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Application panel manager

DC
  • US 9,820,003 B2
  • Filed: 11/19/2015
  • Issued: 11/14/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of managing an application panel on an intelligent television (TV) comprising:

  • displaying live TV content on the intelligent TV;

    detecting, by a hardware processor, a request to invoke the application panel based on a selection of an application panel button on a remote control associated with the intelligent TV;

    in response to the request, detecting, by the hardware processor, the displayed content on the intelligent TV;

    determining, based on the detected displayed content, and, by the hardware processor, a type of content being displayed, wherein the type of content is at least one of an application and a video on demand;

    displaying, by the hardware processor, the application panel on the intelligent TV, wherein the application panel covers at least a portion of the displayed content;

    in response to the request, detecting, by the hardware processor, context information, wherein the context information is based at least on the determined type of displayed content and a location of the display of the application panel, wherein the location is along at least one edge of the display, wherein the application panel is associated with a silo, wherein the silo is at least one of a Live TV silo, an on-demand silo, a media center silo, and an applications silo;

    determining, by the hardware processor, an information to display in the application panel based on both of the displayed content on the intelligent TV and the context information, wherein the determined information includes one or more of an information portion, a new portion, a recommended portion, a genre portion, an electronic program guide, a category portion, a favorites portion and a search portion; and

    displaying, by the hardware processor, the determined information in the application panel on a display of the intelligent TV.

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