PANEL USER INTERFACE FOR AN INTELLIGENT TELEVISION
An intelligent television, methods for displaying content, and methods for user interaction between the intelligent television and the user are provided. In general, a user is provided with an application panel allowing for navigation, categories, favorites, and search options that enable one or more functions associated with the intelligent television. The presentation of options is based on input received by the intelligent television. As a user provides input to the intelligent television via a remote control or other input device. The intelligent television is configured to interpret the input and provide interactive functionality in the form of content presented to the display of the intelligent television without obstructing the user from viewing content displayed on the screen of the intelligent television.
1 . A method, comprising:
presenting, via a display of an intelligent television (TV), live TV broadcast content, wherein the live TV broadcast content is presented to a first portion of the display;
receiving an application panel input at the intelligent TV, wherein the application panel input corresponds to at least one of a categories input, a favorites input, and a search input;
determining, by a processor associated with the intelligent TV and in response to receiving the application panel input, live TV application panel content that corresponds to a live TV application and the application panel input received;
retrieving, from at least one source, the live TV application panel content; and
presenting, via the display, the live TV application panel content to a second portion of the display, wherein the second portion of the display is associated with a live TV application panel, and wherein the live TV application panel overlaps at least a portion of the presented live TV broadcast content.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the live TV application panel content further comprises:
referring to rules stored in a memory, wherein the rules include one or more application panel content fields mapped to at least one live TV application panel content type;
comparing a live TV application panel content type associated with the presented live TV broadcast content with the one or more mapped application panel content fields;
determining select application panel content fields from the one or more mapped application panel content fields; and
including the select application panel content fields in the live TV application panel content for retrieval.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the live TV application panel content is retrieved from two or more signal sources.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one source is at least one of a local memory, a remote memory, a broadcast signal, and a memory located across a network.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the live TV application panel content and the live TV application panel is at least partially transparent, and wherein the presented live TV broadcast content is visible beneath the presented live TV application panel content.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a size of the first portion is maintained upon presenting the live TV application panel content via the second portion of the display.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the presented live TV broadcast content includes at least one of a movie, a TV program, a sport event, a TV special, and a radio program.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the presented live TV application panel content includes at least one of a category, a channel identifier, a thumbnail graphic, an electronic program guide (EPG), a favorite, and a search term.
9 . A tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, perform the method comprising:
presenting, via a display of an intelligent television (TV), live TV broadcast content, wherein the live TV broadcast content is presented to a first portion of the display;
receiving an application panel input at the intelligent TV, wherein the application panel input corresponds to at least one of a categories input, a favorites input, and a search input;
determining, by a processor associated with the intelligent TV and in response to receiving the application panel input, live TV application panel content that corresponds to a live TV application and the application panel input received;
retrieving, from at least one source, the live TV application panel content; and
presenting, via the display, the live TV application panel content to a second portion of the display, wherein the second portion of the display is associated with a live TV application panel, and wherein the live TV application panel overlaps at least a portion of the presented live TV broadcast content.
10 . The tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein determining the live TV application panel content of the method further comprises:
referring to rules stored in a memory, wherein the rules include one or more application panel content fields mapped to at least one live TV application panel content type;
comparing a live TV application panel content type associated with the presented live TV broadcast content with the one or more mapped application panel content fields;
determining select application panel content fields from the one or more mapped application panel content fields; and
including the select application panel content fields in the live TV application panel content for retrieval.
11 . The tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the live TV application panel content is retrieved from two or more signal sources.
12 . The tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the at least one source is at least one of a local memory, a remote memory, a broadcast signal, and a memory located across a network.
13 . The tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the live TV application panel content and the live TV application panel is at least partially transparent, and wherein the presented live TV broadcast content is visible beneath the presented live TV application panel content.
14 . The tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein a size of the first portion is maintained upon presenting the live TV application panel content via the second portion of the display.
15 . The tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the application panel input is provided via an input device associated with the intelligent TV.
16 . The tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the presented live TV broadcast content includes at least one of a movie, a TV program, a sport event, a TV special, and a radio program.
17 . The tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the presented live TV application panel content includes at least one of a program description, a channel identifier, a thumbnail graphic, an electronic program guide (EPG), and preference information.
18 . A system, comprising:
an intelligent television (TV) having a display and a tuner, wherein the tuner is configured to receive and convert broadcast content signals to be displayed by the display;
an input device associated with the intelligent TV;
a memory; and
a microprocessor operable to:
present, via a display of an intelligent television (TV), live TV broadcast content, wherein the live TV broadcast content is presented to a first portion of the display;
receive an application panel input at the intelligent TV, wherein the application panel input corresponds to at least one of a categories input, a favorites input, and a search input;
determine, by a processor associated with the intelligent TV and in response to receiving the application panel input, live TV application panel content that corresponds to a live TV application and the application panel input received;
retrieve, from at least one source, the live TV application panel content; and
present, via the display, the live TV application panel content to a second portion of the display, wherein the second portion of the display is associated with a live TV application panel, and wherein the live TV application panel overlaps at least a portion of the presented live TV broadcast content.
19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the microprocessor is further operable to:
refer to rules stored in a memory, wherein the rules include one or more application panel content fields mapped to at least one live TV application panel content type;
compare a live TV application panel content type associated with the presented live TV broadcast content with the one or more mapped application panel content fields;
determine select application panel content fields from the one or more mapped application panel content fields; and
include the select application panel content fields in the live TV application panel content for retrieval.
20 . The system of claim 18 , wherein at least one of the live TV application panel content and the live TV application panel is at least partially transparent, and wherein the presented live TV broadcast content is visible beneath the presented live TV application panel content.