interface application may be implemented
across a plurality of devices. Though the super-interface application is
discussed in
relation to control circuitry 1106 running on a computing device (e.g.,
computing
equipment 1102), it should be understood that any of the features and
functionalities of
the super-interface application may be split across multiple modules running
on any
control circuitry, such as control circuitry 1106 or control circuitry 1122.
[0073] User television equipment may include a set-top box, an integrated
receiver
decoder (IRD) for handling satellite television, a television set, a digital
storage device, a
DVD recorder, a local media server, or other user television equipment. One or
more of
these devices may be integrated to be a single device, if desired. User
computer
equipment may include a PC, a laptop, a tablet, a personal computer television
(PC/TV),
a PC media server, a PC media center, or other user computer equipment.
Wireless user
communications devices may include a mobile telephone, a portable video
player, a
portable music player, a portable gaming machine, a wireless remote control,
or other
wireless devices. Assistant devices may include a smart speaker, a standalone
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assistant, a smart home hub, etc. IOT devices may include any of a plurality
of devices
(e.g., a light controller, washing machine, security camera, etc.) in a
residence, office, or
other location having such devices.
[0074] It should be noted that the lines have become blurred when trying to
classify a
device as one of the above devices. In fact, each of user television
equipment, user
computer equipment, wireless user communications device, assistant device, and
JOT
device may utilize at least some of the system features described above and,
as a result,
include some or all of the features of the super-interface application
described herein.
For example, user television equipment may implement a super-interface
application
that is activated upon detecting an input comprising a user interaction. The
super-
interface application may have the same layout on the various different types
of user
equipment or may be tailored to the display capabilities of the user
equipment. For
example, on a user computer equipment, the super-interface application may
provide a
super-interface in a visual layout that is fitted to a display of the user
computer
equipment. In another example, the super-interface may be scaled down for
wireless
user communications devices. In another example, the super-interface
application may
not provide a graphical user interface (GUI) and may continuously provide the
super-
interface and detect user input such as user interactions with user input
interface 1128.
Various network-connected devices or JOT devices may be connected via a
localized
network (e.g., a local area network) and may be capable of being controlled
using JOT
applications and using the super-interface application.
[0075] In system 1100, there may be more than one of each type of user
equipment
and/or more types of user equipment but some examples are shown in FIG. 11 to
avoid
overcomplicating the drawing. In addition, each user may utilize more than one
type of
user equipment (e.g., a user may have a television set and a computer) and
also more
than one of each type of user equipment (e.g., a user may have an assistant
device, a
mobile telephone, and/or multiple JOT devices).
[0076] The user may also set various settings to maintain consistent settings
across
various devices (e.g., in-home devices and remote devices). For example, an
environmental setting (e.g., display brightness) on a personal computer of the
user may
be set at an office of the user on his or her super-interface application, and
such an
environmental setting may also appear on the super-interface application in
the user's in-
home devices (e.g., user television equipment and user computer equipment) as
well as
the user's mobile devices, if desired. Therefore, changes made on one user
equipment
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device can change the experience on another user equipment device, regardless
of
whether they are the same or a different type of user equipment device. In
addition, the
changes made may be based on settings input by a user, as well as user
activity
monitored by the super-interface application.
[0077] Content source 1114 may store or index a plurality of data used for
responding
to user prompts received by the super-interface application. In some
embodiments,
content source 1114 may index the location of content located on servers
located
remotely or local to content source 1114. In response to receiving a query
(e.g., in the
form of voice, text, touch, biometric or any combination thereof), the super-
interface
application may access the index stored on content source 1114 and may
identify a
server (e.g., a database stored on a server) comprising the information to
respond to the
user's query. For example, the super-interface application may receive a voice
query
requesting content for display. In response to receiving the query, the super-
interface
application may search content source 1114 for a content service with content
matching
the query, may access the content service for the content, and may retrieve
the content
that matches the query.
[0078] Guidance data source 1116 may provide data used during the operation or
function of the super-interface application. For example, guidance data source
1116
may store user profile information, information about preferences of the user,
browsing
activity and user interaction information associated with the user, etc. In
some
embodiments, updates for the super-interface application may be downloaded via
guidance data source 1116.
[0079] The super-interface application may be, for example, a stand-alone
application
implemented on user equipment. In other embodiments, the super-interface
application
may be a client-server application where only the client resides on the user
equipment.
For example, the super-interface application may be implemented partially as a
client
application on control circuitry 1122 and partially on a remote server as a
server
application (e.g., computing equipment 1102). The guidance application
displays and/or
super-interface application displays may be generated by guidance data source
1116,
content source 1114, and/or computing equipment 1102 and transmitted to the
user
equipment. Guidance data source 1116, content source 1114, and computing
equipment
1102 may transmit data for storage on user equipment, which then generates the
super-
interface application displays based on instructions processed by control
circuitry.
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[0080] System 1100 is intended to illustrate a number of approaches, or
configurations, by which user equipment devices and sources and servers may
communicate with each other. The present invention may be applied in any one
or a
subset of these approaches, or in a system employing other approaches for
generating
and providing a super-interface application.
[0081] FIG. 12 is a flow diagram of a process 1200 for generating a super-
interface, in
accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. For example, the super-
interface
application using control circuitry 1106 may execute process 1200 to generate
a super-
interface. Process 1200 starts with 1202. At 1202, control circuitry generates
for
.. display a super-interface comprising first and second interfaces. At 1204,
control
circuitry generates a first interface that comprises identifiers corresponding
to a first
plurality of content items available from a first content source. At 1206,
control
circuitry generates a second interface that comprises identifiers
corresponding to a
second plurality of content items available from a second content source.
