Contextual display of information with an interactive user interface for television
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-003/00
H04N-005/445
H04N-021/478
H04N-021/482
H04N-021/431
H04N-021/472
H04N-021/81
H04N-021/262
H04N-005/45
출원번호
US-0167355
(2014-01-29)
등록번호
US-9197938
(2015-11-24)
발명자
/ 주소
Chane, Lena
Moreau, Samuel
Haber, Darrell
Marenghi, Matt
출원인 / 주소
TVWorks, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
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127
초록▼
A user interface for interactive television services is represented as a visual overlay that provides a viewer with knowledge of a library of available content relating to a currently tuned to television channel and navigation options for selecting desired portions of the available content from the
A user interface for interactive television services is represented as a visual overlay that provides a viewer with knowledge of a library of available content relating to a currently tuned to television channel and navigation options for selecting desired portions of the available content from the library, the available content being designated according to business rules specified by a provider of the interactive television services. The visual overlay may be displayed over full-screen or embedded television programming, which may be broadcast television programming or on-demand television programming.
대표청구항▼
1. A method, comprising: responsive to receiving an indication of a user selection of an identifier of a channel or program from a displayed menu: populating, by a computing device, a portion of a content guide with interactive content that is related to the channel or program and is configured to c
1. A method, comprising: responsive to receiving an indication of a user selection of an identifier of a channel or program from a displayed menu: populating, by a computing device, a portion of a content guide with interactive content that is related to the channel or program and is configured to collect data based on user input, andcausing the portion of the content guide populated with the interactive content to be displayed with video of the channel or program. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein causing the portion of the content guide populated with the interactive content to be displayed with the video of the channel or program comprises causing display of the portion of the content guide as an overlay over full-screen programming for the channel or program. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein causing the portion of the content guide populated with the interactive content to be displayed with the video of the channel or program comprises causing the portion of the content guide to be displayed in combination with embedded programming for the channel or program. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the video of the channel or program comprises at least one of broadcast programming or on-demand programming. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the interactive content is based on business rules comprising one or more of the following: time of day, channel, current broadcast content, current on-demand content, preferred placement of content, viewer demographic information, viewer behavior, navigation context, or current content category. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the content guide comprises a grouping of tiles configured to display options within a library of available content. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the tiles are placed and comprise content based on business rules comprising one or more of the following: time of day, channel, current broadcast content, current on-demand content, preferred placement of content, viewer demographic information, viewer behavior, navigation context, or current content category. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the content of the grouping of tiles comprises one or more of channel logos, related program logos or brands. 9. The method of claim 1, further comprising: prior to populating the portion of the content guide with the interactive content and causing the content guide populated with the interactive content to be displayed with video of the channel or program, receiving an indication from a server that the interactive content is available for the channel or program;receiving, at the computing device, a selection of a second channel or program; andresponsive to receiving the selection of the second channel or program, determining that interactive content related to the second channel or program is not available for the second channel or program and populating the portion of the content guide with a non-interactive textual description of the second channel or program. 10. A method, comprising: responsive to selection of a first program: determining, by a computing device, that interactive content related to the first program is available for the first program,populating a portion of a content guide with the interactive content related to the first program, the interactive content related to the first program being configured to collect data based on user input, andcausing the portion of the content guide populated with the interactive content related to the first program to be displayed with video of the first program; andresponsive to selection of a second program, determining that interactive content related to the second program is not available for the second program and populating the portion of the content guide with a non-interactive textual description of the second program. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the video of the first program comprises at least one of broadcast programming or on-demand programming. 12. The method of claim 10, wherein the interactive content related to the first program comprises an interactive poll. 13. The method of claim 10, wherein causing the portion of the content guide populated with the interactive content related to the first program to be displayed with the video of the first program comprises causing display of the portion of the content guide as an overlay over full-screen programming for the first program. 14. The method of claim 10, wherein causing the portion of the content guide populated with the interactive content related to the first program to be displayed with the video of the first program comprises causing the portion of the content guide to be displayed in combination with embedded programming for the first program. 15. A method, comprising: responsive to selection of a program: determining, by a computing device, that interactive content is available for the program,populating a portion of a content guide with the interactive content, the interactive content being related to the program and comprising an interactive poll, andcausing the portion of the content guide populated with the interactive content to be displayed with video of the program. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the video of the program comprises at least one of broadcast programming or on-demand programming. 17. The method of claim 15, wherein causing the portion of the content guide populated with the interactive content to be displayed with the video of the program comprises causing display of the portion of the content guide as an overlay over full-screen programming for the program.
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