Initial setup with auto-detection, contextual help and advertisement space

• US 8,881,016 B2
• Filed: 10/15/2010
• Issued: 11/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Barnes, Tracy, Baurmann, Travis, Friedlander, Steven, Hill, Seth, Nishikawa, Yuko, Yeh, Sabrina, Yi, Hyehoon
• Primary Examiner(s): Tan, Alvin
• Assistant Examiner(s): Burwell, Joseph R
• Application Number:
  US12/905,948
• Publication Number:
  US 20120096363A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,481 Days
• Field of Search: 715/736, 705/14.59
• US Class Current: 715/736
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0262 during computer stand-by mode
• 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 21/4363 Adapting the video stream to a specific local network, e.g. a Bluetooth® network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44227 Monitoring of local network, e.g. connection or bandwidth variations; Detecting new devices in the local network configuring of peripheral devices in general G06F9/4411; monitoring connectivity in data switched networks H04L43/0811
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/445 for displaying additional information H04N5/50 takes precedence

Abstract

A digital device comprises data processing unit displaying a graphic user interface (GUI) and an initial setup module. The initial setup module includes autodetection module, contextual help module, and advertisement module. The autodetection module automatically detects at least one of a network, a television cable, and a plurality of inputs connected to the digital device, and populates a connections list in a second panel including the result of the automatic detection. The contextual help module displays at least one of texts, images and animations in a first panel that help the user understand the steps of the initial setup. The advertisement module displays advertisements in the first panel when the digital device is loading. The digital device may be loading at least when the autodetection module is automatically detecting or when the contextual help module is loading the at least one of texts, images and animations to be displayed.

Claims

1. A digital device comprising:

a data processing unit displaying a graphic user interface (GUI), the GUI including a first panel and a second panel; and

an initial setup module coupled to the data processing unit, the initial setup module including;

(i) an autodetection module to automatically detect at least one of an Internet network, a television cable, and a plurality of inputs connected to the digital device, and to populate a connections list in the second panel including a result of the automatic detection, the connections list in the second panel including selectable text,

(ii) a contextual help module to display at least one of texts, images and animations in the first panel, wherein

when the Internet network is detected and the connections list that is displayed as part of the selectable text in the second panel includes a type of Internet network that is detected, the at least one of images and animations displayed in the first panel describe the type of Internet network being selected in the second panel, wherein the type of Internet network includes at least one of a wired network and a wireless network, and

when the plurality of inputs are detected and are displayed as part of the selectable text in the second panel, the at least one of texts, images and animations displayed in the first panel describe the list of the plurality of detected inputs, and

(iii) an advertisement module to display advertisements in the first panel when the digital device is loading, the digital device is loading at least when the autodetection module is automatically detecting or when the contextual help module is loading the at least one of texts, images and animations to be displayed.

2. The digital device of claim 1, wherein when the type of Internet network includes the wired network, the contextual help module displays in the first panel at least an animation illustrating an Ethernet cord being connected to the Ethernet input on the digital device.

3. The digital device of claim 1 wherein the plurality of inputs includes one or more HDMI inputs and one or more video component inputs.

4. The digital device of claim 1 further comprising at least one of the following being connected to the plurality of inputs, respectively:

a video game console, a DVD player, an audio system, cable set-top box, a satellite box and a modem.

5. The digital device of claim 1, wherein when the television cable and the Internet network are detected and displayed as part of the selectable text in the second panel, the autodetection module to autoprogram a local region, a current date and time.

6. The digital device of claim 1, wherein when the plurality of inputs are detected and displayed as part of the selectable text in the second panel, displaying editable labels and selectable icons in the second panel to be associated with each of the plurality of inputs being labeled, respectively.

7. A method for implementing an initial setup of a digital device, the digital device including a screen displaying a graphic user interface (GUI), the GUI including a first panel and a second panel, the method comprising:

automatically detecting at least one of an Internet network, a television cable, and a plurality of inputs connected to the digital device, wherein the first panel displays advertisements during process of automatically detecting;

populating a connections list in the second panel including a result of the automatic detection;

when the result of the automatic detection includes the Internet network, guiding the user through the detected Internet network set up by (i) displaying in the second panel a type of Internet network that is detected and is to be set up, wherein the type of Internet network includes at least one of a wired network and a wireless network, and (ii) displaying in the first panel at least one of an image and an animation describing the type of Internet network being highlighted in the second panel; and

when the result of the automatic detection includes the plurality of inputs, guiding the user through setting up each of the plurality of detected inputs by (i) displaying in the second panel a list of the plurality of detected inputs to be labeled, and (ii) displaying in the first panel at least one of a text, image, and animation describing the list of the plurality of detected inputs.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

when the result of the automatic detection includes the television cable and the Internet network, autoprogramming a local region, a current date and time; and

when the result of the automatic detection includes the television cable but does not include the Internet network, guiding the user through setting up the television cable by (i) prompting the user to input the local region, the current date and time, and (ii) autoprogramming the user'"'"'s inputted local region, current date and time.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the first panel displays advertisements when the at least one of texts, images and animations to be displayed are loaded.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein when the type of Internet network being highlighted in the second panel is the wired network, displaying in the first panel at least an animation illustrating an Ethernet cord being connected to the Ethernet input on the digital device.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the plurality of inputs includes one or more HDMI inputs and one or more video component inputs.

12. The method of claim 7, further comprising at least one of the following being connected to the plurality of inputs, respectively:

a video game console, a DVD player, an audio system, cable set-top box, a satellite box and a modem.

13. The method of claim 7, wherein the displaying in the second panel the list of the plurality of detected inputs to be labeled includes displaying editable text and selectable icons to be associated with each of the plurality of detected inputs to be labeled, respectively.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform operations comprising:

automatically detecting at least one of an Internet network, a television cable, and a plurality of inputs connected to a digital device, wherein the digital device includes a screen displaying a graphic user interface (GUI), the GUI including a first panel and a second panel, the first panel displays advertisements during process of automatically detecting;

populating a connections list in the second panel including a result of the automatic detection, the result of the automatic detection including at least one of the Internet network, the television cable, and the plurality of inputs;

when the result of the automatic detection includes the Internet network, guiding the user through the detected Internet network set up by (i) displaying in the second panel a type of Internet network that is detected and is to be set up, wherein the type of Internet network includes at least one of a wired network and a wireless network, and (ii) displaying in the first panel at least one of an image and an animation describing the type of Internet network being highlighted in the second panel; and

when the result of the automatic detection includes the plurality of inputs, guiding the user through setting up each of the plurality of detected inputs by (i) displaying in the second panel a list of the plurality of detected inputs to be labeled, and (ii) displaying in the first panel at least one of a text, image, and animation describing the list of the plurality of detected inputs.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, further comprising:

when the result of the automatic detection includes the television cable and the Internet network, autoprogramming a local region, a current date and time; and

when the result of the automatic detection includes the television cable but does not include the Internet network, guiding the user through setting up the television cable by (i) prompting the user to input the local region, the current date and time, and (ii) autoprogramming the user'"'"'s inputted local region, current date and time.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the first panel displays advertisements when the at least one of texts, images and animations to be displayed are loaded.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein when the type of Internet network being highlighted in the second panel is the wired network, displaying in the first panel at least an animation illustrating an Ethernet cord being connected to the Ethernet input on the digital device.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the displaying in the second panel the list of the plurality of detected inputs to be labeled includes displaying editable text and selectable icons to be associated with each of the plurality of detected inputs to be labeled, respectively.