Viewer Interface for a Content Delivery System
First Claim
1. A user interface, comprising:
- an interactive graphical display configured to present information to which a viewer can respond,the user interface being configured to collect information, which can be used by a content operation center to determine viewing preferences of the viewer by;
causing communication of personal information disclosed by the viewer to the content operation center via a receiver controller,causing communication of the viewer'"'"'s interactions with programming content to the content operation center via the receiver controller, andcausing communication of at least one of (a) ratings and subscriptions of programming content and (b) the viewer'"'"'s viewing behavior to the content operation center via a receiver controller;
whereinthe interactive graphical display is further configured to aid the receiver controller in organizing and presenting programming content that can be received from at least one of broadcast transmission and unicast transmission in accordance with the viewer'"'"'s viewing preferences.
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Abstract
A viewer interface for a content delivery system is described. In one embodiment, a method for displaying programming content described. This method, occurring in a receiver controller, includes receiving a user identification from an user interface device; in response to the user identification, activating an interactive graphical display personalized for a viewer identified by the user identification; and displaying, in the interactive graphical display, a menu of programming content that can be personalized for the viewer according to the viewer'"'"'s viewing preferences, wherein the programming content can be received from at least one of a broadcast transmission and unicast transmission. Other embodiments are also described.
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30 Claims
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1. A user interface, comprising:
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an interactive graphical display configured to present information to which a viewer can respond, the user interface being configured to collect information, which can be used by a content operation center to determine viewing preferences of the viewer by; causing communication of personal information disclosed by the viewer to the content operation center via a receiver controller, causing communication of the viewer'"'"'s interactions with programming content to the content operation center via the receiver controller, and causing communication of at least one of (a) ratings and subscriptions of programming content and (b) the viewer'"'"'s viewing behavior to the content operation center via a receiver controller;
whereinthe interactive graphical display is further configured to aid the receiver controller in organizing and presenting programming content that can be received from at least one of broadcast transmission and unicast transmission in accordance with the viewer'"'"'s viewing preferences. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for displaying advertisements, comprising:
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presenting a programming content in an interactive graphical display, wherein the interactive graphical display is personalized according to a viewer'"'"'s viewing preference; in response to a first user command to perform an operation on the presented programming content, displaying a targeted advertisement over the presented programming content during the operation on the programming content; and ceasing display of the targeted advertisement in response to a second user command. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method to display programming content, comprising:
while presenting a first programming content on a display, partitioning the display into at least a first, second, and third areas; displaying, in the first area, a menu of items including at least one of a category of programming content and a list of programming content wherein programming content in at least one category is viewer-preferred content; allowing a viewer to perform at least one of browsing and selecting an item from the menu; if the user selects an item from the menu, displaying, in the second area, information about a programming content corresponding to the item selected from the menu; and displaying, in a third area, a window in which the viewer can perform at least one of continuing to view the first programming content and previewing at least a segment of a the programming content corresponding to the item selected from the menu. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
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presenting a first programming content, from a list of preferred programming content, on a display; upon termination of the first program, automatically providing a choice to a viewer to select at least a second programming content from the list of programming content; and upon receiving the viewer'"'"'s selection of the second program;
presenting the second program on the display. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A content delivery system, comprising:
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a content operation center configured to broadcast programming content; a networked antenna subsystem in communication with a local area network and configured to receive the broadcast programming content; a receiver controller in communication with the local area network and having a plurality of associated content viewers, the receiver controller being configured to; provide instructions for the networked antenna subsystem to capture a selected programming content previously identified as being preferred by at least one of a plurality of viewers associated with the receiver controller; cause storage of the captured selected programming content; receive a user identification identifying a unique one of the plurality of viewers; and cause presentation, in a user interface of at least a portion of the stored selected programming content for the unique one of the plurality of viewers based on user identification and viewing preferences of the unique one of the viewers. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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