Multiview TV template creation and display layout modification

• US 10,009,658 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2016
• Issued: 06/26/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Richman, Steven Martin, Clement, Jason
• Primary Examiner(s): Gee, Alexander
• Application Number:
  US15/070,291
• Publication Number:
  US 20170272830A1
• Time in Patent Office: 833 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/026 Video wall, i.e. juxtaposition of a plurality of screens to create a display screen of bigger dimensions
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/003 Details of a display terminal, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto specific for a CRT G09G1/165; for a flat panel G09G3/2092
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2358 for generating different versions, e.g. for different recipient devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4314 for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4318 by altering the content in the rendering process, e.g. blanking, blurring or masking an image region image enhancement or restoration in general G06T5/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4825 using a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlists
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4858 for modifying screen layout parameters, e.g. fonts, size of the windows
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6175 involving transmission via Internet broadcast-related systems characterised by the transmission system being the Internet H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8543 using a description language, e.g. Multimedia and Hypermedia information coding Expert Group [MHEG], eXtensible Markup Language [XML] information retrieval of semistructured data, the underlying structure being taken into account, e.g. mark-up language structure data G06F16/80

Abstract

A multi-window user interface (UI) is presented in various configurations and operational uses to leverage the relatively large display canvas afforded by large screen display devices such as 4K or 8K displays. Along with the various “Multiview” aspects, content delivery techniques, content selection techniques, and level of service techniques also are presented.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal and that comprises instructions executable by at least one processor to;

receive a type of display for which template creation is sought, a template comprising plural tiles presentable on a user interface (UI) of a display, each tile representing respective content;

receive a content type for each tile, the content type identifying a type of the respective content associated with the respective tile;

access a minimum size configuration for each tile, the minimum size configuration for each tile being based on the type of display as indicated in data received from a manufacturer of the display and the content type associated with the respective tile;

populate the tiles by associating the tiles with specific underlying assets of the content type defined for the respective tile; and

responsive to a command to re-size a tile, ensure that no tile is re-sized to violate the minimum size configuration established for the respective tile.

2. The device of claim 1, further comprising the at least one processor.

3. The device of claim 1, further comprising the at least one display device, the at least one display device including a high definition or ultra-high definition video display.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the content type for each tile is selected by user input.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are executable to access the minimum size configuration by using a lookup table received from a manufacturer of the display or from a multiple systems operator (MSO) or broadcaster.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the command to re-size is received from user input.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are executable responsive to the command to re-size, automatically expand or contract plural tiles to accommodate the command without violating a minimum size configuration of any tile.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are executable to, responsive to a determination that a tile cannot be automatically resized to both conform to the respective minimum size configuration and to the command to re-size, execute a default operation.

9. A method comprising:

receiving a type of display for which template creation is sought, a template comprising plural tiles presentable on a user interface (UI) of a display, each tile representing respective content;

receiving a content type for each tile, at least a first content type being a first genre of video and at least a second content type being a second genre of video different from the first genre of video; and

based at least in part on the content type and type of display, establishing a minimum size configuration for each tile such that commands to re-size tiles are not wholly executed unless no tile is re-sized in violation of the respective minimum size configuration as a result of the command, the establishing the minimum size configuration for each tile being executed at least in part using a lookup table received from a manufacturer of the display.

10. The method of claim 9, comprising:

populating the tiles by associating the tiles with specific underlying assets of the content type defined for the respective tile.

11. The method of claim 9, comprising:

responsive to a command to re-size a tile, ensure that no tile is re-sized to violate the minimum size configuration established for the respective tile.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the content type identifies a type of the respective content associated with the respective tile.

13. An apparatus comprising:

at least one display;

at least one processor; and

at least one computer memory including instructions executable by the at least one processor for presenting on the display at least one user interface (UI), the UI comprising;

a web page title representing a web page, a video tile representing a video, and a TV title representing a TV channel, each tile having a minimum size configuration associated with a respective content type of the tile,

the instructions being executable to;

establish the respective minimum size configurations based on a type of the display as indicated in a lookup table received from a manufacturer of the display.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the minimum size configuration for the TV tile is different from the minimum size configuration of the video tile and the web page tile.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the UI comprises a staging area into which preview video is presented.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the instructions are executable to:

receive a type of the display; and

receive a content type for each tile, the content type identifying a type of the respective content associated with the respective tile.

17. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the instructions are executable to:

populate the tiles by associating the tiles with specific underlying assets of the content type defined for the respective tile.

18. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the instructions are executable to:

responsive to a command to re-size a tile, ensure that no tile is re-sized to violate the minimum size configuration established for the respective tile.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the instructions are executable to, responsive to the command to re-size, automatically expand or contract plural tiles to accommodate the command without violating a minimum size configuration of any tile.