Systems and methods for providing video on demand in an intelligent television
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1. A method for providing video-on-demand (VOD) in an intelligent television, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a processor of the intelligent television, a filter criteria;
providing, by the processor, a catalog view of one or more television series associated with the filter criteria;
receiving, by the processor, a selection of a television series from the catalog view;
automatically determining, by the processor, if the television series includes only one season;
if there is only one season, automatically providing, by the processor, a first digest view of the season;
determining if the season is fully archived, wherein fully archived includes a completed season with all episodes from the season being available for viewing;
if the season is fully archived, providing a first series view, as the first digest view, with two or more episodes with a first date order, wherein the first date order is from first episode to last episode;
if the season is not fully archived, providing a second series view, as the first digest view, with two or more episodes with a second date order, wherein the second date order is from most recent episode to oldest episode;
automatically displaying, by the processor, in the first digest view, two or more representations of episodes in the one season, wherein the two or more representations are date ordered;
if there are two or more seasons, automatically providing, by the processor, a second digest view; and
automatically displaying, by the processor, in the second digest view, two or more representations of episodes in a most recent season, wherein the two or more representations of episodes in the most recent season are date ordered, wherein a user need not provide input to view the two or more representations of episodes in the most recent season when entering the second digest view.
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Abstract
An intelligent television can provide various interfaces for providing video-on-demand (VOD). The user interfaces include unique visual representations and organizations that allow the user to utilize the intelligent television more easily and more effectively. Particularly, the user interfaces pertain to the display of VOD content and better organizations thereof. Further, the user interfaces provide unique process of transitioning between the VOD content.
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1. A method for providing video-on-demand (VOD) in an intelligent television, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a processor of the intelligent television, a filter criteria; providing, by the processor, a catalog view of one or more television series associated with the filter criteria; receiving, by the processor, a selection of a television series from the catalog view; automatically determining, by the processor, if the television series includes only one season; if there is only one season, automatically providing, by the processor, a first digest view of the season; determining if the season is fully archived, wherein fully archived includes a completed season with all episodes from the season being available for viewing; if the season is fully archived, providing a first series view, as the first digest view, with two or more episodes with a first date order, wherein the first date order is from first episode to last episode; if the season is not fully archived, providing a second series view, as the first digest view, with two or more episodes with a second date order, wherein the second date order is from most recent episode to oldest episode; automatically displaying, by the processor, in the first digest view, two or more representations of episodes in the one season, wherein the two or more representations are date ordered; if there are two or more seasons, automatically providing, by the processor, a second digest view; and automatically displaying, by the processor, in the second digest view, two or more representations of episodes in a most recent season, wherein the two or more representations of episodes in the most recent season are date ordered, wherein a user need not provide input to view the two or more representations of episodes in the most recent season when entering the second digest view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An intelligent television system comprising:
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a memory operable to store video-on-demand (VOD) content; a processor in communication with the memory, the processor operable to; execute a user interface application operable to; receive a filter criteria; provide a catalog view of one or more television series associated with the filter criteria; receive a selection of a television series from the catalog view; determine if the television series includes only one season; if there is only one season, automatically provide a first digest view of the season; automatically display, in the first digest view, two or more representations of episodes in the one season, wherein the two or more representations are date ordered; determine if the season is fully archived, wherein fully archived includes a completed season with all episodes from the season being available for viewing; if the season is fully archived, provide a first series view, as the first digest view, with two or more episodes with a first date order, wherein the first date order is from first episode to last episode; if the season is not fully archived, provide a second series view, as the first digest view, with two or more episodes with a second date order, wherein the second date order is from most recent episode to oldest episode; if there is two or more seasons, automatically provide a second digest view; automatically display, in the second digest view, two or more representations of episodes in a most recent season, wherein the two or more representations of episodes in the most recent season are date ordered, wherein a user need not provide input to view the two or more representations of episodes in the most recent season when entering the second digest view; determine if the most recent season is fully archived, wherein fully archived includes a completed most recent season with all episodes from the most recent season being available for viewing; if the most recent season is fully archived, provide a first series view, as the first digest view, with two or more episodes with a first date order, wherein the first date order is from first episode to last episode; and if the most recent season is not fully archived, provide a second series view, as the first digest view, with two or more episodes with a second date order, wherein the second date order is from most recent episode to oldest episode. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon processor executable instructions that cause a computing system to execute a method, the instructions comprising:
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instructions to receive a filter criteria; instructions to provide a catalog view of one or more television series associated with the filter criteria; instructions to receive a selection of a television series from the catalog view; instructions to determine if the television series includes only one season; if there is only one season, instructions to provide automatically a first digest view of the season; instructions to display automatically, in the first digest view, two or more representations of episodes in the one season, wherein the two or more representations are date ordered; if there is more than one season, instructions to provide automatically a second digest view; instructions to display automatically, in the second digest view, two or more representations of episodes in a most recent season, wherein the two or more representations of episodes in the most recent season are date ordered, wherein a user need not provide input to view the two or more representations of episodes in the most recent season when entering the second digest view instructions to determine if the most recent season is fully archived, wherein fully archived includes a completed most recent season with all episodes from the most recent season being available for viewing; if the most recent season is fully archived, instructions to provide a first series view, as the first digest view, with two or more episodes with a first date order, wherein the first date order is from first episode to last episode; and if the most recent season is not fully archived, instructions to provide a second series view, as the first digest view, with two or more episodes with a second date order, wherein the second date order is from most recent episode to oldest episode. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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