System for configuring soft keys in a media communication system
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1. A method comprising:
- recording, by a set top box, soft key preferences associated with a user of the set top box for a group of graphical user interfaces for managing a corresponding one of an electronic programming guide, a video-on-demand catalog, a set top box help guide, a personal content library, and a web portal, wherein the recording of the soft key preferences is based on user input indicating keys that have been determined to be likely to be utilized;
receiving, by the set top box, a request for presentation of a graphical user interface of the group of graphical user interfaces;
monitoring, by the set top box, navigation activity at the graphical user interface;
determining, by the set top box from the navigation activity, a usage pattern by utilizing correlation pattern recognition that identifies a combination of key strokes which performs a plurality of functions;
generating, by the set top box, a soft key based on the usage pattern and according to the soft key preferences, wherein the soft key combines the plurality of functions;
modifying the graphical user interface by removing first and second soft keys;
generating a third soft key with a combined functionality of the first and second soft keys, wherein the functionality of the first and second keys was included in the soft key preferences that was based on the user input; and
presenting, by the set top box, the graphical user interface including the soft key.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, set top box (STB) having a controller to record one or more soft key preferences associated with a user of the STB for each of a plurality of media presentation states of a media communication system, receive a request for presentation of a graphical user interface (GUI) associated with one of the media presentation states, select one or more soft keys according to the one or more soft key preferences assigned to the requested media presentation state, and present the selected one or more soft keys in the GUI. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A method comprising:
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recording, by a set top box, soft key preferences associated with a user of the set top box for a group of graphical user interfaces for managing a corresponding one of an electronic programming guide, a video-on-demand catalog, a set top box help guide, a personal content library, and a web portal, wherein the recording of the soft key preferences is based on user input indicating keys that have been determined to be likely to be utilized; receiving, by the set top box, a request for presentation of a graphical user interface of the group of graphical user interfaces; monitoring, by the set top box, navigation activity at the graphical user interface; determining, by the set top box from the navigation activity, a usage pattern by utilizing correlation pattern recognition that identifies a combination of key strokes which performs a plurality of functions; generating, by the set top box, a soft key based on the usage pattern and according to the soft key preferences, wherein the soft key combines the plurality of functions; modifying the graphical user interface by removing first and second soft keys; generating a third soft key with a combined functionality of the first and second soft keys, wherein the functionality of the first and second keys was included in the soft key preferences that was based on the user input; and presenting, by the set top box, the graphical user interface including the soft key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable storage device comprising computer instructions which, responsive to being executed by a media processor, cause the media processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a request for presentation of a graphical user interface associated with one of a plurality of media presentation states of a media communication system, wherein each of the plurality of media presentation states corresponds with a separate user interface; selecting soft keys according to soft key preferences associated with a user of the media processor and assigned to a requested media presentation state corresponding to the request for presentation; presenting the graphical user interface including the soft keys; and generating and displaying a modified graphical user interface, wherein the generating of the modified graphical user interface includes removing first and second soft keys of the soft keys and creating a third soft key with a combined functionality of the first and second soft keys, wherein the functionality of the first and second keys was included in the soft key preferences, and wherein the first and second soft keys are selected based on an identification of a usage pattern utilizing correlation pattern recognition that identifies combinations of key strokes which perform a plurality of functions. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A set top box comprising:
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a memory to store computer instructions; and a controller coupled with the memory, wherein the controller, responsive to executing the computer instructions, performs operations comprising; providing media services at a display device; recording soft key preferences associated with a user for managing operations of the media services, wherein the recording of the soft key preferences is based on user input indicating keys that have been determined to be likely to be utilized; receiving a request for presentation of a graphical user interface; monitoring navigation activity at the graphical user interface; determining, from the navigation activity, a usage pattern by utilizing correlation pattern recognition that identifies a combination of key strokes which performs a plurality of functions; generating the graphical user interface based on the usage pattern and according to the soft key preferences, wherein the generating of the graphical user interface includes removing first and second soft keys and adding a third soft key with a combined functionality of the first and second soft keys, wherein the functionality of the first and second keys was included in the soft key preferences that was based on the user input; and presenting the graphical user interface including the third soft key. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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