Control
circuitry may execute 1204 and 1206 separately or at the same time. At 1208,
control
circuitry monitors user interactions with the super-interface (e.g., at a user
device). At
1210, control circuitry determines whether a user interaction with a first
interface is
detected. In response to determining that a user interaction with the first
interface has
not been detected, control circuitry may proceed to 1208. In response to
determining
that a user interaction with the first interface has been detected, control
circuitry may
proceed to1216. In some embodiments, the super-interface application, using
control
circuitry, may continuously monitor user interactions with the super-
interface. It should
be noted that control circuitry may detect a user interaction with any
interface of the
super-interface. Process 1200 may be adjusted accordingly.
[0082] At 1216, control circuitry detects, based on the user interaction with
the first
interface, a user preference. For example, referring to FIG. 1A, the super-
interface
application may detect a user preference for content category 112 based on
interaction
110. At 1218, control circuitry automatically updates the second interface to
comprise
identifiers of a third plurality of content items that are available from the
second content
source, wherein the third plurality of content items is selected based on the
detected user
preference from the user interaction with the first interface. For example,
referring to
FIG. 1A, the super-interface application may determine interaction 110
indicates an
interest on content associated with a content category (e.g., "Popular"). The
super-
interface application may select identifiers of content items available from
the second
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content source (e.g., "Amazon Prime"), wherein the content items are
associated with
the content category of interest (e.g., popular content on "Amazon Prime"). In
some
embodiments, control circuitry may return to any part of process 1200 after
ending
process 1200. For example, the super-interface application may loop back to
1208 after
executing 1218. In this way, the super-interface application may continuously
monitor
various user interactions with a super-interface and update interfaces of the
super-
interface based on a detected user preference from the user interactions.
[0083] FIG. 13 is a flow diagram of a process 1300 for selecting content
identifiers
based on a detected user preference, in accordance with some embodiments of
the
disclosure. For example, the super-interface application using control
circuitry 1106
may execute process 1300 to select content identifiers based on a detected
user
preference. Process 1300 starts at 1302. At 1302, control circuitry monitors
user
interactions with a super-interface (e.g., at a user device). At 1304, control
circuitry
determines whether a user interaction with a first interface is detected. In
response to
determining that a user interaction with the first interface is not detected,
control
circuitry may return to 1302. In response to determining that a user
interaction with the
first interface is detected, control circuitry may proceed to 1310. At 1310,
control
circuitry determines whether the user interaction comprises selecting a genre.
In
response to determining that the user interaction does not comprise selecting
a genre,
.. control circuitry may return to any earlier part of process 1300.
Otherwise, in response
to determining that the user interaction comprises selecting a genre, control
circuitry
may proceed to 1316. At 1316, control circuitry determines whether the user
interaction
comprises browsing identifiers of content items associated with the selected
genre. If
the user interaction does not comprise browsing identifiers of content items
associated
with the selected genre, the control circuitry returns to any earlier part of
process 1300.
If the user interaction comprises browsing identifiers of content items
associated with
the selected genre, control circuitry may proceed to 1322. At 1322, control
circuitry
selects, based on the detected user preference from the user interaction,
identifiers for
the third plurality of content items of the same genre selected at 1316. For
example, the
.. super-interface application using control circuitry 1106 may detect a user
preference for
a genre based on a user interaction comprising browsing identifiers of content
items
associated with the genre. The super-interface application may select
identifiers of
content items based on the user preference of the genre.
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[0084] FIG. 14 is a flow diagram of a process 1400 for selecting content
identifiers
based on a detected user preference, in accordance with some embodiments of
the
disclosure. Process 1400 starts at 1402. At 1402, control circuitry determines
whether a
user interaction with a first interface comprises selecting a first identifier
of a first
content item of a first plurality of items available from a first content
source. In
response to determining that the user interaction does not comprise selecting
the first
identifier of the first content item, control circuitry may continue to
another process or
return to 1402. In response to determining that the user interaction comprises
selecting
the first identifier of the first content item, control circuitry continues to
1404. At 1404,
control circuitry determines a second identifier corresponding to a second
content item
that matches the first identifier corresponding to the first content item of
the first
plurality of content items. For example, the super-interface application using
control
circuitry 1106 may query a second content source assigned to a second
interface of the
super-interface. Based on the query, the super-interface application may
receive
identifiers of content items from the second content source. The super-
interface
application may determine an identifier of the identifiers from the second
content source
based on matching the first identifier. At 1406, control circuitry determines
whether the
second content item is preferred based on a user profile. For example, the
super-
interface application, using control circuitry, may access a user profile and
compare
attributes for preferred content from the user profile with the second content
item and/or
the second content source. For example, a user profile may include access logs
that
show the user consumes content more from the second content source. For
example, the
user profile may include an indication of preferring high-definition quality
and/or fewer
advertisements in a content item. For example, the super-interface application
may
determine that the second content item is preferred because the second content
item has
attributes matching with the user profile. For example, the second content
item may
have fewer advertisements and the super-interface application determines that
this
matches the user profile. For example, the super-interface application may
determine
that the second content item is preferred because the second content source
has a lower
access cost for the second content item. In response to determining that the
second
content item is not preferred, control circuitry may follow path 1408 and loop
back to
1402. Otherwise, control circuitry may continue along path 1410 to 1412. At
1412,
control circuitry selects the second content item to be included in a third
plurality of
content items. For example, the super-interface application using control
circuitry 1106
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may update the second interface to include the second content item in the
third plurality
of content items based on determining that the second content item is
preferred.
