Interactive graphical user interface for television set-top box
First Claim
1. A method of generating a user interface, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a television signal;
displaying video images on a display device;
detecting a predetermined event;
in response to detecting the predetermined event, displaying an animated character on the display device as a notification of the event as the video images are being displayed.
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Abstract
A graphical user interface (GUI) for a television set-top box which includes a web browser. The set-top box has an Internet data connection and is controlled from user inputs entered through a remote control device. The GUI generates menu screens that are superimposed over conventional television video images, so that the user can view browser graphics generated by the GUI while viewing television images in the background. The GUI further provides animated on-screen notifications of the presence of interactive content, such as hypertext links to World Wide Web pages, which may be associated with television content currently being received. The GUI can also provide animated on-screen notifications of other events, such as previously-specified dates and times or the end of a television commercial. A main menu screen includes function buttons which appear to slide back and forth. A two-state progress indicator indicates that a download is in progress and the degree of completeness of a download.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of generating a user interface, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a television signal;
displaying video images on a display device;
detecting a predetermined event;
in response to detecting the predetermined event, displaying an animated character on the display device as a notification of the event as the video images are being displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A processing system for connecting to a television set, the television set having a display device, the processing system comprising:
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a processor;
a receiver coupled to the processor for receiving a television signal; and
amemory coupled to the processor, the memory having stored therein sequences of instructions for configuring the processor to;
cause video images on the display device based on the television signal;
detect a predetermined event; and
display an animated character on the display device in response to detecting the predetermined event as the video images contained in the television signal are being displayed. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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