PRIMARY SCREEN VIEW CONTROL THROUGH KINETIC UI FRAMEWORK

• US 20130007793A1
• Filed: 04/29/2011
• Published: 01/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Thomson Licensing (Vantiva SA)
• Inventors: Anthru, Shemimon Manalikudy, Cahnbley, Jens, Campana, David Anthony, Anderson, David Brian, Mandrekar, Ishan
• Application Number:
  US13/635,056
• Publication Number:
  US 20130007793A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• 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 21/42209 for displaying non-command information, e.g. electronic program guide [EPG], e-mail, messages or a second television channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4222 Remote control device emulator integrated into a non-television apparatus, e.g. a PDA, media center or smart toy remote control device for a television receiver integrated into a mobile phone H04M1/72415
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42224 Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44222 Analytics of user selections, e.g. selection of programs or purchase activity monitoring of user selections in data processing systems G06F11/34; arrangements for monitoring the user's behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4667 Processing of monitored end-user data, e.g. trend analysis based on the log file of viewer selections
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8133 specifically related to the content, e.g. biography of the actors in a movie, detailed information about an article seen in a video program
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73

Abstract

A method and system for generating a dynamic user interface on a second screen control device for controlling the content being displayed on primary viewing screen. The method and system utilizes view context which is based on the content being displayed, additional information, and the type of second screen control device. The view context is then used to generate the user interface on the second screen control device.

Claims

1. A method for providing a dynamic user interface on a second screen control device to control content on a primary display screen, the method comprising:

monitoring content being displayed on the primary display screen;

obtaining additional information about the content being displayed on primary screen;

generating a view context based on the content being monitored, additional information, and functionality of the second screen control device; and

providing the view context to the second screen control device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of monitoring the content being displayed on the primary display screen comprises:

obtaining a current channel being displayed; and

obtaining program information for the current channel being displayed.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the current channel being displayed is obtained from a tuner.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the program information for the current channel being displayed is obtained from an electronic program guide.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of obtaining additional information about the content being displayed is performed by a related data extractor.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of obtaining additional information about the content being displayed comprises:

obtaining user profile data; and

obtaining content related information from the internet.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the user profile data is obtained from a user profiler.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the steps of generating a view context based on the content being monitored, additional information, and functionality of the touch screen control device;

and providing the view context to the second screen control device is performed by a view context creator.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a user interface display on the second screen control device based on the view context.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the step of generating a user interface display on the second screen control device based on the view context is performed by a display controller.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving user a command from the second screen control device; and

performing the command.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the step of receiving a user command comprises the steps of:

detecting an event; and

interpreting the event.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the step of detecting of an event is performed by and event listener.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the step of interpreting of an event is performed by and event interpreter.

15. A system for controlling content on a primary display screen using a dynamically created user interface on a second screen control device, the system comprising:

a client comprising;

a first display control for controlling a display of the second screen control device; and

an event listener for receiving commands from a user on the second screen control device; and

a server in communication with the client, the server comprising;

a view context creator for generating a view context based on the content being displayed on the primary display screen, additional information, and functionality of the second screen control device; and

an event interpreter for receiving the commands from the user provided by the event listener and interpreting the commands in view of the view context generated by the view context creator.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the server further comprises:

a related data extractor for extracting additional data related to the content being displayed on the primary display device.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the server further comprises:

a tuner in communication with the related data extractor; and

an electronic program guide in communication with the tuner and the related data extractor.

18. The system of claim 16 wherein the server further comprises a user profiler in communication with the related data extractor for providing user profile data.

19. The system of claim 15 wherein the server further comprises a second display controller in communication with the view context creator for controlling the display of the primary display screen.

20. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to perform method steps for providing a dynamic user interface on a second screen control device to control content on a primary display screen;

including;

monitoring the content being displayed on the primary display screen;

obtaining additional information about content being displayed on primary screen;

generating a user interface for the second screen control device based on the content being monitored, additional information, and functionality of the second screen control device; and

displaying the user interface on the second screen control device.