System and method for display device configuration

• US 9,871,991 B2
• Filed: 03/31/2015
• Issued: 01/16/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qingdao Hisense Electronics Co., Ltd. (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation (Group) Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Jamdeo Canada Ltd., Hisense Electric Co., Ltd. (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation (Group) Co., Ltd.), Hisense International Company Limited (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation (Group) Co., Ltd.), Hisense USA Corporation (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation (Group) Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Sirpal, Sanjiv, Selim, Mohammed, De Paz, Alexander, Soto, Salvador, Dourado, Saulo, Wu, Fuqu, Britto, Dean
• Primary Examiner(s): Natnael, Paulos M
• Application Number:
  US14/674,908
• Publication Number:
  US 20150281626A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,022 Days
• Field of Search: 348563-566, 348569
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• 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 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4858 for modifying screen layout parameters, e.g. fonts, size of the windows
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/44504 Circuit details of the additional information generator, e.g. details of the character or graphics signal generator, overlay mixing circuits

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to electronic devices, processes and systems for configuration of a display device. In one embodiment, a method for configuring operation of a display device includes receiving a configuration change from a control device, wherein the configuration change includes one or more changes for presentation of a overlay element for the display device and configuring settings for presentation of a overlay element, wherein the configuration change corresponds to a release of one or more features previously included and inaccessible to settings for presentation of the overlay element by the display device. The method also includes presenting an overlay element based on the configuring, wherein the overlay element is presented by the display device as an overlay to displayed image content. Overlay elements can include a navigation bar, an animation, a poster display, sticker display, and an application home screen.

Claims

1. A method for configuring operation of a display device, the method comprising:

receiving, by a display device, a configuration change from a control device for a navigation bar, wherein the configuration change includes addition of an application for inclusion in the navigation bar and modification to layout of the navigation bar;

configuring, by the display device, settings for presentation of a navigation bar, wherein the settings are modified by the one or more changes to the navigation bar and wherein the configuration change corresponds to a release of one or more features previously included and inaccessible to settings for presentation of the navigation bar by the display device;

detecting, by the display device, a display device command, wherein the display device loads a feature set based on the display command, the feature set including at least one of applications and customizations in addition to present operational software for the display device; and

presenting, by the display device, a navigation bar based on the configuring and in response to the feature set, wherein the navigation bar is presented to include the application, and wherein the feature set identifies addition of the application for inclusion in the navigation bar.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the display device command relates to at least one of a selection of a menu key and selection of a navigation bar.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein a configuration change includes at least one of a modification to features available for selection in the navigation bar and features for display during wake and sleep operations of the display device in addition to present operational software for the display device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting a navigation bar based on the configuring and in response to the feature set includes a wake animation wherein the screen fades from a black screen to image data.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the navigation bar includes graphical elements for selection of one or more of applications, inputs and control menus for the display device, wherein the navigation bar is presented by the display device as an overlay to displayed image content.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the configuration change is received by the display device from the control device running a companion application to provide configuration changes for the display device.

7. A system comprising:

a control device; and

a display device, wherein the display device is configured to

receive a configuration change from a control device for an overlay element, wherein the configuration change includes one or more changes for presentation of an overlay element for the display device including addition of an application for inclusion in the overlay element and modification to layout of the overlay element;

configure settings for presentation of the overlay element, wherein the settings are modified by the one or more changes to a navigation bar and wherein the configuration change corresponds to a release of one or more features previously included and inaccessible to settings for presentation of the overlay element by the display device;

detect a display device command, wherein the display device loads a feature set based on the display command, the feature set including at least one of applications and customizations in addition to present operational software for the display device; and

present the overlay element based on the configuring and in response to the feature set, and wherein the overlay element is presented to include the application, and wherein the feature set identifies addition of the application for inclusion in the navigation bar.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the overlay element is a navigation bar.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the overlay element is an animation for display during wake and sleep operations of the display device.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the overlay element is at least one of a poster and sticker display.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the overlay element relates to an application home screen.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the display device command relates to at least one of a selection of a menu key and selection of a navigation bar.

13. The system of claim 7, wherein a configuration change includes at least one of a modification to features available for selection in the navigation bar and features for display during wake and sleep operations of the display device in addition to present operational software for the display device.

14. The system of claim 7, wherein presenting a navigation bar based on the configuring and in response to the feature set includes a wake animation wherein the screen fades from a black screen to image data.

15. The system of claim 7, wherein the navigation bar includes graphical elements for selection of one or more of applications, inputs and control menus for the display device, wherein the overlay element is presented by the display device as an overlay to displayed image content.

16. The system of claim 7, wherein the configuration change is received by the display device from the control device running a companion application to provide configuration changes for the display device.

17. A method for configuring operation of a display device, the method comprising:

receiving, by a display device, a configuration change from a control device for an overlay element, wherein the configuration change includes one or more changes for presentation of an overlay element for the display device including addition of an application for inclusion in the overlay element and modification to layout of the overlay element;

configuring, by the display device, settings for presentation of a overlay element, wherein the settings are modified by the one or more changes to the overlay element and wherein the configuration change corresponds to a release of one or more features previously included and inaccessible to settings for presentation of the overlay element by the display device; and

detecting, by the display device, a display device command, wherein the display device loads a feature set based on the display command, the feature set including at least one of applications and customizations in addition to present operational software for the display device;

presenting, by the display device, an overlay element based on the configuring and in response to the feature set, and wherein the overlay element is presented to include the application, and wherein the feature set identifies addition of the application for inclusion in a navigation bar.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the configuration change is received by the display device from the control device running a companion application to provide configuration changes for the display device.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the overlay element is an animation for display during wake and sleep operations of the display device.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the overlay element is at least one of a poster and sticker display.

21. The method of claim 17, wherein the overlay element relates to an application home screen, and wherein the overlay element is presented by the display device as an overlay to displayed image content.