Systems and methods for a dimmable user interface
First Claim
1. In a system that includes a set-top box that is capable of displaying video content that is received from a video source or retrieved from a storage of the set top box, a method for displaying a user interface with the video content without having to resize the video content, the method comprising:
- generating screen data by mixing a user interface with the video content according to a level of transparency that is associated with the user interface and a level of transparency that is associated with the video content;
displaying the screen data in a window of a display device, wherein a view of the video content is dependent on the level of transparency of the user interface and on the level of transparency of the video content; and
adjusting the level of transparency of the user interface and the level of transparency of the video content according to input received from a user the input comprising selection of one or more volume control buttons on a remote control device of the set-top box that have been programmed to adjust transparency, wherein the view of the video content changes as the level of transparency of the user interface and the level of transparency of the video content are adjusted.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for a dimmable user interface. A user interface is simultaneously displayed with video content or other data in the same window of a display device. The user interface has a level of transparency that is user adjustable. The user can thus make the user interface either more or less visible with respect to the video content. At the same time, the video content is correspondingly made less or more visible. Each item included in the user interface may also have a level of transparency that can be adjusted independently of the level of transparency of the user interface.
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13 Claims
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1. In a system that includes a set-top box that is capable of displaying video content that is received from a video source or retrieved from a storage of the set top box, a method for displaying a user interface with the video content without having to resize the video content, the method comprising:
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generating screen data by mixing a user interface with the video content according to a level of transparency that is associated with the user interface and a level of transparency that is associated with the video content;
displaying the screen data in a window of a display device, wherein a view of the video content is dependent on the level of transparency of the user interface and on the level of transparency of the video content; and
adjusting the level of transparency of the user interface and the level of transparency of the video content according to input received from a user the input comprising selection of one or more volume control buttons on a remote control device of the set-top box that have been programmed to adjust transparency, wherein the view of the video content changes as the level of transparency of the user interface and the level of transparency of the video content are adjusted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13)
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6. In a system that includes a set-top box that is capable of displaying video content that is received from a video source or retrieved from a storage of the set top box, a computer program product for implementing a method for displaying a user interface with the video content without having to resize the video content, the computer program product comprising:
a computer readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing the method, the method comprising;
generating screen data by mixing a user interface with the video content according to a level of transparency that is associated with the user interface and a level of transparency that is associated with the video content;
displaying the screen data in a window of a display device, wherein a view of the video content is dependent on the level of transparency of the user interface and on the level of transparency of the video content; and
adjusting the level of transparency of the user interface and the level of transparency of the video content according to input received from a user, the input comprising selection of one or more volume control buttons on a remote control device of the set-top box that have been programmed to adjust transparency, wherein the view of the video content changes as the level of transparency of the user interface and the level of transparency of the video content are adjusted. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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