TV-Centric Actions in Triggered Declarative Objects

• US 20110302599A1
• Filed: 03/02/2011
• Published: 12/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Eyer, Mark Kenneth
• Application Number:
  US13/038,939
• Publication Number:
  US 20110302599A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/28
• 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 according to certain implementations involves receiving by pre-delivery a triggered declarative object (TDO) at a digital television receiver device that carries out a programmed routine when user activated; the TDO including a scripted control object that when activated by the viewer implements a television-centric action; receiving a signal as a result of view activation of the scripted control object; and executing the scripted control object upon receipt of the signal. 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) at a digital television receiver device that carries out a programmed routine when viewer activated;

the TDO including a scripted control object that when activated by the viewer implements a television-centric action;

receiving a signal representing a user activation of the scripted control object; and

carrying out the television-centric action upon receipt of the signal, where activation of the scripted control object results in a channel change to a target channel and where the TDO identifies the target channel.

2. A method, comprising:

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

the TDO including a scripted control object that when activated implements a television-centric action;

receiving a signal that activates the scripted control object; and

executing the scripted control object upon receipt of the signal.

3. The method according to claim 2, where the TDO includes data defining an announcement that is made when the TDO is activated by the trigger, where the announcement provides a viewer with information about the television-centric action.

4. The method according to claim 2, further comprising upon receiving the signal activating the scripted control object, carrying out the television-centric action.

5. The method according to claim 2, where receiving the signal activates the scripted control object and results in a channel change to a target channel.

6. The method according to claim 5, where the TDO identifies the target channel.

7. The method according to claim 2, where activation of the scripted control object results in selection of an alternate video Elementary Stream.

8. The method according to claim 7, where the alternate video Elementary Stream comprises a video Elementary Stream that carries an alternate viewing angle.

9. The method according to claim 2, where selection of the scripted control object results in a rendering of an alternate audio track.

10. The method according to claim 2, where activation of the scripted control object results in selection of an alternate Elementary Stream that carries a version of the content having alternate censorship.

11. The method according to claim 2, where the TDO is received via at least one of a satellite broadcast, a cable television transmission, a terrestrial television broadcast and the Internet.

12. The method according to claim 2, where the TDO is activated by a viewer selection of the control object.

13. The method according to claim 2, where the TDO determines a parental control setting of the television receiver device and takes an action consistent with the parental rating.

14. 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.

15. A device, comprising:

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

the TDO including a scripted control object that when activated implements a television-centric action; and

a receiver configured to receive a signal that activates the scripted control object; and

a processor programmed to execute the scripted control object upon receipt of the signal.

16. The device according to claim 15, where the TDO includes data defining an announcement that is made with the TDO is activated by the trigger, where the announcement provides the viewer with information about the television-centric action.

17. The device according to claim 15, where selection of the scripted control object results in a channel change to a target channel.

18. The device according to claim 15, where the TDO identifies the target channel.

19. The device according to claim 15, where activation of the scripted control object results in selection of an alternate video Elementary Stream.

20. The device according to claim 19, where the alternate video Elementary Stream carries an alternate viewing angle.

21. The device according to claim 15, where activation of the scripted control object results in a rendering of an alternate audio track.

22. The device according to claim 15, where activation of the scripted control object results in selection of at least one alternate Elementary Stream that carries a version of the content having alternate censorship.

23. The device according to claim 15, where the TDO is received via at least one of a satellite broadcast, a cable television transmission, a terrestrial television broadcast and the Internet.

24. The device according to claim 15, where the TDO is activated by viewer selection of the control object.

25. The device according to claim 15, where the TDO determines a parental control setting of the television receiver device and takes an action consistent with the parental rating.

26. A device, comprising:

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

the TDO further including a scripted control object that when activated implements a television-centric action; and

a receiver that receives a signal that activates the scripted control object; and

a processor that executes the scripted control object upon receipt of the signal.

27. The device according to claim 26, where the TDO includes data defining an announcement that is made with the TDO is activated by the trigger, where the announcement provides the viewer with information about the television-centric action.

28. The device according to claim 26, where selection of the scripted control object results in at least one of:

a channel change to a target channel, where the TDO identifies the target channel;

selection of an alternate video Elementary Stream;

rendering of an alternate audio track

selection of at least one alternate Elementary Stream that carries a version of the content having alternate censorship or an alternate viewing angle.

29. The device according to claim 26, where the TDO is received via at least one of a satellite broadcast, a cable television transmission, a terrestrial television broadcast and the Internet.

30. The device according to claim 26, where the TDO is activated by viewer selection of the control object.

31. The device according to claim 26, where the TDO determines a parental control setting of the television receiver device and takes an action consistent with the parental rating.