SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING SELECTION OF AVAILABLE CONTENT INCLUDING MULTIPLE NAVIGATION TECHNIQUES

• US 20160054905A1
• Filed: 08/21/2014
• Published: 02/25/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: OpenTV, Inc. (Kudelski SA)
• Original Assignee: OpenTV, Inc. (Kudelski SA)
• Inventors: CHAI, Crx, FISHMAN, Alex
• Application Number:
  US14/465,043
• Publication Number:
  US 20160054905A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04804 Transparency, e.g. transparent or translucent windows
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• 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 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• 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 21/4668 for recommending content, e.g. movies
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4826 using recommendation lists, e.g. of programs or channels sorted out according to their score
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02

Abstract

A device for enabling content selection is configured to display a graphical user interface including a plurality of panes. The plurality of panes may include items of content which are time sensitive and items of content which are not time sensitive. Further, the device may be configured to display other graphical user interfaces include graphical user interfaces that enable menu bar navigation and grid guide navigation.

Claims

1. A method of enabling content selection, the method comprising:

presenting video content;

receiving a user command indicating a desire to search for an item of content; and

providing a graphical user interface including a plurality of panes, while continuing to present the video content, wherein the plurality of panes includes at least one pane associated with an available item of content that is time sensitive and at least one pane associated with an available item of content that is not time sensitive.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of panes include an image associated with an item of content and wherein an image included in the at least one pane associated with an available item of content that is time sensitive is larger than the image associated with an image included in the at least one pane associated with an available item of content that is not time sensitive.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein an item of content that is time sensitive includes one of a live event or a program that is currently airing and wherein an item of content that is not time sensitive includes an item of content that can be retrieved in its entirety from a memory.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein a particular item of content included in the at least one pane associated with an available item of content that is time sensitive is selected based on the likelihood of selection by a user.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the likelihood of selection by a user is based at least in part on one or more of the likelihood of selection by all users of a service, the likelihood of selection by a subclass or users of the service, the likelihood of selection by a particular user, and direct placement.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the plurality of panes further includes a pane associated with featured premium content.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the plurality of panes further include a pane associated with a product advertisement.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a command from a user to access a graphical user interface other than the graphical user interface including a plurality of panes, and providing the graphical user interface other than the graphical user interface including a plurality of panes.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the graphical user interface other than the graphical interface including a plurality of panes includes one of a graphical user interface enabling a menu bar navigation or a graphical user interface including a grid guide.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein providing the graphical user interface other than the graphical user interface including a plurality of panes includes overlaying a graphical user interface over a full screen presentation of video content in a semi-transparent manner.

14. The device of claim 10, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive a command from a user to access a graphical user interface enabling a menu bar navigation and receive a command from a user to access a graphical user interface including a grid guide.

11. A device for enabling content selection comprising one or more processors configured to:

present video content;

receive a user command indicating a desire to search for an item of content; and

provide a graphical user interface including a plurality of panes, while continuing to present the video content, wherein the plurality of panes includes at least one pane associated with an available item of content that is time sensitive and at least one pane associated with an available item of content that is not time sensitive.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein an item of content that is time sensitive includes one of a live event or a program that is currently airing and wherein an item of content that is not time sensitive includes an item of content that can be retrieved in its entirety from a memory.

13. The device of claim 11, wherein a particular item of content included in the at least one pane associated with an available item of content that is time sensitive is selected based on one or more of the likelihood of selection by all users of a service, the likelihood of selection by a subclass or users of the service, the likelihood of selection by a particular user, and direct placement.

15. The device of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to overlay one of the graphical user interface enabling menu bar navigation or the graphical user interface including a grid guide over a full screen presentation of video content in a semi-transparent manner, in response to the respective user command.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions stored thereon that upon execution cause one or more processors of a device to:

present video content;

receive a user command indicating a desire to search for an item of content; and

provide a graphical user interface including a plurality of panes, while continuing to present the video content, wherein the plurality of panes includes at least one pane associated with an available item of content that is time sensitive and at least one pane associated with an available item of content that is not time sensitive.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein an item of content that is time sensitive includes one of a live event or a program that is currently airing and wherein an item of content that is not time sensitive includes an item of content that can be retrieved in its entirety from a memory.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein a particular item of content included in the at least one pane associated with an available item of content that is time sensitive is selected based on one or more of the likelihood of selection by all users of a service, the likelihood of selection by a subclass or users of the service, the likelihood of selection by a particular user, and direct placement.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18, wherein the instructions further cause one or more processors of a device to receive a command from a user to access a graphical user interface enabling a menu bar navigation and receive a command from a user to access a graphical user interface including a grid guide.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the instructions further cause one or more processors of a device to overlay one of the graphical user interface enabling menu bar navigation or the graphical user interface including a grid guide over a full screen presentation of video content in a semi-transparent manner, in response to the respective user command.