PVR Hyperlinks Functionality in Triggered Declarative Objects for PVR Functions

• US 20110299827A1
• Filed: 03/02/2011
• Published: 12/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Eyer, Mark Kenneth
• Granted Patent: US 10,419,811 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/230
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/433 Content storage operation, e.g. storage operation in response to a pause request, caching operations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4345 Extraction or processing of SI, e.g. extracting service information from an MPEG stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4424 Monitoring of the internal components or processes of the client device, e.g. CPU or memory load, processing speed, timer, counter or percentage of the hard disk space used error monitoring in general G06F11/30; arrangements for monitoring conditions of receiving stations in broadcast systems H04H60/32; diagnosis, testing or measuring for television receivers H04N17/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/458 Scheduling content for creating a personalised stream, e.g. by combining a locally stored advertisement with an incoming stream; Updating operations, e.g. for OS modules ; time-related management operations arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast or during the distribution H04H20/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47217 for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4758 for providing answers, e.g. voting
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/858 Linking data to content, e.g. by linking an URL to a video object, by creating a hotspot

Abstract

A method consistent with certain implementations involves receiving a triggered declarative object (TDO) at a digital television receiver device that carries out a programmed routine when user activated; the TDO further including a scripted control object that when activated by the viewer implements a Personal Video Recorder (PVR) function; and executing the TDO to cause the TDO to generate a signal that presents the scripted control object. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a triggered declarative object (TDO) to a digital television receiver device that carries out a programmed routine when user activated;

the TDO further including a scripted control object that when activated by the viewer implements a Personal Video Recorder (PVR) function on an identified item of program content;

displaying the control object on a display;

receiving a signal indicating user activation of the control object; and

carrying out the said PVR function responsive to receipt of the signal, where the PVR function comprises retrieval and storage functions related to the said identified item of program content.

2. A method, comprising:

receiving a triggered declarative object (TDO) at a digital television receiver device that carries out a programmed routine when user activated;

the TDO further including a scripted control object that when activated by the viewer implements a Personal Video Recorder (PVR) function; and

executing the TDO to cause the TDO to generate a signal that presents the scripted control object.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising displaying the control object on a display.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising receiving a signal indicating activation by the user of the control object;

and carrying out the PVR function responsive to receipt of the signal.

5. The method according to claim 2, where activation of the scripted control object results in recording a television program.

6. The method according to claim 5, where metadata in the TDO defines a target channel where the television program may be received.

7. The method according to claim 2, where activation of the scripted control object results in retrieval and storage of an item of non-real-time (NRT) program content specified in the TDO.

8. The method according to claim 2, where activation of the control object results in retrieval of an indicated item of stored program content and rendering of the item of the content.

9. The method according to claim 2, where the TDO contains a script with an application program interface (API) call that causes the television receiver to set up a PVR recording of a program, by providing a channel identifier, date and time, and duration.

10. The method according to claim 9, where the channel identifier comprises a virtual channel number or service identifier.

11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed on one or more programmed processors, carry out a method according to claim 2.

12. A device, comprising:

a processor;

a digital television receiver device adapted to receive a triggered declarative object (TDO) to a digital television receiver device that carries out a programmed routine on the processor when user activated;

the TDO further including a scripted control object that when activated by the viewer implements a PVR function; and

where the processor is programmed to execute the TDO to cause the TDO to generate a signal that presents the scripted control object.

13. The device according to claim 12, where the processor produces a signal that displays the scripted control object on a display.

14. The device according to claim 13, where the processor receives a signal indicating activation of the scripted control object and carries out instructions implementing the PVR function responsive to receipt of the signal.

15. The device according to claim 14, where activation of the scripted control object results in recording a television program.

16. The device according to claim 14, where metadata in the TDO defines a target channel where the television program may be found.

17. The device according to claim 14, where activation of the scripted control object results in retrieval and storage of an item of non-real-time (NRT) program content specified in the TDO.

18. The device according to claim 14, where activation of the scripted control object results in retrieval of an indicated item of content and rendering of the item of the content.

19. The device according to claim 14, where the TDO contains a script with an application program interface (API) call that causes the television receiver to set up a PVR recording of a program, by providing a channel identifier, date and time, and duration.

20. The method according to claim 19, where the channel identifier comprises a virtual channel number or service identifier.