Systems and methods for providing social media with an intelligent television
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1. A method for providing social media information on an intelligent television, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a processor of an intelligent television, a selection of programming for the intelligent television;
determining, by the processor, the availability of social media for the selected programming;
receiving, by the processor, one or more social media postings; and
providing, by the processor, a visual representation of one or more of the social media postings associated with selected programming on the intelligent television, wherein the visual representation is a pile view that includes two or more thumbnails representing two or more social media posters, and wherein a visual characteristic of the two or more thumbnails is associated with a characteristic of the poster associated with the thumbnail, wherein the pile view is an arrangement that resembles a pile, wherein the pile includes three or more layers arranged in a vertical direction, wherein each layer includes one or more thumbnails, wherein a bottom layer includes more thumbnails than a middle layer or a top layer, wherein the middle layer includes more thumbnails than the top layer, wherein a position of the thumbnail within the pile view is based on a relationship of the poster with a user of the intelligent TV, wherein a size of the thumbnail is based on a number of posts provided by the poster, and wherein a first thumbnail closer to a center line of the pile view indicates a closer relationship of a first poster with the user of the intelligent TV than a second thumbnail that is further from the center line of the pile view.
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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 social media information on an intelligent television, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a processor of an intelligent television, a selection of programming for the intelligent television; determining, by the processor, the availability of social media for the selected programming; receiving, by the processor, one or more social media postings; and providing, by the processor, a visual representation of one or more of the social media postings associated with selected programming on the intelligent television, wherein the visual representation is a pile view that includes two or more thumbnails representing two or more social media posters, and wherein a visual characteristic of the two or more thumbnails is associated with a characteristic of the poster associated with the thumbnail, wherein the pile view is an arrangement that resembles a pile, wherein the pile includes three or more layers arranged in a vertical direction, wherein each layer includes one or more thumbnails, wherein a bottom layer includes more thumbnails than a middle layer or a top layer, wherein the middle layer includes more thumbnails than the top layer, wherein a position of the thumbnail within the pile view is based on a relationship of the poster with a user of the intelligent TV, wherein a size of the thumbnail is based on a number of posts provided by the poster, and wherein a first thumbnail closer to a center line of the pile view indicates a closer relationship of a first poster with the user of the intelligent TV than a second thumbnail that is further from the center line of the pile view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. 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; executing a social media application that determines the availability of social media for selected programming;
receive one or more social media postings; andexecuting a user interface application in communication with the social media application, the user interface application, receiving a selection of programming for the intelligent television; and providing a visual representation of one or more of the social media postings associated with selected programming on the intelligent television, wherein the visual representation is a pile view that includes two or more thumbnails representing two or more social media posters, and wherein a visual characteristic of the two or more thumbnails is associated with a characteristic of the poster associated with the thumbnail, wherein the pile view is an arrangement that resembles a pile, wherein the pile includes three or more layers arranged in a vertical direction, wherein each layer includes one or more thumbnails, and wherein a bottom layer includes more thumbnails than a middle layer or a top layer, wherein the middle layer includes more thumbnails than the top layer, wherein a position of the thumbnail within the pile view is based on a relationship of the poster with a user of the intelligent TV, wherein a size of the thumbnail is based on a number of posts provided by the poster, and wherein a first thumbnail closer to a center line of the pile view indicates a closer relationship of a first poster with the user of the intelligent TV than a second thumbnail that is further from the center line of the pile view. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. 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 of programming for an intelligent television; instructions to determine the availability of social media for selected programming; instructions to receive one or more social media postings; and instructions to provide a visual representation of one or more of the social media postings associated with selected programming on the intelligent television, wherein the visual representation is a pile view that includes two or more thumbnails representing two or more social media posters, and wherein a visual characteristic of the two or more thumbnails is associated with a characteristic of the poster associated with the thumbnail, wherein the pile view is an arrangement that resembles a pile, wherein the pile includes three or more layers arranged in a vertical direction, wherein each layer includes one or more thumbnails, and wherein a bottom layer includes more thumbnails than a middle layer or a top layer, wherein the middle layer includes more thumbnails than the top layer, wherein a position of the thumbnail within the pile view is based on a relationship of the poster with a user of the intelligent TV, wherein a size of the thumbnail is based on a number of posts provided by the poster, wherein a first thumbnail closer to a center line of the pile view indicates a closer relationship of a first poster with the user of the intelligent TV than a second thumbnail that is further from the center line of the pile view. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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