[0085] FIG. 15 is a flow diagram of a process 1500 for defining a super-
interface, in
accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. Process 1500 starts at
1502. At
.. 1502, control circuitry defines a super-interface comprising a first
interface and a second
interface. At 1504, control circuitry selects a first content source and a
second content
source. At 1506, control circuitry assigns the first content source to the
first interface
and assigns the second content source to the second interface. For example,
the super-
interface application using control circuitry 1106 may select a first content
source to be
.. assigned to the first interface. For example, the super-interface
application using control
circuitry 1106 may select a second content source to be assigned to the second
interface.
At 1508, control circuitry selects a first display configuration for the first
interface
assigned to the first content source and a second display configuration for
the second
interface assigned to the second content source. At 1510, control circuitry
monitors user
interactions (e.g., at a first user device). At 1512, control circuitry
determines whether
the super-interface is selected at the first user device based on the user
interactions. If
the super-interface has not been selected, control circuitry follows path 1514
and loops
back to 1510. In response to determining that the super-interface is selected
at the first
device, control circuitry follows path 1516 and continues to 1518. At 1518,
control
circuitry generates for display, in the first display configuration at the
first device, the
first interface that comprises identifiers of a first plurality of content
items available
from the first content source. At 1520, control circuitry generates for
display, in the
second display configuration at the first device, the second interface that
comprises
identifiers of a second plurality of content items available from the second
content
source.
[0086] FIG. 16 is a flow diagram of a process 1600 for altering a super-
interface on a
user device, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. Process
1600
starts at 1602. At 1602, control circuitry receives a super-interface
comprising an
interface in a first display configuration. At 1604, control circuitry may
alter a display
size of the first display configuration. At 1606, control circuitry may alter
a display ratio
of the first display configuration. Control circuitry, when altering the
display ratio, may
set a relative display size. At 1608, control circuitry may alter a display
orientation of
the first display configuration. Control circuitry may execute any or all of
1604-1608 in
any order. Process 1600 continues to 1610. At 1610, control circuitry
generates a
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second display configuration based on the altering the first display
configuration. For
example, the super-interface application, using control circuitry 1106, may
alter a first
display configuration of an interface in the super-interface. Based on the
altering, the
super-interface application may generate a second display configuration.
[0087] FIG. 17 is a flow diagram of a process 1700 for providing a super-
interface to a
second user device and altering the super-interface on the second user device,
in
accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. Process 1700 starts at
1702. At
1702, control circuitry receives, from a first device, a request to provide a
super-
interface to a second device. At 1704, control circuitry, in response to
receiving the
request, provides the super-interface to the second device. In some
embodiments, access
to the super-interface is provided to the second device. At 1706, control
circuitry
monitors, at the second device, user interactions with the super interface. At
1708,
control circuitry determines whether a display configuration (e.g., of the
first interface)
is altered at the second device. If the display configuration has not been
altered, control
circuitry may follow path 1710 and loop back to 1706. In response to
determining that
the display configuration has been altered, control circuitry may follow path
1712 and
continue to 1714. At 1714, control circuitry generates a third display
configuration
based on the altering the display configuration at the second device. At 1716,
control
circuitry generates for display, at the second device, the first interface in
the third
.. display configuration.
[0088] FIG. 18 is a flow diagram of a process 1800 for providing an interface
and/or a
super-interface to a second user device, in accordance with some embodiments
of the
disclosure. In some embodiments, process 1800 may be performed by one or more
devices 1118 and/or 1102 of FIG. 11. For example, steps 1808, 1810, 1814,
1816, 1818,
and 1828 may be performed by control circuitry of a first device 1802 of
devices 1118.
Steps 1820, 1824, 1832, 1834, and 1838 may be performed by control circuitry
of a
second device 1804 of devices 1118. Steps 1812, 1822, 1829, 1830, and 1836 may
be
performed by control circuitry of server or servers 1806 (e.g., server 1102).
[0089] Process 1800 begins when user device 1802 defines an interface or super
.. interface. For example, the interface or super interface may be defined
using any
suitable technique described above (e.g., as described in FIGS. 3, 5, and/or
8). In
addition to defining content sources for the interface or super interface,
user device 1802
may also define user-specified parameters for each source. For example, user-
specified
parameters may include genre, network, and/or content type. In some
embodiments,
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each content identifiers from each selected content source may be defined to
be filtered
according to user-specified parameters. For example, user device 1802 may
select
"Netflix" as one of the content sources for the super-interface, and further
limit the
display of content identifiers from Netflix to a list of predefined content
categories or
carousels, (e.g., "Trending Now", "Netflix Exclusives", "80s Action Movies",
and "Rom
Coms").
[0090] In some embodiment, user device 1802 may be used to define a single
source
interface instead of a super-interface. For example, Netflix interface (e.g.,
defined as
discussed above) may be a single displayed content source in the user-defined
interface.
In some embodiment, user device 1802 may be used to define multiple sources
for the
super-interface. For example, the super-interface may be defined to display a
first user-
defined list of carousels for Netflix and a second user-defined list of
carousels for
Amazon Prime.
[0091] At step 1810, user device 1802 may request (e.g., via an API provided
by
server 1806) content identifiers to be displayed according to the designed
interface or
super-interface from server 1806. At step 1812, server 1806 may provide for
display a
list of content identifiers according to definitions of the interface or the
super-interface.
For example, server 1806 may provide for display on device 1802 content
identifiers
fitting selected content carousels. For example, a respective list of content
items
identifiers for "Trending Now", for "Netflix Exclusives", for "80s Action
Movies", and
for "Rom Coms" may be provided to be displayed in an interface or super
defined at step
1808. At step 1814, the content items identifiers may be generated for display
at device
1802 (e.g., as shown in FIG. 1).
