TELEVISION INTERACTION INFORMATION AND RELATED ICONOGRAPHY

• US 20110138408A1
• Filed: 12/07/2009
• Published: 06/09/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Adimatyam, Venkata S., Gavade, Sameer Vasant
• Granted Patent: US 9,236,965 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/372 Programme
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/46 for recognising users' preferences
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/47 for recognising genres
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/64 for providing detail information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/74 using programme related information, e.g. title, composer or interpreter

Abstract

A method may include receiving identification information associated with each of one or more users. Interactions may be received from the one or more users relating to content displayed on a television device. Interaction information associated with the interactions may be captured, wherein the interaction information includes at least interaction type information, interaction status information, interaction origin information, and user identification information. The captured interaction information may be stored. A request to display at least some of the captured interaction information may be received. At least some of the captured information may be retrieved and displayed responsive to the request.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving identification information associated with each of one or more users;

receiving interactions from the one or more users relating to content displayed on a television device;

capturing interaction information associated with the interactions, wherein the interaction information includes at least interaction type information, interaction status information, interaction origin information, and user identification information;

storing the captured interaction information;

receiving a request to display at least some of the captured interaction information;

retrieving at least some of the captured information responsive to the request; and

displaying the retrieved information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the received identification information associated with each of the one or more users includes at least a user identification and a graphical element representative of the user.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

retrieving, for each of the interactions, the graphical element corresponding to the interaction based on the user identification information for the interaction,

wherein displaying the retrieved information comprises displaying the graphical element for the interaction.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein displaying the graphical element for the interaction further comprises:

displaying an indicator icon for the interaction, wherein the indicator icon includes the graphical element.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the graphical element comprises an avatar associated with a particular user.

6. The method of claim 4,

wherein the indicator icon for the interaction further comprises a status element representative of a status of the interaction, and

wherein the status element is based on the interaction status information associated with the interaction.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the status element includes a done status element, a pending status element, or a failed status element.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein the indicator icon for the interaction further comprises an origin indicator element representative of an origin of the interaction, and

wherein the origin indicator element is based on the interaction origin information associated with the interaction.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the origin indicator element includes a set-top box origin indicator element, a mobile origin indicator element, or a web origin indicator element.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the interaction type information includes content scheduling information, content viewing information, or content purchase information.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the request to display at least some of the captured interaction information further comprises:

receiving a request to display a purchase history;

receiving a request to display a listing of recorded and scheduled content;

or receiving a request to display a program guide for a particular time period.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the captured interaction information comprises storing the captured interaction information on a device remote from the television device, and

wherein the request to display at least some of the captured interaction information is received at the remote device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the television device comprises a set-top box (STB).

14. A device, comprising:

a communication interface configured to;

receive television content, and

receive user interactions relating to the television content;

a memory to;

store interaction information relating to the user interactions, the interaction information including at least interaction type information and user identification information associated with each of the user interactions, and

store profile information associated with each of one or more users of the device;

an output interface to;

display selected elements of the stored interaction information; and

logic to;

receive a request to display at least some of the stored interaction information,

retrieve at least some of the stored interaction information responsive to the request, and

display the retrieved information via the output interface.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein the profile information associated with each of the one or more users includes at least a user identification and a graphical element representative of the user.

16. The device of claim 15, further comprising:

retrieving, for each of the user interactions, the graphical element corresponding to the user interaction based on the stored user identification information for the user interaction,

wherein the logic to display the retrieved information further comprises logic to display the graphical element corresponding to the user interaction.

17. The device of claim 16, wherein the graphical element comprises an avatar associated with a particular user.

18. The device of claim 15, wherein the logic to display the retrieved information further comprises:

logic to display a status element representative of a status of one of the user interactions,

wherein the status element and the graphical element are integrated into an indicator icon associated with the one of the user interactions.

19. The device of claim 18, wherein the logic to display the retrieved information further comprises:

logic to display, for each of the user interactions, the indicator icon, wherein the indicator icon further comprises an origin element representative of an origin of the user interaction.

20. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

receive identification information associated with one or more users;

receive interactions from the one or more users relating to content displayed on a television device;

capture interaction information associated with the interactions, wherein the interaction information includes at least interaction type information, interaction status information, interaction origin information, and user identification information;

store the captured interaction information;

receive a request to display at least some of the captured interaction information;

retrieve at least some of the captured information responsive to the request; and

display the retrieved information.