| CPC H04N 21/482 (2013.01) [H04N 21/431 (2013.01); H04N 21/4666 (2013.01); H04N 21/4755 (2013.01)] | 24 Claims |
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1. A system configured to provide distribution of video content over a network, the system comprising:
a computer device;
a network interface;
non-transitory computer readable memory having program instructions stored thereon that when executed by the computer device cause the system to perform operations comprising:
select a first set of content items associated with a first category;
access images corresponding to representations of respective content items in the first set of content items associated with the first category;
cause the representations, comprising the accessed images corresponding to representations of respective content items of the first set of content items associated with the first category to populate a first row of a first user interface on a first user device of a first user, wherein the images corresponding to representations of respective content items of the first set of content items associated with the first category are displayed at a first size;
select a second set of content items associated with a second category;
access images corresponding to representations of respective content items in the second set of content items associated with the second category;
cause the representations, comprising the accessed images corresponding to representations of respective content items of the second set of content items associated with the second category to populate a second row of the first user interface on the first user device, the second row positioned below the first row of the user interface, wherein the images corresponding to representations of respective content items of the second set of content items associated with the second category are displayed at the first size;
automatically initiate a sequential playback of previews of the content items in the first set of content items associated with the first category in the first row, wherein the previews are displayed at a second size greater than the first size;
after completing the sequential playback of previews of the content items in the first set of content items associated with the first category in the first row, automatically initiate a sequential playback of previews of the content items in the second set of content items associated with the second category in the second row;
detect a user activation of a first button of a remote control device while a given preview of a given content item in the second set of content items associated with the second category in the second row is playing;
in response to detecting the user activation of the first button of the remote control device while the given preview of the given content item in the second set of content items associated with the second category in the second row is playing, play the given item of content and halt the sequential playback of previews of the content items in the second set of content items associated with the second category in the second row.
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