[0092] User of device 1802 may then initiate sharing of the designed interface
or the
super-interface. For example, the user may press a "share button" or use any
other
suitable user interface element to initiate sharing of the interface or super-
interface.
[0093] In one approach 1826, device 1802 may generate a sharable ID or a
sharable
link for sending to other users (e.g., to a user of user device 1804). In some
embodiments, sharable ID or a sharable link may be generated by server 1806.
Server
1806, may also store the interface definitions of the designed interface or
the super-
interface in association with the link or with the ID. For example, the link
may take a
form of www.<domain>.com/share/ABC123, where "<domain>" is the domain name of
server 1806 on a public network (e.g., on the Internet) and where "ABC123" is
a unique
identifier of the designed interface or the super-interface.
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[0094] At 1818, user device 1802 may transmit the link or the ID to user
device 1804.
For example, the link may be sent via an email, via a text message, or via any
other
suitable commutation protocol. At 1820, user device 1802 may request the
designed
user interface using the link or the ID from server 1806. For example, the
user of device
1806 may paste the link into a web browser or paste the ID into an interface
sharing app
provided by server 1086. At step 1822, server 1806 finds an interface or super-
interface
associated with the unique link or with the unique ID and transmits the
interface or the
super- interface to device 1804. At 1824, device 1804 may generate for display
the
defined interface or super- interface similarly as to how it would be
displayed on device
1802 at step 1814.
[0095] In some embodiment, the received defined interface may be blended with
an
interface that is already being shown at device 1804. For example, if device
1804 is
currently displaying a certain interface that includes categories defined for
source
"Amazon prime," and it receives a defined interface that includes categories
defined for
source "Nedlix," device 1806 may begin to display a super interface that
includes
categories from both "Amazon prime" and from "Netflix" (e.g., as shown in FIG.
1). In
another example, the newly received interface can be added to an already
displayed
super-interface (e.g., instead of showing a super interface with two sources,
device 1804
may begin showing a super interface with three sources).
[0096] In another approach 1840, server 1806 may store all or some of the
interfaces
that are defined by user devices. For example, at step 1829, server 1806 may
assign a
unique link or ID (e.g. as described in step 1816) to a newly submitted
interface received
at step 1810. At step 1830, server 1806 may store the defined interface or
super-
interface in a library of interfaces in association with the ID or with the
unique link.
[0097] At step 1832, device 1804 may allow a user of device 1804 to browse the
library of interfaces or super interfaces (e.g., by showing a description
and/or a preview
of each stored interface or super interface). A user of device 1804 may then
select one
of the stored interfaces or super interfaces (e.g., by selecting an ID or
hyperlink for that
interface or super interface). At step 1834, the selection is then sent to
server 1806.
[0098] After the selection at step 1834 is received by server 1806, server
1806 fetches
the interface or super interface identified by the selected ID or hyperlink.
At step 1836,
sever 1806 transmits the interface or super-interface to device 1804. At 1838,
device
1804 may generate for display the defined interface or super- interface
similarly as to
how it would be displayed on device 1802 at step 1814. In some embodiments,
device
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1804 may blend the received interface or super interface with an existing
interface or
super interface.
[0099] It is contemplated that the various processes as described in relation
to FIGS.
12-18 may be used with any other embodiment of this disclosure. In addition,
the
descriptions in relation to the processes of FIGS. 12-18 may be done in
alternative
orders or in parallel to further the purposes of this disclosure. For example,
conditional
statements and logical evaluations may be performed in any order or in
parallel or
simultaneously to reduce latency or increase the performance (e.g., speed,
efficiency,
etc.) of the system or method. As a further example, in some embodiments,
several
instances of a variable may be evaluated in parallel, using multiple logical
processor
threads, or the algorithm may be enhanced by incorporating branch prediction.
Furthermore, it should be noted that the processes of FIGS. 12-18 may be
implemented
on a combination of suitably configured software and hardware, and that any of
the
devices or equipment discussed in relation to FIGS. 1-11 could be used to
implement
one or more portions of the various processes.
This specification discloses embodiments which include, but are not limited
to, the
following two sets of items:
Set one
1. A method for generating a super-interface, the method comprising:
generating for display a super-interface, wherein the super-interface
comprises:
a first interface that comprises identifiers corresponding to a first
plurality
of content items available from a first content source; and
a second interface that comprises identifiers corresponding to a second
plurality of content items available from a second content source, wherein the
second
content source is different from the first content source, and wherein the
first interface
and the second interface are simultaneously accessible to a first device;
detecting, based on a user interaction with the first interface, a user
preference;
and
automatically updating the second interface to comprise identifiers of a third
plurality of content items that are available from the second content source,
wherein the
third plurality of content items is selected based on the detected user
preference from the
user interaction with the first interface.
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2. The method of item 1, wherein the first interface and the second
interface are
accessible via tabs, and wherein selecting a tab for the second interface
causes display of
the identifiers of the third plurality of content items.
3. The method of item 1, wherein the first interface and the second
interface are
displayed simultaneously.
4. The method of item 1, wherein the detecting the user preference
comprises:
determining that the user interaction comprises selecting a genre in the first
interface; and
determining that the user interaction comprises browsing identifiers of
content
items associated with the genre in the first interface.
5. The method of item 1, wherein the identifiers of the third plurality of
content
items in the second interface are associated with the selected genre based on
the detected
user preference.
