HOME DEVICE CONTROL ON TELEVISION
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- presenting, by a set-top box, video content on a television;
receiving, by the set-top box, a user request to present an interactive home controls application on the television;
requesting, by the set-top box and based on the user request, information associated with a plurality of home devices;
receiving, by the set-top box, the information associated with the plurality of home devices;
generating, by the set-top box and based on the home device information, an interactive home controls frame that includes a plurality of functional tiles for managing home devices; and
presenting, by the set-top box, the interactive home controls frame, including at least one of the plurality of functional tiles, and the video content on the television.
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Abstract
A set-top box may present video content on a television and receive a user request to present an interactive home controls application on the television. Based on the user request, the set-top box may retrieve information associated with one of multiple home devices, and may generate, based on the home device information, an interactive home controls frame that includes functional tiles for managing the home devices. At least one of the functional tiles may include information associated with the one of the multiple home devices and options to control the one of the multiple devices. The set-top box may simultaneously present to the user the interactive home controls frame, including at least one of the functional tiles, and the video content on the television.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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presenting, by a set-top box, video content on a television; receiving, by the set-top box, a user request to present an interactive home controls application on the television; requesting, by the set-top box and based on the user request, information associated with a plurality of home devices; receiving, by the set-top box, the information associated with the plurality of home devices; generating, by the set-top box and based on the home device information, an interactive home controls frame that includes a plurality of functional tiles for managing home devices; and presenting, by the set-top box, the interactive home controls frame, including at least one of the plurality of functional tiles, and the video content on the television. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
a set-top box to; present video content on a television, receive a user request to present an interactive home controls application on the television, request, based on the user request, information associated with one of a plurality of home devices, receive, the information associated with the one of the plurality of home devices, generate, based on the home device information, an interactive home controls frame that includes a plurality of functional tiles for managing home devices, wherein at least one of the functional tiles includes information associated with the one of the plurality of home devices, and present the interactive home controls frame, including at least one of the plurality of functional tiles, and the video content on the television. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A set-top box, comprising:
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a memory to store a plurality of instructions; and a processor to execute instructions in the memory to; present video content on a television, receive, via a remote control, a user request to present an interactive home controls application on the television, obtain, based on the user request, information associated with at least one of a plurality of home devices, generate, based on the information associated with the at least one of the plurality of home devices, an interactive home controls frame that includes multiple functional tiles for managing the home devices, wherein at least one of the multiple functional tiles includes information associated with the at least one of the plurality of home devices, and present simultaneously the interactive home controls frame and the video content on the television. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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