CONTENT TRANSFORMATION FOR LEAN-BACK ENTERTAINMENT
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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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Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus, a method and a computer program product for adapting a document with actively selectable content, e.g., web-based content, for consumption in a lean-back mode. The document is rendered in a way that it can be optimally consumed in the lean-back mode. The multimedia content of the document (images, text, etc.) is transformed into a continuous information flow (e.g. video) that can be rendered as if it were a television channel, for example.
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13 Claims
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13)
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12. An apparatus for transforming a web page with actively selectable content into at least one continuous information flow for passive consumption, said apparatus comprising:
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a) a partitioner (S10) for partitioning said web page into a plurality of blocks of consistent regions; b) a priority allocator (S20) for calculating 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) a classifier (S40) for classifying said blocks either as active blocks soliciting input from a user or as passive blocks containing content for passive consumption; d) a linearizer (S50) for calculating a presentation order for said blocks at least based on said assigned block priority; and e) a flow generator (S60) for rendering 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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