Method and apparatus for providing dynamic display of content information associated with a device in a network
First Claim
1. A method for displaying on a television apparatus, content information associated with peripheral device interconnected with the television apparatus via a digital serial bus, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the television apparatus, a user request to view content information associated with a selected peripheral device interconnected to the television apparatus via the digital serial bus;
obtaining, by the television apparatus, content information from the selected peripheral device regardless of whether the selected peripheral device is a currently selected input source for the television apparatus; and
displaying, by the television apparatus, the received content information for the selected peripheral device.
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Abstract
A television apparatus is operable to display table of content information from one or more peripheral devices interconnected to the television apparatus via a digital serial bus regardless of whether the television apparatus is currently tuned to the peripheral device. Particularly, table of content information is provided on a per peripheral device basis upon user request. The present invention allows the user to move through tracks of the displayed table of contents and play them, delete them, etc. The user will also be able to cycle through serial bus peripheral devices through the use of an input key on the remote, offering him easy access to multiple tables of contents, and giving the user an easy way to find a desired track. If the user has reached the last serial bus peripheral device in the serial bus list and attempts to input again, the display is wrapped back around to the first serial bus peripheral device. This is useful for allowing the user to start in the middle of the serial bus peripheral device list, as is the case when the user opens the menu when the television apparatus is already using the digital serial bus peripheral device as a current source input.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for displaying on a television apparatus, content information associated with peripheral device interconnected with the television apparatus via a digital serial bus, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the television apparatus, a user request to view content information associated with a selected peripheral device interconnected to the television apparatus via the digital serial bus;
obtaining, by the television apparatus, content information from the selected peripheral device regardless of whether the selected peripheral device is a currently selected input source for the television apparatus; and
displaying, by the television apparatus, the received content information for the selected peripheral device. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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2. The method of claim 2, wherein the digital serial bus is an IEEE 1394 compliant serial bus.
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3. The method of claim 3, further comprising:
in response to a second user input, obtaining, by the television apparatus, content information from a second selected peripheral device; and
displaying, by the television apparatus, the received content information of the second selected peripheral device.
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9. A method for displaying on a digital television apparatus, table of content information associated with a peripheral device interconnected with the television apparatus via an IEEE 1394 bus, the method comprising:
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providing, on the digital television apparatus in response to a first user input to the digital television apparatus, a menu allowing a user to request viewing of table of content information of a selected peripheral device interconnected to the digital television apparatus via the IEEE 1394 bus, the option provided by the digital television apparatus regardless of whether the selected peripheral device is a currently selected input source for the digital television apparatus;
establishing, by the television apparatus, communication between the digital television apparatus and the selected peripheral device via the IEEE 1394 bus;
obtaining, by the digital television apparatus, table of contents information associated with a storage medium of the selected peripheral device; and
displaying, by the digital television apparatus, the received table of contents information for the selected peripheral device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A digital television apparatus comprising:
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(a) means for receiving a user request to view content information associated with a selected peripheral device interconnected to the television apparatus via a digital serial bus;
(b) means for obtaining content information from the selected peripheral device regardless of whether the selected peripheral device is a currently selected input source for the television apparatus; and
(c) means for displaying the received table of content information for the requested digital serial bus compliant peripheral device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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