Control tools for media content access systems and methods
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a media content processing subsystem, said media content subsystem including an output driver configured to provide at least a component of a media content instance to a display for presentation to a user, and a receiver configured to receive an input command initiated by the user during said presentation of said at least a component of said media content instance;
wherein said media content processing subsystem is configured to select a control pane from a group of control panes based on said input command, each of said control panes including a different set of control tools, and provide, in response to said input command, said control pane to the display for concurrent presentation of both said at least a component of said media content instance and said control pane to the user.
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Abstract
In one of many possible embodiments, a system includes a media content processing subsystem including an output driver configured to provide at least a component of a media content instance to a display for presentation to a user, and a receiver configured to receive an input command initiated by the user during the presentation of the component of the media content instance. The media content processing subsystem is further configured to select a control pane from a group of control panes based on the input command, each of the control panes including a different set of control tools, and provide, in response to the input command, the control pane to the display for concurrent presentation of both the component of the media content instance and the control pane to the user.
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25 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a media content processing subsystem, said media content subsystem including an output driver configured to provide at least a component of a media content instance to a display for presentation to a user, and a receiver configured to receive an input command initiated by the user during said presentation of said at least a component of said media content instance; wherein said media content processing subsystem is configured to select a control pane from a group of control panes based on said input command, each of said control panes including a different set of control tools, and provide, in response to said input command, said control pane to the display for concurrent presentation of both said at least a component of said media content instance and said control pane to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a communication interface configured to receive a data stream from a media content provider communicatively coupled to said apparatus by a network, said data stream including a media content instance; at least one processor configured to provide a first output signal configured to cause a user device communicatively coupled to said apparatus to present at least a component of said media content instance for experiencing by a user; and a receiver configured to receive an input command from an input device communicatively coupled to said apparatus, said input command being initiated by the user during said presentation of said at least a component of said media content instance; wherein said at least one processor is configured to select a control pane from a group of control panes based on said input command, each of said control panes including a different set of control tools, and provide, in response to said input command, a second output signal configured to cause the user device to concurrently present a control pane and said at least a component of said media content instance for consideration by the user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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providing at least a component of a media content instance to a display for presentation to a user; receiving an input command initiated by the user during said presentation of said at least a component of said media content instance; selecting a control pane from a group of control panes based on said input command, each of said control panes including a different set of control tools; and providing, in response to said input command, said control pane to the display for concurrent presentation of both said at least a component of said media content instance and said control pane to the user. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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