MOSAIC FOCUS CONTROL
First Claim
1. A television receiver comprising:
- one or more processors; and
a memory communicatively coupled with, and readable by, the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;
receive, from a user of the television receiver, a set of viewing rules that define a focus preference of the user;
cause the television receiver to output, to a presentation device, a video mosaic comprising a plurality of pieces of content presented as a plurality of tiles, wherein each piece of content is linked with a corresponding audio stream from a plurality of audio streams;
select a piece of content for focus from the plurality of pieces of content based on the set of viewing rules defined by the user; and
cause the television receiver to output only an audio stream linked with the piece of content being focused on from among the plurality of audio streams.
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Abstract
A television receiver may be configured to receive, from a user of the television receiver, a set of viewing rules that define a focus preference of the user. The television receiver may output, to a presentation device, a video mosaic comprising a plurality of pieces of content presented as a plurality of tiles. Each piece of content may be linked with a corresponding audio stream from a plurality of audio streams. The television receiver may select a piece of content for focus from the plurality of pieces of content based on the set of viewing rules defined by the user. The television receiver may output only an audio stream linked with the piece of content being focused on from among the plurality of audio streams.
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20 Claims
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1. A television receiver comprising:
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one or more processors; and a memory communicatively coupled with, and readable by, the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to; receive, from a user of the television receiver, a set of viewing rules that define a focus preference of the user; cause the television receiver to output, to a presentation device, a video mosaic comprising a plurality of pieces of content presented as a plurality of tiles, wherein each piece of content is linked with a corresponding audio stream from a plurality of audio streams; select a piece of content for focus from the plurality of pieces of content based on the set of viewing rules defined by the user; and cause the television receiver to output only an audio stream linked with the piece of content being focused on from among the plurality of audio streams. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for presenting content, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a television receiver from a user, a set of viewing rules that define a focus preference of the user; outputting, by the television receiver to a presentation device, a video mosaic comprising a plurality of pieces of content presented as a plurality of tiles, wherein each piece of content is linked with a corresponding audio stream from a plurality of audio streams; selecting, by the television receiver, a piece of content for focus from the plurality of pieces of content based on the set of viewing rules defined by the user; and outputting, by the television receiver, only an audio stream linked with the piece of content being focused on from among the plurality of audio streams. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory processor-readable medium for presenting content, comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to:
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receive, from a user of a television receiver, a set of viewing rules that define a focus preference of the user; cause the television receiver to output, to a presentation device, a video mosaic comprising a plurality of pieces of content presented as a plurality of tiles, wherein each piece of content is linked with a corresponding audio stream from a plurality of audio streams; select a piece of content for focus from the plurality of pieces of content based on the set of viewing rules defined by the user; and cause the television receiver to output only an audio stream linked with the piece of content being focused on from among the plurality of audio streams. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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