PANEL USER INTERFACE FOR AN INTELLIGENT TELEVISION
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- presenting, via a display of an intelligent television (TV), live TV broadcast content, wherein the live TV broadcast content is presented to a first portion of the display;
receiving an application panel input at the intelligent TV, wherein the application panel input corresponds to at least one of a categories input, a favorites input, and a search input;
determining, by a processor associated with the intelligent TV and in response to receiving the application panel input, live TV application panel content that corresponds to a live TV application and the application panel input received;
retrieving, from at least one source, the live TV application panel content; and
presenting, via the display, the live TV application panel content to a second portion of the display, wherein the second portion of the display is associated with a live TV application panel, and wherein the live TV application panel overlaps at least a portion of the presented live TV broadcast content.
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Abstract
An intelligent television, methods for displaying content, and methods for user interaction between the intelligent television and the user are provided. In general, a user is provided with an application panel allowing for navigation, categories, favorites, and search options that enable one or more functions associated with the intelligent television. The presentation of options is based on input received by the intelligent television. As a user provides input to the intelligent television via a remote control or other input device. The intelligent television is configured to interpret the input and provide interactive functionality in the form of content presented to the display of the intelligent television without obstructing the user from viewing content displayed on the screen of the intelligent television.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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presenting, via a display of an intelligent television (TV), live TV broadcast content, wherein the live TV broadcast content is presented to a first portion of the display; receiving an application panel input at the intelligent TV, wherein the application panel input corresponds to at least one of a categories input, a favorites input, and a search input; determining, by a processor associated with the intelligent TV and in response to receiving the application panel input, live TV application panel content that corresponds to a live TV application and the application panel input received; retrieving, from at least one source, the live TV application panel content; and presenting, via the display, the live TV application panel content to a second portion of the display, wherein the second portion of the display is associated with a live TV application panel, and wherein the live TV application panel overlaps at least a portion of the presented live TV broadcast content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, perform the method comprising:
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presenting, via a display of an intelligent television (TV), live TV broadcast content, wherein the live TV broadcast content is presented to a first portion of the display; receiving an application panel input at the intelligent TV, wherein the application panel input corresponds to at least one of a categories input, a favorites input, and a search input; determining, by a processor associated with the intelligent TV and in response to receiving the application panel input, live TV application panel content that corresponds to a live TV application and the application panel input received; retrieving, from at least one source, the live TV application panel content; and presenting, via the display, the live TV application panel content to a second portion of the display, wherein the second portion of the display is associated with a live TV application panel, and wherein the live TV application panel overlaps at least a portion of the presented live TV broadcast content. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system, comprising:
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an intelligent television (TV) having a display and a tuner, wherein the tuner is configured to receive and convert broadcast content signals to be displayed by the display; an input device associated with the intelligent TV; a memory; and a microprocessor operable to; present, via a display of an intelligent television (TV), live TV broadcast content, wherein the live TV broadcast content is presented to a first portion of the display; receive an application panel input at the intelligent TV, wherein the application panel input corresponds to at least one of a categories input, a favorites input, and a search input; determine, by a processor associated with the intelligent TV and in response to receiving the application panel input, live TV application panel content that corresponds to a live TV application and the application panel input received; retrieve, from at least one source, the live TV application panel content; and present, via the display, the live TV application panel content to a second portion of the display, wherein the second portion of the display is associated with a live TV application panel, and wherein the live TV application panel overlaps at least a portion of the presented live TV broadcast content. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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