Apparatus and method for providing power on and power off for a display device

• US 9,420,338 B1
• Filed: 12/23/2014
• Issued: 08/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Roku, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Roku, Inc.
• Inventors: Vassigh, Ali, Anderson, Jeff, Westerhoff, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Schnurr, John
• Application Number:
  US14/582,117
• Time in Patent Office: 602 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2665 Gathering content from different sources, e.g. Internet and satellite
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/433 Content storage operation, e.g. storage operation in response to a pause request, caching operations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4331 Caching operations, e.g. of an advertisement for later insertion during playback
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4383 Accessing a communication channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4432 Powering on the client, e.g. bootstrap loading using setup parameters being stored locally or received from the server resetting in general G06F1/14; program loading or initiating in general G06F9/445; bootstrapping in general G06F9/4401; secure boots of computer platforms G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4436 Power management, e.g. shutting down unused components of the receiver power management in computer systems G06F1/3203; hibernate or awake process in computer systems G06F9/4418
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47217 for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312

Abstract

A streaming media device includes a controller to receive a power off signal, bookmark streamed content at a current location of play after receiving the power off signal, and present a home screen with a visual representation of an alternative content selection and channel selection for a predefined period of time.

Claims

1. A method of displaying images, comprising:

receiving, at a client device, streamed content from one of a plurality of content providers via a communications network, wherein the client device is coupled to and configured to communicate with each of the plurality of content providers;

displaying visual images corresponding to the received streamed the received content on a display device;

receiving a power off signal to power off the display device;

stopping the streamed content in response to receiving the power off signal to power off the display device;

creating a bookmark indicating a current location of play of the streamed content after receiving the power off signal; and

displaying a home screen on the display device with a visual representation of an alternative content selection and a channel selection for a user defined period of time.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising presenting a power off screen after the predefined period of time expires.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising sending an audio turn-off signal to stop audio delivery.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying an alternative visual image if the alternative content selection is selected.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a visual presentation if the channel selection is selected.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

buffering the streamed content for a predefined buffering time interval before displaying the streamed content.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein creating the bookmark further includes storing the bookmark in a local memory of the client device.

8. A streaming media device, comprising:

a network component configured to receive streamed content from one of a plurality of content providers via a communications network, wherein the network component is further configured to communicate with each of the plurality of content providers via the communications network; and

a controller configured to

receive a power off signal to power off a display device;

stop the streamed content in response to receiving the power off signal to power off the display device;

create a bookmark indicating a current location of play of the streamed content after receiving the power off signal; and

present a home screen with a visual representation of an alternative content selection and channel selection for a user defined period of time.

9. The device of claim 8, further comprising a local memory, wherein the controller is further configured to store the bookmark in the local memory.

10. The device of claim 8, further comprising a remote control capable of generating the power off signal.

11. The device of claim 8 in combination with a display device selected from a television, tablet, note book, laptop computer, desktop computer and smart phone.