SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING DATA IN AN INTELLIGENT TELEVISION
An intelligent television can store and retrieve data about various functions of the television or associated with user behavior. The stored data streamlines the processes of providing electronic programming guide information, providing search results, providing statistics about content, providing channel information, etc. The unique set of data services in the intelligent television receive, store, manage, and retrieve the data for various of the applications or components.
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16 . A method for managing data associated with an intelligent television, the method comprising:
receiving media associated with a user at the intelligent television;
receiving one or more user-defined organization criteria;
storing the one or more user-defined organization criteria;
organizing media based on the one or more user-defined organization criteria; and
providing a user interface having the media and organized based on the one or more user-defined organization criteria.
17 . The method as defined in claim 16 , wherein the media includes one or more of a video file, and picture file, or an audio file.
18 . The method as defined in claim 17 , wherein the media includes a source, and wherein the source of the media data is also stored.
19 . The method as defined in claim 18 , wherein the media includes one or more items of metadata stored with the media, and wherein the user-defined criteria sort the media based on one or more of the metadata.
20 . The method as defined in claim 19 , wherein the metadata includes one or more of a location at which the media was created, a time at which the media was created, and a date at which the media was created.
21 . The method as defined in claim 20 , wherein the media is stored in a media database that is local to the intelligent television.
22 . The method as defined in claim 21 , wherein there are two or more user-defined organization criteria are stored as categories in the media database.
23 . The method as defined in claim 22 , wherein a first set user-defined organization criteria are associated with a first user and a second set user-defined organization criteria are associated with a second user.
24 . The method as defined in claim 23 , further comprising:
determining whether new media has been received;
if new media has been received, retrieving the one or more user-defined organization criteria;
changing the user interface to incorporate the new media while organized based on the one or more user-defined organization criteria; and
providing the changed user interface.
25 . The method as defined in claim 24 , wherein the intelligent television receives new media from a device in communication with the intelligent television.
26 . An intelligent television system comprising:
a memory operable to store social media data;
a processor in communication with the memory, the processor operable to:
execute a live television subservice operable to:
receive media associated with a user at the intelligent television;
receive one or more user-defined organization criteria;
store the one or more user-defined organization criteria;
organize media based on the one or more user-defined organization criteria; and
execute a user interface application in communication with the live television subservice, the user interface application operable to provide a user interface have the media and organized based on the one or more user-defined organization criteria.
27 . The intelligent television system as defined in claim 26 , wherein the media includes one or more of a video file, and picture file, or an audio file, and wherein the media includes a source, and wherein the source of the media data is also stored.
28 . The intelligent television system as defined in claim 27 , wherein the media includes one or more items of metadata stored with the media, and wherein the user-defined criteria sort the media based on one or more of the metadata, and wherein the metadata includes one or more of a location at which the media was created, a time at which the media was created, and a date at which the media was created.
29 . The intelligent television system as defined in claim 28 , wherein there are two or more user-defined organization criteria are stored as categories in the media database, and wherein a first set user-defined organization criteria are associated with a first user and a second set user-defined organization criteria are associated with a second user.
30 . The intelligent television system as defined in claim 27 , wherein the live television subservice is further operable to:
determine whether new media has been received, wherein the intelligent television receives new media from a device in communication with the intelligent television;
if new media has been received, retrieve the one or more user-defined organization criteria;
wherein the user interface application is further operable to:
change the user interface to incorporate the new media while organized based on the one or more user-defined organization criteria; and
provide the changed user interface.
31 . A computer readable medium having stored thereon processor executable instructions that cause a computing system to execute a method, the instructions comprising:
instructions to receive media associated with a user at the intelligent television;
instructions to receive one or more user-defined organization criteria;
instructions to store the one or more user-defined organization criteria;
instructions to organize media based on the one or more user-defined organization criteria; and
instructions to provide a user interface have the media and organized based on the one or more user-defined organization criteria.
32 . The computer readable medium as defined in claim 31 , wherein the media includes one or more of a video file, and picture file, or an audio file, and wherein the media includes a source, and wherein the source of the media data is also stored.
33 . The computer readable medium as defined in claim 31 , wherein the media includes one or more items of metadata stored with the media, and wherein the user-defined criteria sort the media based on one or more of the metadata, and wherein the metadata includes one or more of a location at which the media was created, a time at which the media was created, and a date at which the media was created.
34 . The computer readable medium as defined in claim 31 , wherein there are two or more user-defined organization criteria are stored as categories in the media database, and wherein a first set user-defined organization criteria are associated with a first user and a second set user-defined organization criteria are associated with a second user.
35 . The computer readable medium as defined in claim 31 , further comprising:
instructions to determine whether new media has been received, wherein the intelligent television receives new media from a device in communication with the intelligent television;
if new media has been received, instructions to retrieve the one or more user-defined organization criteria;
instructions to change the user interface to incorporate the new media while organized based on the one or more user-defined organization criteria; and
instructions to provide the changed user interface.