Contextual navigation menu
Systems and methods to generate and cause display of a contextual navigation menu within a GUI, wherein the contextual navigation menu presents contextually relevant interface elements.
1. A method comprising:
causing display of media content that comprises a media type, the graphical user interface comprising a menu element to display one or more navigation icons;
accessing contextual data in response to the causing display of the media content, the contextual data including an indication of a source of the media content, the source including a user identifier;
generating a contextual icon based on the media type of the media content and the source of the media content, the contextual icon comprising a presentation of the user identifier that that corresponds with the source, and a media control element based on the media type; and
causing display of the contextual icon within the menu element.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the contextual data includes one or more of:
a time of day;
location data;
user session data; and
media attributes of the media content.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the contextual icon corresponds with a user action, and the generating the contextual icon includes:
selecting the user action from among a set of user actions based on the contextual data; and
generating the contextual icon based on the user action.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
receiving an input that selects the first navigation icon; and
causing a browser to access the resource that corresponds with the URL in response to the input.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the menu element comprises a first static icon at a first position within the menu element, a second static icon at a second position within the menu element, and a. variable region at a third position within the menu element, and wherein the causing display of the contextual icon includes:
presenting the contextual icon within the variable region at the third position within the menu element.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the third position is situated between the first position and the second position.
7. A system comprising:
a memory; and
at least one hardware processor coupled to the memory and comprising instructions that causes the system to perform operations comprising:
causing display of media content that comprises a media type, the graphical user interface comprising a menu element to display one or more navigation icons;
accessing contextual data in response to the causing display of the media content, the contextual data including an indication of a source of the media content, the source including a user identifier;
generating a contextual icon based on the media type of the media content and the source of the media content, the contextual icon comprising a presentation of the user identifier that that corresponds with the source, and a media control element based on the media type; and
causing display of the contextual icon within the menu element.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the contextual data includes one or more of:
a time of day;
location data;
user session data; and
media attributes of the media content.
9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the contextual icon corresponds with a user action, and the generating the contextual icon includes:
selecting the user action from among a set of user actions based on the contextual data; and
generating the contextual icon based on the user action.
10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the instructions further comprise:
receiving an input that selects the first navigation icon and
causing a browser to access the resource that corresponds with the URL in response to the input.
11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the menu element comprises a first static icon at a first position within the menu element, a second static icon at a second position within the menu element, and a variable region at a third position within the menu element, and wherein the causing display of the contextual icon includes:
presenting the contextual icon within the variable region at the third position within the menu element.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the third position is situated between the first position and the second position.
13. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
causing display of media content that comprises a media type, the graphical user interface comprising a menu element to display one or more navigation icons;
accessing contextual data in response to the causing display of the media content, the contextual data including an indication of a source of the media content, the source including a user identifier;
generating a contextual icon based on the media type of the media content and the source of the media content, the contextual icon comprising a presentation of the user identifier that that corresponds with the source, and a media control element based on the media type; and
causing display of the contextual icon within the menu element.
14. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the contextual data includes one or more of:
a time of day;
location data;
user session data; and
media attributes of the media content.
15. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the contextual icon corresponds with a user action, and the generating the contextual icon includes:
selecting the user action from among a set of user actions based on the contextual data; and
generating the contextual icon based on the user action.
16. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further comprise:
receiving an input that selects the first navigation icon; and
causing a browser to access the resource that corresponds with the URL in response to the input.
17. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the menu element comprises a first static icon at a first position within the menu element, a second static icon at a second position within the menu element, and a variable region at a third position within the menu element, and wherein the causing display of the contextual icon includes:
presenting the contextual icon within the variable region at the third position within the menu element.