CONTENT PRESENTATION DEVICE AND METHOD

• US 20180035167A1
• Filed: 07/27/2017
• Published: 02/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Advanced Digital Broadcast SA (Advanced Digital Broadcast Holdings SA)
• Original Assignee: Advanced Digital Broadcast SA (Advanced Digital Broadcast Holdings SA)
• Inventors: DABROWA, Andrzej
• Application Number:
  US15/660,979
• Publication Number:
  US 20180035167A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/252 Processing of multiple end-users' preferences to derive collaborative data
• 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 21/433 Content storage operation, e.g. storage operation in response to a pause request, caching operations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44222 Analytics of user selections, e.g. selection of programs or purchase activity monitoring of user selections in data processing systems G06F11/34; arrangements for monitoring the user's behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/454 Content or additional data filtering, e.g. blocking advertisements
• 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 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8549 Creating video summaries, e.g. movie trailer retrieval in video databases by using presentations in form of a video summary G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8586 by using a URL processing chained hypermedia data for information retrieval G06F16/94; information retrieval from the Internet by using URLs G06F16/955; URL in broadcast information H04H20/93; Web-based protocols H04L67/02

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for presenting content items to a user of a device having a network interface and a controller configured to generate a graphical user interface, the method comprising performing the following steps within the device: receiving, from a program guide data provider accessible over the network, program guide data for a plurality of content items; generating a graphical program guide to display program guide data for the plurality of content items; allowing the user to select a content item of interest; extracting from the program guide data, extended information for the selected content item; presenting the extended information for the selected content item. The method further comprises extracting from the program guide data an URL for a trailer video clip accessible over the network from a trailer video clip provider; accessing the trailer video clip; and presenting the trailer video clip for the selected content item.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for presenting content items to a user of a device having a network interface and a controller configured to generate a graphical user interface, the method comprising performing the following steps within the device:

receiving (602), from a program guide data provider (130) accessible over the network (150), program guide data for a plurality of content items;

generating (603) a graphical program guide to display program guide data for the plurality of content items;

allowing the user to select (604) a content item of interest;

extracting (605) from the program guide data, extended information for the selected content item;

presenting the extended information for the selected content item;

characterized by;

extracting (605) from the program guide data an URL for a trailer video clip accessible over the network (150) from a trailer video clip provider (160);

accessing (606) the trailer video clip; and

presenting (607) the trailer video clip for the selected content item.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising, prior to presenting (607) the trailer video clip, checking whether the parental rating for the selected content item complies with the parental settings for the user or the device.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising, prior to presenting (607) the trailer video clip, waiting (706, 707) for a predetermined delay time.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the delay time is selected from a plurality of predetermined delay times (522).

5. The method according to claim 1, comprising presenting (607) the trailer video clip in a loop.

6. The method according to claim 1, comprising presenting (607) the trailer video clip in a reduced window (932) within the program guide screen (901) along with program guide data.

7. The method according to claim 1, comprising presenting (607) the trailer video clip in a full-screen window (902).

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising, upon accessing (606) the trailer video clip, storing the trailer video clip in the memory (443) of the device.

9. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a computer, enable presenting content items to a user of a device in accordance with the method according to claim 1.

10. A device (230, 250) comprising:

a network interface (320, 420) configured to allow communication with external services over a network (150); and

a controller (310, 410) configured to generate a graphical user interface and to perform the steps of the method of claim 1.