6. The method of item 1, wherein the automatically updating the second
interface
comprises:
determining that a second identifier corresponding to a second content item
available from the second content source matches a first identifier
corresponding to a
first content item of the first plurality of content items; and
in response to determining that the second content item is preferred based on
a
user profile, selecting the second identifier corresponding to the second
content item to
be in the identifiers of the third plurality of content items.
7. The method of item 6, further comprising:
generating, for display in the super-interface, a notification that the second
identifier corresponding to the second content item is in the second
interface; and
accentuating the second identifier corresponding to the second content item
displayed in the second interface.
8. The method of item 1, further comprising:
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selecting a first display configuration for the first interface and a second
display
configuration for the second interface.
9. The method of item 1, further comprising:
receiving, from the first device, a request to provide the super-interface to
a
second device.
10. The method of item 1, wherein the automatically updating the second
interface
comprises generating, for display in the super-interface, an update indicator
associated
with the second interface.
11. A system for generating a super-interface, the system comprising:
input/output circuitry configured to:
generate for display a super-interface, wherein the super-interface
.. comprises:
a first interface that comprises identifiers corresponding to a first
plurality of content items available from a first content source; and
a second interface that comprises identifiers corresponding to a
second plurality of content items available from a second content source,
wherein the
second content source is different from the first content source, and wherein
the first
interface and the second interface are simultaneously accessible to a first
device; and
control circuitry coupled to the input/output circuitry and configured to:
detect, based on a user interaction with the first interface, a user
preference; and
automatically update the second interface to comprise identifiers of a
third plurality of content items that are available from the second content
source,
wherein the third plurality of content items is selected based on the detected
user
preference from the user interaction with the first interface.
12. The system of item 11, wherein the first interface and the second
interface are
accessible via tabs, and wherein the control circuitry is configured, when
selecting a tab
for the second interface, to cause display of the identifiers of the third
plurality of
content items.
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13. The system of item 11, wherein the first interface and the second
interface are
displayed simultaneously.
14. The system of item 11, wherein the control circuitry is configured,
when
detecting the user preference, to:
determine that the user interaction comprises selecting a genre in the first
interface; and
determine that the user interaction comprises browsing identifiers of content
items associated with the genre in the first interface.
15. The system of item 14, wherein the identifiers of the third plurality
of content
items in the second interface are associated with the selected genre based on
the detected
user preference.
16. The system of item 11, wherein the control circuitry is configured,
when
automatically updating the second interface, to:
determine that a second identifier corresponding to a second content item
available from the second content source matches a first identifier
corresponding to a
first content item of the first plurality of content items; and
in response to determining that the second content item is preferred based on
a
user profile, select the second identifier corresponding to the second content
item to be
in the identifiers of the third plurality of content items.
17. The system of item 16, wherein the control circuitry is further
configured to:
generate, for display in the super-interface via the input/output circuitry, a
notification that the second identifier corresponding to the second content
item is in the
second interface; and
accentuate the second identifier corresponding to the second content item
displayed in the second interface.
18. The system of item 11, wherein the control circuitry is further
configured to:
select a first display configuration for the first interface and a second
display
configuration for the second interface.
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19. The system of item 11, wherein the control circuitry is further
configured to:
receive, from the first device, a request to provide the super-interface to a
second
device.
20. The system of item 11, wherein the control circuitry is configured,
when
automatically updating the second interface, to generate, for display in the
super-
interface via the input/output circuitry, an update indicator associated with
the second
interface.
21. A system for generating a super-interface, the system comprising:
means for generating for display a super-interface, wherein the super-
interface
comprises:
a first interface that comprises identifiers corresponding to a first
plurality
of content items available from a first content source; and
a second interface that comprises identifiers corresponding to a second
plurality of content items available from a second content source, wherein the
second
content source is different from the first content source, and wherein the
first interface
and the second interface are simultaneously accessible to a first device;
means for detecting, based on a user interaction with the first interface, a
user
.. preference; and
means for automatically updating the second interface to comprise identifiers
of
a third plurality of content items that are available from the second content
source,
wherein the third plurality of content items is selected based on the detected
user
preference from the user interaction with the first interface.
22. The system of item 21, wherein the first interface and the second
interface are
accessible via tabs, and wherein the means for selecting a tab for the second
interface
causes display of the identifiers of the third plurality of content items.
23. The system of item 21, wherein the first interface and the second
interface are
displayed simultaneously.
24. The system of item 21, wherein the means for detecting the user
preference
comprises:
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means for determining that the user interaction comprises selecting a genre in
the
first interface; and
means for determining that the user interaction comprises browsing identifiers
of
content items associated with the genre in the first interface.
25. The system of item 24, wherein the identifiers of the third plurality
of content
items in the second interface are associated with the selected genre based on
the detected
user preference.
26. The system of item 21, wherein the means for automatically updating the
second
interface comprises:
means for determining that a second identifier corresponding to a second
content
item available from the second content source matches a first identifier
corresponding to
a first content item of the first plurality of content items; and
means for responding to determining that the second content item is preferred
based on a user profile comprising means for selecting the second identifier
corresponding to the second content item to be in the identifiers of the third
plurality of
content items.
27. The system of item 26, wherein the system further comprises:
means for generating, for display in the super-interface, a notification that
the
second identifier corresponding to the second content item is in the second
interface; and
means for accentuating the second identifier corresponding to the second
content
item displayed in the second interface.
28. The system of item 21, wherein the system further comprises:
means for selecting a first display configuration for the first interface and
a
second display configuration for the second interface.
29. The system of item 21, wherein the system further comprises:
means for receiving, from the first device, a request to provide the super-
interface to a second device.
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30. The system of item 21, wherein the means for automatically updating the
second
interface comprises means for generating, for display in the super-interface,
an update
indicator associated with the second interface.
31. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions encoded
thereon
that when executed by control circuitry cause the control circuitry to:
generate for display a super-interface, wherein the super-interface comprises:
a first interface that comprises identifiers corresponding to a first
plurality
of content items available from a first content source; and
a second interface that comprises identifiers corresponding to a second
plurality of content items available from a second content source, wherein the
second
content source is different from the first content source, and wherein the
first interface
and the second interface are simultaneously accessible to a first device;
detect, based on a user interaction with the first interface, a user
preference; and
automatically update the second interface to comprise identifiers of a third
plurality of content items that are available from the second content source,
wherein the
third plurality of content items is selected based on the detected user
preference from the
user interaction with the first interface.
32. The non-transitory computer readable medium of item 31, wherein the
first
interface and the second interface are accessible via tabs, and wherein the
instructions
for selecting a tab for the second interface causes the control circuitry to
display the
identifiers of the third plurality of content items.
33. The non-transitory computer readable medium of item 31, wherein the
first
interface and the second interface are displayed simultaneously.
34. The non-transitory computer readable medium of item 31, wherein the
instructions for detecting the user preference cause the control circuitry to:
determine that the user interaction comprises selecting a genre in the first
interface; and
determine that the user interaction comprises browsing identifiers of content
items associated with the genre in the first interface.
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35. The non-transitory computer readable medium of item 34, wherein the
identifiers
of the third plurality of content items in the second interface are associated
with the
selected genre based on the detected user preference.
36. The non-transitory computer readable medium of item 31, wherein the
instructions for automatically updating the second interface cause the control
circuitry
to:
determine that a second identifier corresponding to a second content item
available from the second content source matches a first identifier
corresponding to a
first content item of the first plurality of content items; and
in response to determining that the second content item is preferred based on
a
user profile, select the second identifier corresponding to the second content
item to be
in the identifiers of the third plurality of content items.
37. The non-transitory computer readable medium of item 36, wherein the
instructions cause the control circuitry to further:
generate, for display in the super-interface, a notification that the second
identifier corresponding to the second content item is in the second
interface; and
accentuate the second identifier corresponding to the second content item
displayed in the second interface.
38. The non-transitory computer readable medium of item 31, wherein the
instructions cause the control circuitry to further:
select a first display configuration for the first interface and a second
display
configuration for the second interface.
39. The non-transitory computer readable medium of item 31, wherein the
instructions cause the control circuitry to further:
receive, from the first device, a request to provide the super-interface to a
second
device.
40. The non-transitory computer readable medium of item 31, wherein the
instructions for automatically updating the second interface cause the control
circuitry to
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generate, for display in the super-interface, an update indicator associated
with the
second interface.
41. A method for generating a super-interface, the method comprising:
generating for display a super-interface, wherein the super-interface
comprises:
a first interface that comprises identifiers corresponding to a first
plurality
of content items available from a first content source; and
a second interface that comprises identifiers corresponding to a second
plurality of content items available from a second content source, wherein the
second
content source is different from the first content source, and wherein the
first interface
and the second interface are simultaneously accessible to a first device;
detecting, based on a user interaction with the first interface, a user
preference;
and
automatically updating the second interface to comprise identifiers of a third
.. plurality of content items that are available from the second content
source, wherein the
third plurality of content items is selected based on the detected user
preference from the
user interaction with the first interface.
42. The method of item 41, wherein the first interface and the second
interface are
.. accessible via tabs, and wherein selecting a tab for the second interface
causes display of
the identifiers of the third plurality of content items.
43. The method of any of items 41 and 42, wherein the first interface and
the second
interface are displayed simultaneously.
44. The method of any of items 41-43, wherein the detecting the user
preference
comprises:
determining that the user interaction comprises selecting a genre in the first
interface; and
determining that the user interaction comprises browsing identifiers of
content
items associated with the genre in the first interface.
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45. The method of item 44, wherein the identifiers of the third
plurality of content
items in the second interface are associated with the selected genre based on
the detected
user preference.
46. The method of any of items 41-45, wherein the automatically updating
the
second interface comprises:
determining that a second identifier corresponding to a second content item
available from the second content source matches a first identifier
corresponding to a
first content item of the first plurality of content items; and
in response to determining that the second content item is preferred based on
a
user profile, selecting the second identifier corresponding to the second
content item to
be in the identifiers of the third plurality of content items.
47. The method of item 46, further comprising:
generating, for display in the super-interface, a notification that the second
identifier corresponding to the second content item is in the second
interface; and
accentuating the second identifier corresponding to the second content item
displayed in the second interface.
48. The method of any of items 41-47, further comprising:
selecting a first display configuration for the first interface and a second
display
configuration for the second interface.
49. The method of any of items 41-48, further comprising:
receiving, from the first device, a request to provide the super-interface to
a
second device.
50. The method of any of items 41-49, wherein the automatically updating
the
second interface comprises generating, for display in the super-interface, an
update
indicator associated with the second interface.
Set two
1. A method for generating a super-interface, the method comprising:
defining a super-interface, wherein the defining the super-interface
comprises:
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selecting a first content source and a second content source; and
selecting a first display configuration for a first interface assigned to the
first content source and a second display configuration for a second interface
assigned to
the second content source;
selecting, at a first device, the super-interface; and
in response to the selecting the super-interface:
generating for display, at the first device, the first interface that
comprises
identifiers of a first plurality of content items available from the first
content source; and
generating for display, at the first device, the second interface that
comprises identifiers of a second plurality of content items available from
the second
content source;
wherein the first interface and the second interface are simultaneously
accessible
to the first device, and wherein the first interface is displayed in the first
display
configuration and the second interface is displayed in the second display
configuration.
