Contextual navigational control for digital television
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04N-021/44
H04N-021/482
H04N-005/445
H04N-021/431
출원번호
US-0279645
(2014-05-16)
등록번호
US-9992546
(2018-06-05)
발명자
/ 주소
Moreau, Samuel
Carney, John
출원인 / 주소
Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
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153
초록▼
A contextual navigational control for digital television is described. An apparatus, comprises a contextual navigation control interface (CNCI). The CNCI includes a first area that represents a plurality of cable television programs having a first level of relevance. A second area represents a first
A contextual navigational control for digital television is described. An apparatus, comprises a contextual navigation control interface (CNCI). The CNCI includes a first area that represents a plurality of cable television programs having a first level of relevance. A second area represents a first group of the plurality of programs having a second level of relevance. A third area represents a first subgroup of the first group having a third level of relevance. A fourth area represents a second subgroup of the first group having a fourth level of relevance. There may be additional areas representing additional sub-groups of relevance to the current viewing context.
대표청구항▼
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a processor and while video content is being displayed, a user request to display a guide;in response to the user request, determining, based on the video content that is being displayed, a first content category and a second content category, the second content
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a processor and while video content is being displayed, a user request to display a guide;in response to the user request, determining, based on the video content that is being displayed, a first content category and a second content category, the second content category being a sub-category of the first content category;generating the guide comprising a menu that comprises a plurality of levels arranged from general to specific, a first level of the plurality of levels displaying the first content category and a second level of the plurality of levels displaying the second content category; andoutputting for display the guide overlaid on the video content. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the video content that is being displayed comprises a broadcast program, on-demand content, time-shifted content, or an interactive application. 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, based on the guide, a selection of other content. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first content category corresponds to a program, a channel, a provider, or a genre. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first content category corresponds to a same program, a same channel, a same provider, or a same genre as the video content that is being displayed. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second content category corresponds to one or more channels, providers, shows, or any combination thereof, that are related to the first content category. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the second content category corresponds to a link for a family of programming providers. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first content category corresponds to a genre associated with the video content that is being displayed and the second content category corresponds to one or more channels, providers, or any combination thereof, associated with the genre. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the first content category comprises determining that a genre of the video content that is being displayed is a sports genre, a movies genre, a kids genre, a high definition (HD) genre, a news genre, or any combination thereof. 10. A method comprising: receiving, by a processor and while video content is being displayed, a user request to display a guide;in response to the user request, determining, based on the video content that is being displayed, a first content category;outputting for display the guide overlaid on the video content, to allow for content selection during continued viewing of the video content that is being displayed, wherein a first level of the guide displays the first content category; andin response to receiving a user selection corresponding to the first content category: determining, based on the video content that is being displayed, a second content category, the second content category being a sub-category of the first content category;regenerating the guide to comprise the first level displaying the first content category and a second level displaying the second content category; andoutputting for display the regenerated guide overlaid on the video content. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the user selection corresponding to the first content category comprises a selection of a genre. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the second content category corresponds to one or more providers, channels, or any combination thereof, that correspond to the genre. 13. The method of claim 10, wherein regenerating the guide to comprise the first level displaying the first content category and the second level displaying the second content category comprises regenerating the guide with an initial state of the second content category corresponding to a provider or channel of the video content that is being displayed. 14. An apparatus comprising: a processor; andmemory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to: receive, while video content is being output, a user request to display a guide;determine, based on the video content that is being displayed, a first content category;output for display a first guide overlaid on the video content, to allow for content selection during continued viewing of the video content that is being output, wherein a level of the first guide comprises the first content category; andin response to receiving a user selection corresponding to the first content category, output for display a second guide overlaid on the video content that is being output, a first level of the second guide comprising the first content category and a second level of the second guide comprising a second content category, wherein the second content category is a subcategory of the first content category, and the second content category is associated with the video content that is being output. 15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the second guide is a regenerated version of the first guide. 16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the instructions that cause the apparatus to output for display the second guide overlaid on the video content comprise instructions that cause the apparatus to replace the first guide with the second guide. 17. The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising instructions that cause the apparatus to: in response to receiving the user request to display the guide, generate the first guide; andin response to receiving the user selection corresponding to the first content category, generate the second guide. 18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the instructions that cause the apparatus to generate the second guide comprise instructions that cause the apparatus to regenerate the first guide. 19. The method of claim 1, wherein the first content category is associated with the video content that is being displayed. 20. The method of claim 1, wherein the first content category is a genre of the video content that is being displayed.
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