Television having silos that animate content source searching and selection

1. A method for providing content in an intelligent television, the method comprising:

receiving a designation for a silo, wherein a silo is a logical representation of a content source for the intelligent television, wherein the silo is a content application or an input source, and wherein configuration data is associated with the silo;

based on the designation, determining the silo;

determining whether the silo is the content application or the input source;

if the silo is the input source:

presenting a watermark in a user interface to indicate which silo has been selected; and

activating a device or storage mechanism associated with the input source;

if the silo is the content application, determining whether a preview has been cached for the silo;

if a preview has been cached:

presenting the preview during a silo transition; and

launching the content application;

if a preview has not been cached:

presenting a watermark during a silo transition; and

launching the content application;

providing content from the silo; and

changing to the silo.

2. The method as defined in claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether there is a signal error with a signal associated with the silo or an error with content associated with the silo;

if there is a signal error, presenting a user interface indicating there is a signal error; and

if there is no a signal error, presenting the content associated with the signal.

3. The method as defined in claim 1 , further comprising:

if the silo is a content application, determining if the silo is in a first time on state;

if the content application is in a first time on state, starting the application in the background;

determining whether the content application is in a first time experience state;

if the content application is not in a first time experience state or if the content application is not in a first time on state, determining if the content application is in an error state;

if the content application is in an error state, presenting a user interface indicating that the content application is in an error state;

if the content application is not in an error state, providing the content application; and

if the content application is in a first time experience state, starting a first time experience process for the content application.

4. The method as defined in claim 3 , wherein the first time experience process comprises:

presenting a first time experience user interface;

receiving a first time experience input; and

configuring the content application in response to the first time experience input.

5. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the Intelligent TV includes two or more silos.

6. The method as defined in claim 5 , wherein the two or more silos provide a contextual experience for a user based on an organization of the silos.

7. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, wherein when executed by a processor cause the processor to execute a method, the instructions comprising:

instructions to receive a designation for a silo, wherein a silo is a logical representation of a content source for the intelligent television;

based on the designation, instructions to determine the silo;

instructions to determine whether the silo is a content application or an input source;

if the silo is an input source:

instructions to present a watermark in a user interface to indicate which silo has been selected; and

instructions to activate a device or storage mechanism associated with the input source;

if the silo is a content application, instructions to determine whether a preview has been cached for the silo;

if a preview has been cached:

instructions to present the preview in during a silo transition; and

instructions to launch the content application;

if a preview has not been cached:

instructions to present a watermark in during a silo transition; and

instructions to launch the content application;

instructions to provide content from the silo; and

instructions to change to the silo.

8. The tangible computer readable medium as defined in claim 7 , further comprising:

instructions to determine whether there is a signal error with a signal associated with the silo or an error with content associated with the silo;

if there is a signal error, instructions to present a user interface indicating there is a signal error; and

if there is no a signal error, instructions to present the content associated with the signal.

9. The tangible computer readable medium as defined in claim 7 , further comprising:

if the silo is a content application, instructions to determine if the silo is in a first time on state;

if the content application is in a first time on state, instructions to start the application in the background;

instructions to determine whether the content application is in a first time experience state;

if the content application is not in a first time experience state or if the content application is not in a first time on state, instructions to determine if the content application is in an error state;

if the content application is in an error state, instructions to present a user interface indicating that the content application is in an error state;

if the content application is not in an error state, instructions to provide the content application; and

if the content application is in a first time experience state, instructions to start a first time experience process for the content application, wherein the first time experience process comprises:

instructions to present a first time experience user interface;

instructions to receive a first time experience input; and

instructions to configure the content application in response to the first time experience input.

10. An intelligent television comprising:

a display;

a memory;

a processor in communication with the memory and the display, the processor operable to:

receive a designation for a silo, wherein a silo is a logical representation of a content source for the intelligent television;

based on the designation, determine the silo;

determine whether the silo is a content application or an input source;

if the silo is an input source:

present a watermark in a user interface to indicate which silo has been selected;

activate a device or storage mechanism associated with the input source;

if the silo is a content application, determine whether a preview has been cached for the silo;

if a preview has been cached:

present the preview in during a silo transition;

launch the content application;

if a preview has not been cached:

present a watermark in during a silo transition; and

launch the content application;

provide content from the silo; and

change to the silo.

11. The intelligent television as defined in claim 10 , wherein the processor is further operable to:

determine whether there is a signal error with a signal associated with the silo or an error with content associated with the silo;

if there is a signal error, present a user interface indicating there is a signal error; and

if there is no a signal error, present the content associated with the signal.

12. The intelligent television as defined in claim 11 , wherein the processor is further operable to:

if the silo is a content application, determine if the silo is in a first time on state;

if the content application is in a first time on state, start the application in the background;

determine whether the content application is in a first time experience state;

if the content application is not in a first time experience state or if the content application is not in a first time on state, determine if the content application is in an error state;

if the content application is in an error state, present a user interface indicating that the content application is in an error state;

if the content application is not in an error state, provide the content application; and

if the content application is in a first time experience state, start a first time experience process for the content application, wherein the first time experience process comprises:

present a first time experience user interface;

receive a first time experience input; and

configure the content application in response to the first time experience input.