ON-DEMAND USER-INTERFACE

• US 20120144424A1
• Filed: 12/07/2011
• Published: 06/07/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Vudu Incorporated (Comcast Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Vudu Incorporated (Comcast Corporation)
• Inventors: Ganesan, Prasanna, Fuller, Todd
• Application Number:
  US13/313,973
• Publication Number:
  US 20120144424A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/437 Interfacing the upstream path of the transmission network, e.g. for transmitting client requests to a VOD server flow control in data networks H04L47/10; streaming protocols, e.g. RTP or RTCP, H04L65/65; scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests in data packet switching networks H04L67/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64322 IP

Abstract

Embodiments described herein provide a method and system for creating and displaying a media presentation. Data is received corresponding to a video program from a content delivery network. The video program is displayed on a display device. A plurality of display features are generated and displayed on the display device concurrently with the video program. The display features are selectable, and in response to a user selecting a display feature, content from a specific site associated with the selected display feature is retrieved. The retrieved content is concurrently displayed with the video program.

Claims

1. A method for creating and displaying a media presentation, the method being performed by one or more processors and comprising:

receiving data corresponding to a video program from a content delivery network;

displaying the video program using the data on a display device that receives the data from the content delivery network;

generating a plurality of display features that are displayed concurrently with the displayed video program, at least some of the plurality of display features each being selectable to cause the display device to retrieve content from a third party site associated with the display feature;

in response to a user selecting one of the at least some of the display features, retrieving content from a corresponding third party site associated the selected display feature; and

displaying the retrieved content concurrently with the video program.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising enabling the user to interact with a dedicated remote control device of the display device in order to navigate the media presentation and select an individual display feature from the plurality of display features.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving data corresponding to the video program includes receiving the data by streaming.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the video program includes displaying the video program in high-definition video quality.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the video program is at least one of:

(i) a movie, (ii) a movie trailer, (iii) a television program, or (iv) a video clip.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of display features is a selectable graphic image corresponding to a specific site associated with each of the plurality of display features.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein retrieving content from a specific site does not interrupt the displaying of the video program.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein retrieving content from a specific site automatically decreases the viewing size of the displayed video program.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising enabling the user to concurrently browse the retrieved content while displaying the video program.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein enabling the user to concurrently browse the retrieved content includes enabling the user to select a second video program for playback.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising enabling the user to concurrently browse a video program ordering page while displaying the video program.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the video program ordering page includes a plurality of video programs available for ordering and for playback from the content delivery network.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein enabling the user to concurrently browse the video program ordering page includes enabling the user to select a second video program for playback from the plurality of video programs available.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising, in response to the user selecting a second video program for playback, (i) receiving data corresponding to the second video program, and (ii) displaying the second video program on the display device using the data corresponding to the second video program.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein enabling the user to select a second video program for playback from the plurality of video programs available includes (i) purchasing the second video program if the second video program is available on the content delivery network, or (ii) adding the second video program to a wish list if the second video program is not yet available on the content delivery network.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising if the second video program is added to the wish list, notifying the user that the second video program is available for playback when the second video program is available from the content delivery network.

17. A method for creating and displaying a media presentation, the method being performed by one or more processors and comprising:

generating a plurality of display features that are displayed on a display device, wherein each of the plurality of display features is selectable to cause the display device to retrieve content from a third party site associated with that display feature;

in response to a user selecting one of the plurality of display features, (i) retrieving content from a third party site associated with the selected display feature, (ii) displaying the retrieved content on the display device, and (iii) enabling the user to browse the retrieved content;

enabling the user to browse the media presentation and select at least one of a plurality of video programs for playback, the video program being provided by a content delivery network;

in response to the user selecting a video program, receiving data corresponding to the selected video program from the content delivery network; and

displaying the selected video program using said data, the video program being concurrently displayed with the retrieved content on the display device.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising enabling the user to concurrently browse the retrieved content while displaying the selected video program.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein receiving data corresponding to the selected video program includes receiving said data by streaming.

20. A method for creating and displaying a media presentation, the method being performed by one or more processors and comprising:

receiving data corresponding to a first video information page from a content delivery network;

displaying the first video information page on a display device using the data corresponding to the first video information page, wherein the first video information page includes (i) information about the specific video program, and (ii) a plurality of selectable links;

enabling a user to browse the first video information page and select at least one of the plurality of selectable links;

in response to the user selecting one of the plurality of selectable links associated with a third party informational search site, retrieving content from the third party informational search site that corresponds to the specific video program;

presenting the retrieved content on the display device, wherein presenting the retrieved content includes providing one or more selectable features related to at least a portion of the retrieved content; and

in response to the user selecting one of the one or more selectable features, (i) receiving data corresponding to a second video information page from the content delivery network, and (ii) displaying the second video information page corresponding, the second video information page being related to the selected one of the selectable features.