Conversion of Portable Program Modules for Constrained Displays

• US 20080244681A1
• Filed: 03/31/2008
• Published: 10/02/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Sah, Adam, Gossweiler, Richard C.
• Granted Patent: US 9,009,589 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/133
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/262 Content or additional data distribution scheduling, e.g. sending additional data at off-peak times, updating software modules, calculating the carousel transmission frequency, delaying a video stream transmission, generating play-lists scheduling strategies for dispatcher in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/4881; arrangements for scheduling broadcast services or broadcast-related services H04H60/06; flow control in packet networks H04L47/10; establishing a time schedule or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/62
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4147 PVR [Personal Video Recorder] H04N5/76 takes precedence ; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4402 involving reformatting operations of video signals for household redistribution, storage or real-time display details of conversion of video standards at pixel level H04N7/01; video transcoding H04N19/40; adapting incoming signals to the display format of the display terminal G09G5/005; media handling at the source in data packet switching networks H04L65/764
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44226 on social networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4621 Controlling the complexity of the content stream or additional data, e.g. lowering the resolution or bit-rate of the video stream for a mobile client with a small screen arrangements for using the results of monitoring on user's side in broadcast systems H04H60/65; flow control in packet networks H04L47/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4668 for recommending content, e.g. movies
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4755 for defining user preferences, e.g. favourite actors or genre retrieval personalisation and generation of user profiles for the retrieval of video data G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4786 e-mailing message switching systems, e.g. electronic mail systems H04L51/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4826 using recommendation lists, e.g. of programs or channels sorted out according to their score
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6175 involving transmission via Internet broadcast-related systems characterised by the transmission system being the Internet H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6581 Reference data, e.g. a movie identifier for ordering a movie or a product identifier in a home shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6587 Control parameters, e.g. trick play commands, viewpoint selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8173 End-user applications, e.g. Web browser, game
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8193 dedicated tools, e.g. video decoder software or IPMP tool
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8549 Creating video summaries, e.g. movie trailer retrieval in video databases by using presentations in form of a video summary G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8586 : by using a URL processing chained hypermedia data for information retrieval G06F16/94; information retrieval from the Internet by using URLs G06F16/955; URL in broadcast information H04H20/93; Web-based protocols H04L67/02

Abstract

A computer-implemented method includes identifying a computer-based portable program module, automatically altering code in the portable program module to permit display of the module on a television-based display so that the displayed module has a substantially similar appearance on the television-based display as on a computer display, and providing the altered code for execution on a processor connected to a television-based display.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

identifying a computer-based portable program module;

automatically altering code in the portable program module to permit display of the module on a television-based display so that the displayed module has a substantially similar appearance on the television-based display as on a computer display; and

providing the altered code for execution on a processor connected to a television-based display.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the computer-based portable program module comprises a gadget.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein code in the portable program module comprises mark-up code.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein altering the code comprises altering style sheet definitions for the module.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising altering graphical elements referenced by the portable program module to be dimensioned for the television-based display.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the altered code for execution comprises transmitting the code in response to a request from a remote set-top box.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein altering the code in the portable program module comprises generating code responsive to navigation commands from a television remote control keypad.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein generating code responsive to navigation commands includes generating four-direction code for navigating between input elements generated by the portable program module.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting data in response to a request from an executed portable program module.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising encoding the data as XML data.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising automatically altering the code in the portable program module, and requesting confirmation from a user for one or more alterations.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising displaying an executed module on a computer monitor as part of a simulated television display.

13. A method of displaying content on a video monitor, comprising:

receiving, from a viewer of a television, a command for display of computer content on the television;

generating a display from a portable program module with a display of media content on the television; and

requesting over the internet, by execution of the portable program module, data for display with the portable program module.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the command is received from a television remote control.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the portable program module comprises a gadget.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the portable program module comprises mark-up code, include JavaScript referencing code.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the portable program module comprises mark-up code for navigation of input controls on a displayed module using four-direction navigation.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising positioning the display from the portable program module in a pre-selected corner of a television screen.

19. The method of claim 13, further comprising generating a plurality of displays from one or more portable program modules in an array.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein the array is a linear array.

21. The method of claim 13, wherein the linear array is generated along a side edge of the television screen.

22. The method of claim 13, further comprising changing the display of media content from a 16:

9 aspect ratio to a 4;

3 aspect ratio.