METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING ACTIONS USING A NON-INTRUSIVE TELEVISION WITH REDUCED TEXT INPUT
First Claim
1. A method of non-intrusively selecting an item presented on a display device from a relatively large search space, the items being associated with descriptive terms that describes the items, the method comprising:
- a content system receiving incremental text input entered by a user, said incremental text input incrementally identifying desired items from within the relatively large search space;
the content system selecting and presenting a collection of items based on comparing the incremental text input entered by the user with the descriptive terms associated with the items;
the content system monitoring user selections of items;
the content system learning preferences of the user from the monitoring of user selections;
the content system selecting a set of items based on comparing subsequent incremental text input entered by the user with the descriptive terms associated with the items;
using a relevance function to order the set of selected items so that a relatively small number of highly relevant items may be identified, wherein the relevance function causes preferred items to be presented as more relevant items; and
presenting the ordered results on a portion of a display device while simultaneously displaying television content on the display device, said portion of the display device occupying a relatively small fraction of the area of the display device, thereby enabling the relatively small number of highly relevant items to be displayed non-intrusively with the simultaneously displayed television content.
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Abstract
A method of and system for performing actions using a non-intrusive television interface with reduced text input is provided. The method includes receiving incremental text input entered by a user that identifies desired items from within a relatively large search space. The method includes selecting and presenting a collection of items based on comparing the input with descriptive terms associated with the items, monitoring user selections, learning preferences of the user from the monitoring; and selecting a set of items based on comparing subsequent incremental text input entered by the user with the descriptive terms associated with the items. The method includes using a relevance function to order the set of selected items so that a relatively small number of highly relevant items may be identified and presented. The method presents the ordered results on a portion of a display device while simultaneously displaying television content on the display device.
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43 Claims
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1. A method of non-intrusively selecting an item presented on a display device from a relatively large search space, the items being associated with descriptive terms that describes the items, the method comprising:
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a content system receiving incremental text input entered by a user, said incremental text input incrementally identifying desired items from within the relatively large search space;
the content system selecting and presenting a collection of items based on comparing the incremental text input entered by the user with the descriptive terms associated with the items;
the content system monitoring user selections of items;
the content system learning preferences of the user from the monitoring of user selections;
the content system selecting a set of items based on comparing subsequent incremental text input entered by the user with the descriptive terms associated with the items;
using a relevance function to order the set of selected items so that a relatively small number of highly relevant items may be identified, wherein the relevance function causes preferred items to be presented as more relevant items; and
presenting the ordered results on a portion of a display device while simultaneously displaying television content on the display device, said portion of the display device occupying a relatively small fraction of the area of the display device, thereby enabling the relatively small number of highly relevant items to be displayed non-intrusively with the simultaneously displayed television content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for non-intrusively selecting an item to be presented on a display device from a relatively large search space, the system comprising:
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a catalog of the relatively large search space of items, the items being associated with descriptive terms that describe the informational content of the items, a receiving logic for receiving incremental text input entered by a user, said incremental text input incrementally identifying desired items from within the catalog of the relatively large search space of items;
a first selection logic for selecting and presenting a collection of items based on comparing the incremental text input entered by the user with the descriptive terms associated with the items;
a monitoring logic for monitoring user selections of items;
a learning logic for learning preferences of the user from the monitoring of user selections;
a second selection logic for selecting a set of items based on comparing subsequent incremental text input entered by the user with the descriptive terms associated with the items;
an ordering logic for using a relevance function to order the set of selected items so that a relatively small number of highly relevant items may be identified, wherein the relevance function causes preferred items to be presented as more relevant items; and
a presentation logic for presenting the ordered results on a portion of a display device while simultaneously displaying television content on the display device, said portion of the display device occupying a relatively small fraction of the area of the display device, thereby enabling the relatively small number of highly relevant items to be displayed non-intrusively with the simultaneously displayed television content. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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