Long vertical click and drag to expand content panel into larger preview panel for audio video display device such as tv

Abstract

A long vertical drag command input to a GUI of a display having a grid of content information panels causes an enlarged preview pane to be superimposed on the GUI of the content information panel on which the screen cursor was positioned when the command is received. A long vertical drag command in the opposite direction collapses the preview pane.

1 . Audio video display device (AVDD) comprising:
 processor;   video display; and   computer readable storage medium bearing instructions executable by the processor to:   present on the display a grid of information panels, each information panel presenting visual information pertaining to respective audio video programs;   receive a drag command;   determine the information panel to which the drag command pertains; and   responsive to the drag command and determination of which information panel the drag command pertains, present on the display a preview pane related to the information panel to which the drag command pertains.   
     
     
         2 . The AVDD of  claim 1 , wherein the drag command is received from a touch pad of a remote control communicating wirelessly with the processor. 
     
     
         3 . The AVDD of  claim 1 , wherein the drag command is received from a camera imaging a human gesture in free space and communicating with the processor. 
     
     
         4 . The AVDD of  claim 1 , wherein the drag command is received from a microphone detecting a verbal drag command and communicating with the processor. 
     
     
         5 . The AVDD of  claim 1 , wherein the drag command is a first command and the processor collapses the preview pane from view responsive to a second drag command in a direction opposite the first drag command. 
     
     
         6 . The AVDD of  claim 1 , wherein the processor interprets a human motion as being the drag command to invoke the preview pane only if the length of motion and/or time of motion exceeds a threshold length and/or time. 
     
     
         7 . The AVDD of  claim 6 , wherein the processor interprets the human motion as being the drag command to invoke the preview pane only if the length of motion exceeds a threshold length, the length being relative to an imaged portion of a viewer's body. 
     
     
         8 . The AVDD of  claim 1 , wherein the preview pane is superimposed over the grid of panels and overlaps all but the edges of the panels, with edge portions of the panels remaining visible to remind the viewer that an underlying GUI remains available. 
     
     
         9 . The AVDD of  claim 1 , wherein responsive to the drag command the processor animates the preview pane to start at its top edge and fill in downward on the display in concert with a viewer entering the drag command. 
     
     
         10 . Audio video display device (AVDD) comprising:
 processor;   video display; and   computer readable storage medium bearing instructions executable by the processor to:   receive a first drag command input to a GUI presented on the display, the GUI having a grid of content information panels;   determine if the first drag command is of at least a threshold length;   responsive to a determination that the first drag command is at least of the threshold length, cause an enlarged preview pane to be superimposed on plural content information panels; and   responsive to receiving a second drag command in a direction opposite the first drag command, collapse the preview pane.   
     
     
         11 . The AVDD of  claim 10 , wherein the processor interprets a human motion as being the drag command to invoke the preview pane only if the length of motion exceeds a threshold length, the length being relative to an imaged portion of a viewer's body. 
     
     
         12 . The AVDD of  claim 10 , wherein the preview pane is superimposed over the grid of panels and overlaps all but the edges of the panels, with edge portions of the panels remaining visible to remind the viewer that an underlying GUI remains available. 
     
     
         13 . The AVDD of  claim 10 , wherein responsive to the drag command the processor animates the preview pane to start at its top edge and fill in downward on the display in concert with a viewer entering the drag command. 
     
     
         14 . Method, comprising:
 presenting on a video display a graphical user interface (GUI) including plural content information panels each selectable to present on the display respective audio video content;   scrolling information panels using a first command pertaining to a first dimension such that information panels scroll onscreen and offscreen responsive to the first command; and   displaying a preview pane pertaining to an audio video content represented by a first one of the content information panels responsive to a second command pertaining to a second dimension orthogonal to the first dimension, the preview pane being larger than a content information panel and being superimposed over at least portions of all the content information panels.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the second command is received from a touch pad of a remote control communicating wirelessly with a processor controlling the display. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the second command is received from a camera imaging a human gesture in free space and communicating with a processor controlling the display. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the second command is received from a microphone detecting a verbal drag command and communicating with a processor controlling the display. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the preview pane is collapsed from view responsive to a third command in a direction opposite the second command. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 14 , comprising interpreting a human motion as being the second command to invoke the preview pane only if the length of motion and/or time of motion exceeds a threshold length and/or time. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 14 , comprising superimposing the preview pane over the panels such that the preview pane overlaps all but edges of the panels, with edge portions of the panels remaining visible to remind the viewer that an underlying GUI remains available.