2. The method of item 1, further comprising:
altering, at the first device, a display size for the first display
configuration.
3. The method of item 1, further comprising:
altering, at the first device, a display ratio for the first display
configuration.
4. The method of item 3, wherein altering the display ratio comprises
setting a
relative display size in the first display configuration.
5. The method of item 1, further comprising:
altering, at the first device, a display orientation for the first display
configuration.
6. The method of item 1, wherein the first interface and the second
interface are
accessible via tabs, and wherein selecting a tab for the second interface
causes display of
the identifiers of the second plurality of content items.
7. The method of item 1, wherein the first interface and the second
interface are
displayed simultaneously.
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8. The method of item 1, further comprising:
receiving, from the first device, a request to provide the super-interface to
a
second device;
in response to the receiving the request, providing, to the second device, the
super-interface;
generating a third display configuration based on altering, at the second
device,
the first display configuration for the first interface; and
wherein, at the second device, the first interface is displayed in the third
display
configuration.
9. The method of item 1, wherein the selecting the first display
configuration for
the first interface comprises:
selecting, as the first display configuration, a first display configuration
template
of a plurality of display configuration templates.
10. The method of item 1, further comprising detecting, at the first
device, a user
preference based on a user interaction with the first interface.
11. A system for generating a super-interface, the system comprising:
control circuitry configured to:
define a super-interface;
wherein the control circuitry, when defining the super-interface, is
configured to:
select a first content source and a second content source; and
select a first display configuration for a first interface assigned to the
first
content source and a second display configuration for a second interface
assigned to the
second content source; and
wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
select, at a first device via the communications circuitry, the super-
interface; and
input/output circuitry coupled to the control circuitry and configured to:
in response to selecting, via the control circuitry, the super-interface:
generate for display, at the first device, the first interface that
comprises identifiers of a first plurality of content items available from the
first content
source; and
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generate for display, at the first device, the second interface that
comprises identifiers of a second plurality of content items available from
the second
content source;
wherein the first interface and the second interface are simultaneously
accessible to the first device, and wherein the first interface is displayed
in the first
display configuration and the second interface is displayed in the second
display
configuration.
12. The system of item 11, wherein the control circuitry is further
configured to:
alter, at the first device, a display size for the first display
configuration.
13. The system of item 11, wherein the control circuitry is further
configured to:
alter, at the first device, a display ratio for the first display
configuration.
14. The system of item 13, wherein the control circuitry, when altering the
display
ratio, is configured to set a relative display size in the first display
configuration.
15. The system of item 11, wherein the control circuitry is further
configured to:
alter, at the first device, a display orientation for the first display
configuration.
16. The system of item 11, wherein the first interface and the second
interface are
accessible via tabs, and wherein the control circuitry is configured, when
selecting a tab
for the second interface, to cause display of the identifiers of the second
plurality of
content items.
17. The system of item 11, wherein the first interface and the second
interface are
displayed simultaneously.
18. The system of item 11, wherein the control circuitry is further
configured to:
receive, from the first device, a request to provide the super-interface to a
second device;
in response to the receiving the request, provide, to the second device, the
super-interface;
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generate a third display configuration based on altering, at the second
device, the
first display configuration for the first interface; and
wherein, at the second device, the first interface is displayed in the third
display
configuration.
19. The system of item 11, wherein the control circuitry is configured,
when
selecting the first display configuration for the first interface, to:
select, as the first display configuration, a first display configuration
template of
a plurality of display configuration templates.
20. The system of item 11, wherein the control circuitry is further
configured to
detect, at the first device, a user preference based on a user interaction
with the first
interface.
21. A system for generating a super-interface, the system comprising:
means for defining a super-interface, wherein the means for defining the super-
interface comprises:
means for selecting a first content source and a second content source;
and
means for selecting a first display configuration for a first interface
assigned to the first content source and a second display configuration for a
second
interface assigned to the second content source;
means for selecting, at a first device, the super-interface; and
means for responding to the selecting the super-interface comprising:
means for generating for display, at the first device, the first interface
that
comprises identifiers of a first plurality of content items available from the
first content
source; and
means for generating for display, at the first device, the second interface
that comprises identifiers of a second plurality of content items available
from the
second content source;
wherein the first interface and the second interface are simultaneously
accessible
to the first device, and wherein the first interface is displayed in the first
display
configuration and the second interface is displayed in the second display
configuration.
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22. The system of item 21, wherein the system further comprises:
means for altering, at the first device, a display size for the first display
configuration.
23. The system of item 21, wherein the system further comprises:
means for altering, at the first device, a display ratio for the first display
configuration.
24. The system of item 23, wherein the means for altering the display ratio
comprises means for setting a relative display size in the first display
configuration.
25. The system of item 21, wherein the system further comprises:
means for altering, at the first device, a display orientation for the first
display
configuration.
26. The system of item 21, wherein the first interface and the second
interface are
accessible via tabs, and wherein the means for selecting a tab for the second
interface
causes display of the identifiers of the second plurality of content items.
27. The system of item 21, wherein the first interface and the second
interface are
displayed simultaneously.
28. The system of item 21, wherein the system further comprises:
means for receiving, from the first device, a request to provide the super-
interface to a second device;
means for responding to the receiving the request comprising means for
providing, to the second device, the super-interface;
means for generating a third display configuration based on altering, at the
second device, the first display configuration for the first interface; and
wherein, at the second device, the first interface is displayed in the third
display
configuration.
