Context-based icon for control via a touch sensitive interface

• US 10,698,565 B2
• Filed: 12/06/2016
• Issued: 06/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DIRECTV, LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Cansino, Don Eldrich Tagle, Mardirossian, Arpi
• Primary Examiner(s): Bloomquist, Keith D
• Application Number:
  US15/371,186
• Publication Number:
  US 20180157399A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,302 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path

Abstract

Selection of a context-based touch-sensitive icon for control of content presentation via a touch sensitive interface is disclosed. Context can be related to aspect of presented content, user profile information, historical content consumption, human interface data, etc. Context of content can be related to types, ratings, themes, metadata, etc., of content. This can enable selecting an icon that corresponds to the content being presented. Moreover, user profile data can allow more refined icon selection based on parameters that can be based on an entry of data associated with a user. Additionally, historical content consumption can act as a criterion in selecting an icon. Further, user interactions with a human interface can aid in selecting an icon based on patterns indicating aspects such as poor coordination, possible diseases/conditions associated with a user, etc. In an aspect, a caricature an icon designed for children can be selected based on children'"'"'s content.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

rendering an icon overlaying a portion of a display area of a device, wherein the display area facilitates displaying visual content, wherein the icon comprises a first selectable portion, wherein the first selectable portion corresponds to a first anatomical feature of a non-human animal, wherein the icon is selected based on a correlation between the non-human animal and a characteristic determined to be associated with the visual content, and wherein the visual content is pre-recorded visual content; and

in response to receiving an indication of a first interaction with the first selectable portion of the icon, performing a first action associated with the visual content.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the icon further comprises a second selectable portion, wherein the second selectable portion of the icon corresponds to a second anatomical feature of the animal that is a different anatomical feature than the first anatomical feature, and wherein the operations further comprise, in response to receiving an indication of a second interaction with the second selectable portion of the icon, performing a second action associated with audio content corresponding to the visual content.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the second action is adjusting a volume of the audio content corresponding to the visual content.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the portion of the display area of the device is touch sensitive, and wherein the first interaction comprises a first touch selecting the first selectable portion of the icon.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein a second interaction comprises a touching motion from the first selectable portion of the icon to a second selectable portion of the icon.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the touching motion from the first selectable portion of the icon to the second selectable portion of the icon corresponds to video scrubbing of the visual content.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the icon is further selected based on user profile data from a user profile of a user identity currently associated with the device.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the user profile data comprises historical content consumption data related to content determined to be previously consumed by the user identity currently associated with the device.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the user profile data comprises user preference data related to preferences of the user identity currently associated with the device.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the user preference data comprises an age corresponding to the age of the user identity currently associated with the device.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the user profile data comprises human interface data related to a feature of a previous interaction by the user identity with a human interface device.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the feature corresponds to a lack of dexterity of the user identity currently associated with the device.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the feature corresponds to a lack of range of motion of the user identity currently associated with the device.

14. A device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

determining a feature of content for presentation via a touch sensitive display, wherein the content is pre-recorded content;

selecting an icon based on the feature of the content, wherein the icon comprises a first touch sensitive portion, wherein the icon is a non-human icon, and wherein the icon is displayed in an area of the touch sensitive display;

receiving a touch of the first touch sensitive portion of the icon via the touch sensitive display, wherein the first touch sensitive portion of the icon corresponds to an anatomical feature of an animal;

determining an instruction corresponding to the first touch sensitive portion of the icon, wherein the instruction is related to control of the content; and

in response to applying the instruction to the content, causing the content to be controlled in accordance with the instruction.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein the feature of the content is a suggested consumer age range associated with the content, and wherein the selecting the icon results in selecting an adapted icon that is adapted to the suggested consumer age range.

16. The device of claim 14, wherein the instruction is one instruction of a group of instructions comprising fast forward, review, pause, play, volume up, volume down, scrub forward, scrub backward, skip forward, skip backward, and stop.

17. The device of claim 14, wherein the first touch sensitive portion of the icon corresponds to one of a group of anatomical features of the animal comprising an ear, an eye, a tail, and a mouth.

18. A method, comprising:

determining, by a device comprising a processor and coupled to a touch sensitive display, a feature of pre-recorded content for presentation via the touch sensitive display;

based on the feature of the pre-recorded content, selecting, by the device, a stylized icon, wherein the stylized icon comprises a first touch sensitive portion corresponding to a stylized anatomical feature of a non-human animal, and wherein the stylized icon is displayed in an area of the touch sensitive display;

in response to receiving an input at the first touch sensitive portion of the stylized icon via the touch sensitive display, determining, by the device, a corresponding instruction related to control of the pre-recorded content and, concurrently adapting the stylized icon to indicate the receiving the input at the first touch sensitive portion of the stylized icon; and

initiating the control of the pre-recorded content in accordance with the corresponding instruction.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the stylized icon comprises a portion of a cartoon animal character.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the concurrently adapting the stylized icon comprises animating the first touch sensitive portion of the stylized icon.