Systems and methods for providing social media with an intelligent television
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1. A method for providing media on an intelligent television, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a processor of an intelligent television, a selection to view media;
retrieving first media from a social media source;
retrieving second media from a local source, wherein both the first media and second media are of a same type; and
presenting a user interface having two or more thumbnails that represent the first and second media, wherein a first thumbnail represents first media retrieved from a local source, wherein a second thumbnail represents second media from the social media source, wherein the first thumbnail is a first visual representation of the first media, wherein the second thumbnail is a second visual representation of the second media, wherein the second thumbnail includes a logo associated with the social media source, wherein the logo is a symbol that identifies a company associated with the source of the media, and wherein the first thumbnail does not include a logo.
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Abstract
An Intelligent Television provides unique user interfaces and user interface interactions to provide social media. The interfaces and interface are intuitive and allow the user to quickly retrieve and view social media with respect to content displayed on the Intelligent Television. Further, intuitive user interface interactions are provided to allow for the quick and efficient posting of social media from the Intelligent Television to a social media site.
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1. A method for providing media on an intelligent television, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a processor of an intelligent television, a selection to view media; retrieving first media from a social media source; retrieving second media from a local source, wherein both the first media and second media are of a same type; and presenting a user interface having two or more thumbnails that represent the first and second media, wherein a first thumbnail represents first media retrieved from a local source, wherein a second thumbnail represents second media from the social media source, wherein the first thumbnail is a first visual representation of the first media, wherein the second thumbnail is a second visual representation of the second media, wherein the second thumbnail includes a logo associated with the social media source, wherein the logo is a symbol that identifies a company associated with the source of the media, and wherein the first thumbnail does not include a logo. - 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 social media data; a processor in communication with the memory, the processor operable to; execute a media subservice operable to; receive a selection to view media of a first type; retrieve a first media from a social media source; retrieve a second media from a local source, wherein both the first media and second media are of the first type; and execute a user interface application in communication with the media subservice, the user interface application operable to present two or more thumbnails that represent the first and second media, wherein the first type is one of a picture file, a video file, or a music file, wherein a first thumbnail represents first media retrieved from a local source, wherein a second thumbnail represents second media from the social media source, wherein the first thumbnail is a first visual representation of the first media, wherein the second thumbnail is a second visual representation of the second media, wherein the second thumbnail includes a logo associated with the social media source, wherein the logo is a symbol that identifies a company associated with the source of the media, and wherein the first thumbnail does not include a logo. - 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 selection to view media; instructions to retrieve first media from a social media source; instructions to retrieve second media from a local source, and instructions to present a user interface having two or more thumbnails that represent the first and second media, wherein a first thumbnail represents first media retrieved from a local source, wherein a second thumbnail represents second media from the social media source, wherein the first thumbnail is a first visual representation of the first media, wherein the second thumbnail is a second visual representation of the second media, wherein the second thumbnail includes a logo associated with the social media source, wherein the logo is a symbol that identifies a company associated with the source of the media, wherein the first thumbnail does not include a logo, and wherein the first and second media are both one of a picture file, a video file, or a music file. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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