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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2008
Jean-pierre Abello, Thornton, CO (US);
Roger Urrabazo, Gilroy, CA (US);
Marco Boerries, Los Altos, CA (US);
Patrick Barry, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jean-Pierre Abello, Thornton, CO (US);
Roger Urrabazo, Gilroy, CA (US);
Marco Boerries, Los Altos, CA (US);
Patrick Barry, Palo Alto, CA (US);
YAHOO! INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for providing a framework for providing one or more applications to a user set top device. The method according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises providing a minimized state wherein installed applications are displayed as one or more minimized widgets on an output device in communication with to the user device wherein the list of the installed applications comprises one or more indications of passively updated content associated with the installed applications. In response to the selection of a minimized widget command, a widget state is provided wherein a portion of the output device is allocated for the display of additional widget content in response to the selection of a minimized widget. In response to a remote control command, a full-screen state is provided wherein full-screen version of the minimized widget may be displayed. Finally, an installed application is displayed in a minimized, widget or full-screen state in response to a user action.