Visual whiteboard for television-based social network
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1. A TV internet browser comprising:
- a display region for displaying web content on a television;
a cursor, displayed over said web content, and movable in response to pointing input received by said TV internet browser;
an input interface for receiving said pointing input and user selection input; and
a visual whiteboard component configured to display content identifiers in a list on the television, the list being accessible only by a group of authorized users,wherein said content identifiers can be selected via the user selection input to launch corresponding content for output on the television,wherein said visual whiteboard is displayed on said television and any user of the group of authorized users is able to post notes and content identifiers, andwherein any user of the group of authorized users is able to delete any notes and content identifiers from said same visual whiteboard,further comprising;
changing an appearance of the cursor displayed over said displayed web content when exiting a scroll mode and entering a zooming/panning mode,wherein said deleted notes and content identifiers are no longer viewable by any user of the group of authorized users.
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Abstract
A visual whiteboard can be provided as an application, or component of a TV internet browser, for operation on a smart TV. The visual whiteboard provides a lightweight social networking mechanism, e.g., for groups who have physical access to the same smart TV. Content identifiers or other group information can be posted to the visual whiteboard by the authorized users for subsequent display on the corresponding smart TV.
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1. A TV internet browser comprising:
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a display region for displaying web content on a television; a cursor, displayed over said web content, and movable in response to pointing input received by said TV internet browser; an input interface for receiving said pointing input and user selection input; and a visual whiteboard component configured to display content identifiers in a list on the television, the list being accessible only by a group of authorized users, wherein said content identifiers can be selected via the user selection input to launch corresponding content for output on the television, wherein said visual whiteboard is displayed on said television and any user of the group of authorized users is able to post notes and content identifiers, and wherein any user of the group of authorized users is able to delete any notes and content identifiers from said same visual whiteboard, further comprising; changing an appearance of the cursor displayed over said displayed web content when exiting a scroll mode and entering a zooming/panning mode, wherein said deleted notes and content identifiers are no longer viewable by any user of the group of authorized users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A visual whiteboard system comprising:
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a television with a display region for displaying web content on the television; a processor associated with the television; and a visual whiteboard application module configured to receive inputs over the Internet from authorized group members and to display the inputs on the television, wherein the visual whiteboard application module receives inputs via a cursor, displayed over said web content, and the cursor is movable in response to pointing input, wherein the visual whiteboard application module receives the pointing input and user selection input via an input interface, wherein the visual whiteboard application module is configured to display content identifiers in a list on the television, the list being accessible only by the group of authorized users and wherein the content identifiers can be selected via the user selection input to launch corresponding output on the television; wherein the visual whiteboard is displayed on said television and any user of the group of authorized users is able to post notes and content identifiers, and wherein any user of the group of authorized users is able to delete any notes and content identifiers from said same visual whiteboard, wherein said deleted notes and content identifiers are no longer viewable by any user of the group of authorized users, further comprising; changing an appearance of the cursor displayed over said displayed web content when exiting a scroll mode and entering a zooming/panning mode.
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