Managing Extra Space on Ultra High Definition Display Presenting High Definition Video

• US 20140253801A1
• Filed: 03/11/2013
• Published: 09/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Candelore, Brant, Clift, Graham, Kondo, Kazumoto, Zustak, Frederick J., Richman, Steven Martin
• Granted Patent: US 9,667,904 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/564
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4438 Window management, e.g. event handling following interaction with the user interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4858 for modifying screen layout parameters, e.g. fonts, size of the windows

Abstract

A UHD display presents multiple video windows and a control device enables a user to establish the layout of the windows, either by selecting from templates of predetermined layouts or by constructing a custom layout. The UHD display can communicate messages to the control device if a particular layout fails to conform to predetermined rules depending on the types of applications to be presented in the various windows.

Claims

1. A control device for controlling a display configured for presenting video in at least first and second regions on the display simultaneously, comprising:

processor configured for controlling a display;

transceiver controlled by the processor to send signals to the display; and

computer readable storage medium bearing instructions executable by the processor to;

present on the display at least first and second images of respective first and second window layouts, the first window layout arranging at least first and second windows in a first configuration, the second window layout arranging at least the first and second windows in a second configuration, the layouts being presented on the display simultaneously with each other; and

responsive to receipt of a user selection of the first image, sending a signal to the display to arrange content according to the first configuration, and responsive to receipt of a user selection of the second image, sending a signal to the display to arrange content according to the second configuration.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the display is an ultra high definition (UHD) display configured for presenting video in 2160 pixel lines or 4320 pixel lines.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the control device is embodied as a tablet computer.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to present a modification UI on the display to allow the user to command the display to alter a configuration of a window layout.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein the modification UI permits a user to resize a window on the modification UI.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the processor is configured to send to the display a re-size command to cause the display to resize its windows to mirror the modification UI.

7. Method comprising:

presenting on a display of a control device first and second window layouts simultaneously, each layout including plural windows;

receiving a user selection of the first window layout; and

responsive to the user selection of the first window layout, sending a command to a video display device (VDD) to present content in plural windows according to the first window layout.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving a user selection of the second window layout; and

responsive to the user selection of the second window layout, sending a command to a VDD to present content in plural windows according to the second window layout.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the VDD is an ultra high definition (UHD) display configured for presenting video in 2160 pixel lines or 4320 pixel lines.

10. The method of claim 7, comprising presenting a modification UI on the display to allow the user to command the VDD to alter a configuration of a window layout.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the modification UI permits a user to resize a window on the modification UI.

12. The method of claim 11, comprising sending to the VDD a re-size command to cause the VDD to resize its windows to mirror the modification UI.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the control device is embodied as a tablet computer.

14. An ultra high definition (UHD) display device (UHDDD) comprising:

a UHD display configured for presenting first and second video contents in respective first and second windows of the display; and

a processor configured for controlling the UHD display to present demanded images, the processor configured for;

receiving a user command to launch an application for presentation on the UHDDD;

comparing the command against a set of presentation rules to determine if an application window representing the application can be added to the UHDDD without violating one or more of the presentation rules;

responsive to a determination that the application window representing the application can be added to the display without violating one or more of the presentation rules, presenting on the UHDDD the application window; and

responsive to a determination that the application window cannot be added to those already being presented on the UHDDD without violating one or more presentation rules, accessing the presentation rules to determine an alternate action.

15. The UHD display device of claim 14, wherein the application is a first application and wherein the processor is configured for, responsive to a determination that the application window representing the application can be added to the UHDDD without violating one or more of the presentation rules, presenting on the UHDDD the application window, the application window is grouped with application windows representing existing applications in the same category as the first application.

16. The UHD display device of claim 14, wherein the alternate action is presenting on a user interface (UI) an option for a user to override the rules.

17. The UHD display device of claim 14, wherein the alternate action is presenting the application window in a way that overlays, according to the presentation rules, one or more existing application windows.

18. The UHD display device of claim 14, wherein the alternate action is presenting the application window in a way that replaces, according to the presentation rules, one or more existing application windows.

19. The UHD display device of claim 14, wherein the alternate action is presenting the application window in a way that resizes, according to the presentation rules, one or more existing application windows.