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CONTENT TRANSFORMATION FOR LEAN-BACK ENTERTAINMENT

  • US 20130097477A1
  • Filed: 08/26/2011
  • Published: 04/18/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of transforming a web page with actively selectable content into at least one continuous information flow for passive consumption, said method comprising:

  • a) partitioning (S10) said web page into a plurality of blocks of consistent regions;

    b) calculating (S20) a respective block priority for each of said blocks based on an importance of the block within said web page and assigning to each of said blocks the respective calculated block priority;

    c) classifying (S40) said blocks either as active blocks soliciting input from a user or as passive blocks containing content for passive consumption;

    d) calculating (S50) a presentation order for said blocks at least based on said assigned block priority; and

    e) rendering (S60) said blocks in the form of said at least one continuous information flow in dependence on their classification and content, wherein active blocks are separately rendered so as to be displayed at a predetermined position on a display screen and to provide and to enable user interaction via a remote control device during passive consumption, and wherein said at least one information flow comprises a video information flow and an audio information flow.

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