29. The system of item 21, wherein the means for selecting the first
display
configuration for the first interface comprises:
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means for selecting, as the first display configuration, a first display
configuration template of a plurality of display configuration templates.
30. The system of item 21, wherein the system further comprises means for
detecting, at the first device, a user preference based on a user interaction
with the first
interface.
31. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions encoded
thereon
that when executed by control circuitry cause the control circuitry to:
define a super-interface, wherein the instructions for defining the super-
interface
cause the control circuitry to:
select a first content source and a second content source; and
select a first display configuration for a first interface assigned to the
first
content source and a second display configuration for a second interface
assigned to the
second content source;
select, at a first device, the super-interface; and
in response to selecting the super-interface:
generate for display, at the first device, the first interface that comprises
identifiers of a first plurality of content items available from the first
content source; and
generate for display, at the first device, the second interface that
comprises identifiers of a second plurality of content items available from
the second
content source;
wherein the first interface and the second interface are simultaneously
accessible
to the first device, and wherein the first interface is displayed in the first
display
configuration and the second interface is displayed in the second display
configuration.
32. The non-transitory computer readable medium of item 31, wherein the
instructions cause the control circuitry to further:
alter, at the first device, a display size for the first display
configuration.
33. The non-transitory computer readable medium of item 31, wherein the
instructions cause the control circuitry to further:
alter, at the first device, a display ratio for the first display
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34. The non-transitory computer readable medium of item 33, wherein the
instructions for altering, at the first device, a display ratio for the first
display
configuration cause the control circuitry to set a relative display size in
the first display
configuration.
35. The non-transitory computer readable medium of item 31, wherein the
instructions cause the control circuitry to further:
alter, at the first device, a display orientation for the first display
configuration.
36. The non-transitory computer readable medium of item 31, wherein the
first
interface and the second interface are accessible via tabs, and wherein the
instructions
for selecting a tab for the second interface causes the control circuitry to
display the
identifiers of the second plurality of content items.
37. The non-transitory computer readable medium of item 31, wherein the
first
interface and the second interface are displayed simultaneously.
38. The non-transitory computer readable medium of item 31, wherein the
instructions cause the control circuitry to further:
receive, from the first device, a request to provide the super-interface to a
second
device;
in response to receiving the request, provide, to the second device, the super-
interface;
generate a third display configuration based on altering, at the second
device, the
first display configuration for the first interface; and
wherein, at the second device, the first interface is displayed in the third
display
configuration.
39. The non-transitory computer readable medium of item 31, wherein the
instructions for selecting the first display configuration for the first
interface cause the
control circuitry to:
select, as the first display configuration, a first display configuration
template of
a plurality of display configuration templates.
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40. The non-transitory computer readable medium of item 31, wherein the
instructions cause the control circuitry to further detect, at the first
device, a user
preference based on a user interaction with the first interface.
41. A method for generating a super-interface, the method comprising:
defining a super-interface, wherein the defining the super-interface
comprises:
selecting a first content source and a second content source; and
selecting a first display configuration for a first interface assigned to the
first content source and a second display configuration for a second interface
assigned to
the second content source;
selecting, at a first device, the super-interface; and
in response to the selecting the super-interface:
generating for display, at the first device, the first interface that
comprises
identifiers of a first plurality of content items available from the first
content source; and
generating for display, at the first device, the second interface that
comprises identifiers of a second plurality of content items available from
the second
content source;
wherein the first interface and the second interface are simultaneously
accessible
to the first device, and wherein the first interface is displayed in the first
display
.. configuration and the second interface is displayed in the second display
configuration.
42. The method of item 41, further comprising:
altering, at the first device, a display size for the first display
configuration.
43. The method of any of items 41 and 42, further comprising:
altering, at the first device, a display ratio for the first display
configuration.
44. The method of item 43, wherein altering the display ratio comprises
setting a
relative display size in the first display configuration.
45. The method of any of items 41-44, further comprising:
altering, at the first device, a display orientation for the first display
configuration.
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46. The method of any of items 41-45, wherein the first interface and
the second
interface are accessible via tabs, and wherein selecting a tab for the second
interface
causes display of the identifiers of the second plurality of content items.
47. The method of any of items 41-46, wherein the first interface and the
second
interface are displayed simultaneously.
48. The method of any of items 41-47, further comprising:
receiving, from the first device, a request to provide the super-interface to
a
second device;
in response to the receiving the request, providing, to the second device, the
super-interface;
generating a third display configuration based on altering, at the second
device,
the first display configuration for the first interface; and
wherein, at the second device, the first interface is displayed in the third
display
configuration.
49. The method of any of items 41-48, wherein the selecting the first
display
configuration for the first interface comprises:
selecting, as the first display configuration, a first display configuration
template
of a plurality of display configuration templates.
50. The method of any of items 41-49, further comprising detecting, at the
first
device, a user preference based on a user interaction with the first
interface.
[0100] The processes discussed above are intended to be illustrative and not
limiting.
One skilled in the art would appreciate that the parts of the processes
discussed herein
may be omitted, modified, combined and/or rearranged, and any additional steps
may be
performed without departing from the scope of the invention. More generally,
the above
.. disclosure is meant to be exemplary and not limiting. Only the claims that
follow are
meant to set bounds as to what the present invention includes. Furthermore, it
should be
noted that the features and limitations described in any one embodiment may be
applied
to any other embodiment herein, and flow diagrams or examples relating to one
embodiment may be combined with any other embodiment in a suitable manner,
done in
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different orders, or done in parallel. In addition, the systems and methods
described
herein may be performed in real time. It should also be noted that the systems
and/or
methods described above may be applied to, or used in accordance with, other
systems
and/or methods.
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