APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USER CONFIGURABLE CONTENT

摘要

Disclosed is a web browser based content management application with an integrated user configurable content interface whereby a user can manage a wide variety of content using one or more windows. The user interface includes a “browser window in a browser window” that provides access to a host of applications configured to manage the user's interaction with content, including multimedia content. The windowing functionality of the content management application can be set to automatically reconfigure based on the number and type of content accessed, user preferences, number of content windows displayed, and the number of available display screens. A continuously playing video player appears within a web page when a user browses to the page and to render video overlaid on the web page. The player is also configured to play the same video stream continuously while a user browses from the first web page to a second web page.

主权项

1. A method of distributing multimedia content via an integrated user configurable content interface, comprising: transmitting a plurality of multimedia content via a network; rendering the plurality of multimedia content within a plurality of corresponding content windows; and, deploying the plurality of content windows within a content management application, wherein the content management application provides a user interface that allows a user to manage the plurality of content windows and access the plurality of multimedia content via a plurality of content tabs displayed within the user interface.