Mosaic focus control
First Claim
1. A television receiver comprising:
- one or more processors; and
a memory communicatively coupled with, and readable by, the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;
receive, from a user of the television receiver, a set of viewing rules that define a focus preference of the user, wherein the set of viewing rules is selected from the group consisting of;
a first set of rules defining a preferred focus order;
a second set of rules defining that a tile of the plurality of tiles is removed from focus if the piece of content of the tile is presenting a commercial; and
a third set of rules defined by a front-end switch condition, a back-end switch condition, or both;
cause the television receiver to output, to a presentation device, a customized video mosaic comprising a plurality of pieces of content presented as a plurality of tiles, wherein each piece of content of the plurality of pieces of content is individually presented as one tile of the plurality of tiles, and each piece of content is linked with a corresponding audio stream from a plurality of audio streams;
determine a tile for focus from the plurality of tiles based on the set of viewing rules defined by the user; and
cause the television receiver to output only the corresponding audio stream linked with the piece of content of the tile determined for focus.
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Abstract
A television receiver may be configured to receive, from a user of the television receiver, a set of viewing rules that define a focus preference of the user. The television receiver may output, to a presentation device, a video mosaic comprising a plurality of pieces of content presented as a plurality of tiles. Each piece of content may be linked with a corresponding audio stream from a plurality of audio streams. The television receiver may select a piece of content for focus from the plurality of pieces of content based on the set of viewing rules defined by the user. The television receiver may output only an audio stream linked with the piece of content being focused on from among the plurality of audio streams.
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14 Claims
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1. A television receiver comprising:
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one or more processors; and a memory communicatively coupled with, and readable by, the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to; receive, from a user of the television receiver, a set of viewing rules that define a focus preference of the user, wherein the set of viewing rules is selected from the group consisting of; a first set of rules defining a preferred focus order; a second set of rules defining that a tile of the plurality of tiles is removed from focus if the piece of content of the tile is presenting a commercial; and a third set of rules defined by a front-end switch condition, a back-end switch condition, or both; cause the television receiver to output, to a presentation device, a customized video mosaic comprising a plurality of pieces of content presented as a plurality of tiles, wherein each piece of content of the plurality of pieces of content is individually presented as one tile of the plurality of tiles, and each piece of content is linked with a corresponding audio stream from a plurality of audio streams; determine a tile for focus from the plurality of tiles based on the set of viewing rules defined by the user; and cause the television receiver to output only the corresponding audio stream linked with the piece of content of the tile determined for focus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for presenting content, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a television receiver from a user, a set of viewing rules that define a focus preference of the user, wherein the set of viewing rules is selected from the group consisting of; a first set of rules defining a preferred focus order; a second set of rules defining that a tile of the plurality of tiles is removed from focus if the piece of content of the tile is presenting a commercial; and a third set of rules defined by a front-end switch condition, a back-end switch condition, or both; outputting, by the television receiver to a presentation device, a customized video mosaic comprising a plurality of pieces of content presented as a plurality of tiles, wherein each piece of content of the plurality of pieces of content is individually presented as one tile of the plurality of tiles, and each piece of content is linked with a corresponding audio stream from a plurality of audio streams; determining, by the television receiver, a tile for focus from the plurality of tiles based on the set of viewing rules defined by the user; and outputting, by the television receiver, only the corresponding audio stream linked with the piece of content of the tile determined for focus. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory processor-readable medium for presenting content, comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to:
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receive, from a user of a television receiver, a set of viewing rules that define a focus preference of the user, wherein the set of viewing rules is selected from the group consisting of; a first set of rules defining a preferred focus order; a second set of rules defining that a tile of the plurality of tiles is removed from focus if the piece of content of the tile is presenting a commercial; and a third set of rules defined by a front-end switch condition, a back-end switch condition, or both; cause the television receiver to output, to a presentation device, a customized video mosaic comprising a plurality of pieces of content presented as a plurality of tiles, wherein each piece of content of the plurality of pieces of content is individually presented as one tile of the plurality of tiles, and each piece of content is linked with a corresponding audio stream from a plurality of audio streams; determine a tile for focus from the plurality of tiles based on the set of viewing rules defined by the user; and cause the television receiver to output only the corresponding audio stream linked with the piece of content of the tile determined for focus. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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