Methods and systems for personalizing a user interface

Abstract

A navigation interface display system generates a navigation element that organizes television programming data in an easy-to-use manner. The navigation element employs a hierarchical display protocol for a plurality of selection items that represent the various television programs, channels, and/or networks. The hierarchical display scheme displays a limited number of active selection items at a first magnification level and additional active selection items at a second magnification level. In addition, the selection items are displayed on distinctive areas or features of the navigation element, where such features represent different content genres or categories. Subcategories can also be displayed in a hierarchical manner, thus providing additional information related to the content as the magnification level of the navigation element changes.

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       27 . A method for personalizing a user interface comprising the steps of: 
 collecting data associated with a user's usage of said user interface; and    changing a display and organization of objects in said user interface based upon said collected data.    
   
   
       28 . The method of  claim 27 , further comprising the steps of: 
 displaying a first set of objects on said user interface at a first level of magnification;    receiving a first selection input;    zooming in, based on said first selection input, on at least a portion of one of said first set of objects by progressively scaling and displaying said at least a portion of one of said first set of objects items to provide a visual impression of movement of said at least one of said plurality of objects toward an observer; and    displaying, after said zooming step, a second set of objects at a second level of magnification, wherein said second level of magnification is greater than said first level of magnification,    wherein said first set of objects and said second set of objects are determined based upon frequency of selection.    
   
   
       29 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein said second set of objects includes objects which are less frequently selected than objects in said first set of objects.