SILO MANAGER
An Intelligent TV having a silo manager, a panel manager and a panel controller. The various managers and controllers managing a global panel and an application panel. The global panel includes various types of information and the various types of input and content available. The global panel includes various information including, for example, Live TV information, on demand information, media center information, application information, HDMI 1 information, HDMI 2 information, HDMI 3 information, component 1 information, component 2 information, AV 1 information, AV 2 information, VGA information, as well as an option to hide undetected inputs. The application panel is dynamic and can optionally change based on one or more of context and content of the underlying application being viewed. The application panel can include various subcategories of information, with the number and type of the subcategories also capable of being dynamic based on the underlying context or content.
1 . A method of managing one or more silos on an intelligent TV comprising:
detecting a request to access a silo, the silo representing an application resident on either the intelligent TV or remotely;
detecting whether another silo is already active on the intelligent TV;
transitioning, using a sliding effect, to displaying the silo;
enabling content associated with the silo; and
displaying the silo on a display of the intelligent TV.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the silo corresponds to Live TV, on demand content, media center content, applications or content from other inputs.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein available silos are displayed in a strip or grid.
4 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising shrinking the another silo into the strip or the grid and expanding a selected silo from the strip or the grid to full screen.
5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising maintaining an order of a plurality of silos displayed in a strip or a grid.
6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing an indication of a selected silo.
7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying a placeholder image during the transitioning.
8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising enabling dynamic content within a displayed silo.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the silo displays selectable content and the silo includes one or more subcategories of information.
10 . A non-transitory computer readable information storage media having stored thereon instructions, that when executed by one or more processors, cause to be performed the method steps in claim 1 .
11 . A system to manage one or more silos on an intelligent TV comprising:
a processor adapted to detect a request to access a silo, the silo representing an application resident on either the intelligent TV or remotely;
a silo manager adapted to detect whether another silo is already active on the intelligent TV;
a silo transition controller adapted to transition, using a sliding effect, to displaying the silo;
a user interface application adapted to enable content associated with the silo and display the silo on a display of the intelligent TV.
12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the silo corresponds to Live TV, on demand content, media center content, applications or content from other inputs.
13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein available silos are displayed in a strip or grid.
14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the another silo is shrunk silo into the strip or the grid and a selected silo is expanded from the strip or the grid to full screen.
15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein an order of a plurality of silos displayed in a strip or a grid is maintained.
16 . The system of claim 11 , further comprising a notification panel that provides an indication of a selected silo.
17 . The system of claim 11 , wherein a placeholder image is displayed during the transitioning.
18 . The system of claim 11 , wherein dynamic content is enabled within a displayed silo.
19 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the silo displays selectable content and the silo includes one or more subcategories of information.
20 . A system to manage one or more silos on an intelligent TV comprising:
means for detecting a request to access a silo, the silo representing an application resident on either the intelligent TV or remotely;
means for detecting whether another silo is already active on the intelligent TV;
means for transitioning, using a sliding effect, to displaying the silo;
means for enabling content associated with the silo; and
means for displaying the silo on a display of the intelligent TV.