METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SELECTING MEDIA GUIDANCE FUNCTIONS BASED ON TACTILE ATTRIBUTES OF A USER INPUT

• US 20150185840A1
• Filed: 12/27/2013
• Published: 07/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: UV Corporation (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: United Video Properties Incorporated (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Golyshko, Phil, Dustin, Andy
• Granted Patent: US 9,483,118 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42224 Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control
• 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 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72

Abstract

Methods and systems are disclosed herein for a media guidance application that determines the tactile attributes (e.g., an amount of pressure applied by a user, a length of time pressure is applied by a user, a velocity of the user input, etc.) associated with a received user input and determines which media guidance function, of a plurality of media guidance functions, is associated with the tactile attributes.

Claims

1. A method for selecting media guidance functions based on tactile attributes, the method comprising:

receiving a user input;

determining an amount of pressure applied by a user associated with the user input;

cross-referencing the amount of pressure applied by the user with a database listing a plurality of media guidance functions, each associated with a different amount of pressure, to determine a media guidance function associated with the amount of pressure applied by the user;

selecting the media guidance function from the plurality of media guidance functions; and

performing the media guidance function in response to the user input.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of media guidance functions is associated with a different fast-access playback operation.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein a first fast-access playback operation is a rewind operation, and a second fast-access playback operation is a start over operation.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of media guidance functions is associated with a different fast-access playback operation speed.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein a first fast-access playback operation speed indicates a first number of frames skipped during the fast-access playback operation, and a second fast-access playback operation speed indicates a second number of frames skipped during the fast-access playback operation.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a first media guidance function of the plurality of media guidance functions relates to replacing current content with new content on a display device, and a second media guidance function of the plurality of media guidance functions relates to presenting the new content simultaneously with the current content on the display device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the second media guidance function of the plurality of media guidance functions relates to presenting the new content in a picture-in-a-picture window overlaid on the current content.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of media guidance functions is associated with a different channel scan speed.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of media guidance functions is associated with a different number of user devices affected by the media guidance function.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a length of time the amount of pressure is applied by the user; and

selecting the media guidance function based on the length of time the amount of pressure is applied by the user.

11. A system for selecting media guidance functions based on tactile attributes, the system comprising control circuitry that:

receives a user input;

determines an amount of pressure applied by a user associated with the user input;

cross-references the amount of pressure applied by the user with a database listing a plurality of media guidance functions, each associated with a different amount of pressure, to determine a media guidance function associated with the amount of pressure applied by the user;

selects the media guidance function from the plurality of media guidance functions; and

performs the media guidance function in response to the user input.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of media guidance functions is associated with a different fast-access playback operation.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein a first fast-access playback operation is a rewind operation, and a second fast-access playback operation is a start over operation.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of media guidance functions is associated with a different fast-access playback operation speed.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein a first fast-access playback operation speed indicates a first number of frames skipped during the fast-access playback operation, and a second fast-access playback operation speed indicates a second number of frames skipped during the fast-access playback operation.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein a first media guidance function of the plurality of media guidance functions relates to replacing current content with new content on a display device, and a second media guidance function of the plurality of media guidance functions relates to presenting the new content simultaneously with the current content on the display device.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the second media guidance function of the plurality of media guidance functions relates to presenting the new content in a picture-in-a-picture window overlaid on the current content.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of media guidance functions is associated with a different channel scan speed.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of media guidance functions is associated with a different number of user devices affected by the media guidance function.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry:

determines a length of time the amount of pressure is applied by the user; and

selects the media guidance function based on the length of time the amount of pressure is applied by the user.

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