Picture-in-picture (PIP) alerts
First Claim
1. A method for presenting alerts to a consumer of media information, comprising:
- detecting an event from at least one source of events that meets at least one pre-established criterion defined by the consumer, to define a matching event;
in response to the detecting, automatically formulating the matching event into a picture-in-picture (PIP) alert having a pictorial component; and
providing the PIP alert to an output device associated with the consumer, where the PIP alert is automatically presented by the output device.
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Abstract
Strategies are described for detecting events that match pre-established criteria based on a consumer profile, formulating picture-in-picture (PIP) alerts based on the matching events, and providing the PIP alerts to the consumer'"'"'s output device. The output device can present plural PIP alerts, either by presenting multiple PIP alerts at the same time, or by sequencing through the multiple PIP alerts within a single PIP pane. The consumer can navigate among the PIP alerts to activate a desired PIP alert, prompting the presentation of supplemental information regarding the PIP alert, such as a video stream associated with the PIP alert or additional textual information associated with the PIP alert.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for presenting alerts to a consumer of media information, comprising:
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detecting an event from at least one source of events that meets at least one pre-established criterion defined by the consumer, to define a matching event;
in response to the detecting, automatically formulating the matching event into a picture-in-picture (PIP) alert having a pictorial component; and
providing the PIP alert to an output device associated with the consumer, where the PIP alert is automatically presented by the output device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20)
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15. Event processing functionality for presenting alerts to a consumer of media information, comprising:
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logic configured to detect an event from at least one source of events that meets at least one pre-established criterion defined by the consumer, to define a matching event;
logic configured to automatically formulate, in response to the event detection, the matching event into a picture-in-picture (PIP) alert having a pictorial component; and
logic configured to provide the PIP alert to an output device associated with the consumer, where the PIP alert is automatically presented by the output device. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method for presenting alerts to a consumer of media information, comprising:
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receiving plural PIP alerts associated with respective detected events at an output device associated with the consumer;
presenting the plural PIP alerts using the output device;
navigating among the plural PIP alerts to select a desired PIP alert in response to the consumer'"'"'s input;
selecting the desired PIP alert in response to the consumer'"'"'s input; and
executing predefined presentation behavior in response to the consumer'"'"'s selection of the desired PIP alert.
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