DATA SERVICE

• US 20180063568A1
• Filed: 11/02/2017
• Published: 03/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Multimedia Technologies Pte. Ltd. (Transpacific IP Group Limited)
• Original Assignee: Flextronics America LLC (Flextronics International Limited)
• Inventors: Shoykher, Mikhail, Visosky, John S., Sirpal, Sanjiv
• Granted Patent: US 10,419,805 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4131 home appliance, e.g. lighting, air conditioning system, metering devices home automation data switching networks exchanging configuration information on appliance services H04L12/2807
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4882 for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895

Abstract

A data service system in an Intelligent Television (TV) includes an internal content provider module configured to provide content to video hardware or display of the Intelligent TV or to a content provider module or application of the Intelligent TV and a subservice configured to provide the internet content provider module with requested data for a pre-defined data model. The internal content provider module is loaded on the Intelligent TV responsive to a user action or a schedule event on the Intelligent TV, and the internal content provider module organizes the received data from the subservice as the content according to a pre-defined format. The internal content provider module includes an EPG data provider, a media data provider, a media browser, a media scanner, and/or a thumbnail engine.

Claims

1. A method of providing content for an Intelligent television (TV), comprising:

loading an internal content provider module responsive to a user action or a scheduled event on the Intelligent TV;

communicating and receiving data relevant to the requested content from a corresponding subservice or a content provider module of the Intelligent TV;

organizing the received data as the content according to a pre-defined format; and

providing the content to video hardware or display of the Intelligent TV or to a content provider module or application of the Intelligent TV.

2. The method of processing data of claim 1, wherein the pre-defined format comprises one of a VOD data model, an EPG data model, and a media data model.

3. The method of processing data of claim 1, wherein the subservice comprises one of a VOD subservice, an EPG subservice, and a media subservice.

4. The method of processing data of claim 1, wherein the internal content provider module comprises an EPG data provider, a media data provider, a media browser, a media scanner, or a thumbnail engine.

5. The method of processing data of claim 4, wherein the EPG data provider is configured to serve one or more applications of the Intelligent TV with EPG information in a read-only format.

6. The method of processing data of claim 4, wherein the media data provider is configured to provide media metadata personalized for a user.

7. The method of processing data of claim 6, wherein the media data provider is further configured to store the media metadata in a sqlite database.

8. The method of processing data of claim 4, wherein the media browser is configured to provide a real-time view of media sources of the Intelligent TV and maintain a list of connected media sources of the Intelligent TV.

9. The method of processing data of claim 8, wherein the media browser maintains a non-permanent storage.

10. The method of processing data of claim 8, wherein the media scanner is configured to populate a media table using data retrieved by the media browser and rescan for new media periodically.

11. The method of processing data of claim 4, wherein the thumbnail engine is configured to provide thumbnails for media, applications, or other contents.

12. A data service system in an Intelligent Television (TV), comprising:

an internal content provider module configured to provide content to video hardware or display of the in Intelligent TV or to a content provider module or application of the Intelligent TV; and

a subservice configured to provide the internet content provider module with requested data for a pre-defined data model, wherein

the internal content provider module is loaded on the Intelligent TV responsive to a user action or a schedule event on the Intelligent TV, and wherein

the internal content provider module organizes the received data from the subservice as the content according to a pre-defined format.

13. The data service system of claim 12, wherein the internal content provider module comprises an EPG data provider, a media data provider, a media browser, a media scanner, and or thumbnail engine.

14. The data service system of claim 13, wherein the EPG data provider is configured to serve one or more applications of the Intelligent TV with EPG information in a read-only format.

15. The data service system of claim 13, wherein the media data provider is configured to provide media metadata personalized for a user.

16. The data service system of claim 13, wherein the media browser is configured to provide a real-time view of media sources of the Intelligent TV and maintain a list of connected media sources of the Intelligent TV.

17. The data service system of claim 13, wherein the media scanner is configured to populate a media table using data retrieved by the media browser and rescan for new media periodically.

18. The data service system of claim 13, wherein the thumbnail engine is configured to provide thumbnails for media, applications, or other contents.

19. An Intelligent Television (TV) comprising a data service system, the data service system comprising:

an internal content provider module configured to provide content to video hardware or display of the in Intelligent TV or to a content provider module or application of the Intelligent TV; and

a subservice configured to provide the internet content provider module with requested data for a pre-defined data model, wherein

the internal content provider module is loaded on the Intelligent TV responsive to a user action or a schedule event on the Intelligent TV, and wherein

the internal content provider module organizes the received data from the subservice as the content according to a pre-defined format.

20. The Intelligent TV of claim 19, wherein the internal content provider module comprises an EPG data provider, a media data provider, a media browser, a media scanner, and or thumbnail engine.