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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2008
Xiaorong Tai, Cary, NC (US);
John Toebes, Cary, NC (US);
David F. Baker, Raleigh, NC (US);
Mark Lane Craig, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Xiaorong Tai, Cary, NC (US);
John Toebes, Cary, NC (US);
David F. Baker, Raleigh, NC (US);
Mark Lane Craig, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method comprises generating and displaying to a user a user selection interface, the user selection interface representing a plurality of content selection vectors extending from its origin and mapped to respectively distinct media attributes within a prescribed attribute type; detecting a user input that extends from the origin toward at least one of the content selection vectors and that identifies a selected position within the user selection interface; displaying to the user an updated user selection interface representing a corresponding updated origin at the selected position and representing a plurality of updated content selection vectors having a determined relation to the at least one content selection vector; and selecting and displaying at least one identifier for a corresponding video content element having the corresponding media attribute having a highest correlation with the at least one content selection vector relative to the selected position from the origin.