Systems and methods for providing user interfaces in an intelligent television
View Patent ↗An intelligent television can provide various interfaces for navigating processes associated with providing content. The user interfaces include unique visual representations and organizations that allow the user to utilize the intelligent television more easily and more effectively. Particularly, the user interfaces pertain to the display of media content, electronic programming guide information, television content, and other content. Further, the user interfaces provide unique process of transitioning between the content.
1. A method for providing a user interface in an intelligent television, the method comprising:
receiving, by a processor of the intelligent television, a selection associated with a first navigation bar in the user interface of the intelligent television;
determining if a second user interface, associated with the selection, can contain a second navigation bar;
if a second user interface, associated with the selection, can contain a second navigation bar, rendering a horizontal navigation bar as the second navigation bar in the second user interface; and
if a second user interface, associated with the selection, can not contain a second navigation bar, rendering a different user interface device for the second navigation bar in the second user interface.
2. The method as defined in claim 1 , further comprises the processor determining one or more of a content and a format of the second navigation bar.
3. The method as defined in claim 2 , further comprises the processor determining one or more of a format and a characteristic of the second user interface.
4. The method as defined in claim 2 , wherein the determination of if a second user interface, associated with the selection, can contain a second navigation bar comprises the processor comparing one or more of the content and the format of the second navigation bar with one or more of the format and the characteristic of the second user interface.
5. The method as defined in claim 2 , wherein if the second navigation bar is too large for the second user interface, the processor renders different user interface device.
6. The method as defined in claim 2 , further comprises the processor presenting the second user interface with the second navigation bar.
7. The method as defined in claim 2 , further comprises:
the processor determining if a drop-down navigation bar is needed;
if the drop-down navigation bar is needed, the processor rendering the drop-down navigation bar as the second navigation bar; and
if the drop-down navigation bar is not needed, the processor rendering a vertical navigation bar as the second navigation bar.
8. The method as defined in claim 2 , wherein the drop-down navigation bar includes one or more drop down menus associated with top-level categories presented in the drop-down navigation bar.
9. The method as defined in claim 2 , wherein the vertical navigation bar includes categories presented vertically in the second user interface.
10. The method as defined in claim 2 , further comprises the processor presenting the second user interface with the second navigation bar.
11. An intelligent television system comprising:
a memory operable to store social media data; and
a processor in communication with the memory, the processor programmed to:
execute a user interface application, the user interface application:
receiving a selection associated with a first navigation bar in the user interface of the intelligent television;
determining if a second user interface, associated with the selection, can contain a second navigation bar;
if a second user interface, associated with the selection, can contain a second navigation bar, rendering a horizontal navigation bar as the second navigation bar in the second user interface; and
if a second user interface, associated with the selection, can not contain a second navigation bar, rendering a different user interface device for the second navigation bar in the second user interface.
12. The intelligent television system as defined in claim 11 , wherein the user interface application:
determines one or more of a content and a format of the second navigation bar;
determines one or more of a format and a characteristic of the second user interface; and
presents the second user interface with the second navigation bar.
13. The intelligent television system as defined in claim 12 , wherein the determination of if a second user interface, associated with the selection, can contain a second navigation bar comprises the processor comparing one or more of the content and the format of the second navigation bar with one or more of the format and the characteristic of the second user interface, and wherein if the second navigation bar is too large for the second user interface, the processor renders the different user interface device.
14. The intelligent television system as defined in claim 12 , wherein the user interface application:
determines if a drop-down navigation bar is needed;
if the drop-down navigation bar is needed, renders the drop-down navigation bar as the second navigation bar;
if the drop-down navigation bar is not needed, renders a vertical navigation bar as the second navigation bar; and
wherein the drop-down navigation bar includes one or more drop down menus associated with top-level categories presented in the drop-down navigation bar, and wherein the vertical navigation bar includes categories presented vertically in the second user interface.
15. The intelligent television system as defined in claim 12 , wherein the user interface application presents the second user interface with the second navigation bar.
16. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon processor executable instructions that cause a computing system to execute a method, the instructions comprising:
instructions to receive a selection associated with a first navigation bar in the user interface of the intelligent television;
instructions to determine if a second user interface, associated with the selection, can contain a second navigation bar;
if a second user interface, associated with the selection, can contain a second navigation bar, instructions to render a horizontal navigation bar as the second navigation bar in the second user interface; and
if a second user interface, associated with the selection, can not contain a second navigation bar, instructions to render a different user interface device for the second navigation bar in the second user interface.
17. The computer readable medium as defined in claim 16 , further comprises instructions to: determine one or more of a content and a format of the second navigation bar; determine one or more of a format and a characteristic of the second user interface; and present the second user interface with the second navigation bar.
18. The computer readable medium as defined in claim 16 , wherein the determination of if a second user interface, associated with the selection, can contain a second navigation bar comprises comparing one or more of the content and the format of the second navigation bar with one or more of the format and the characteristic of the second user interface, and wherein if the second navigation bar is too large for the second user interface, the different user interface device is rendered.
19. The computer readable medium as defined in claim 16 , further comprises instructions to: determine if a drop-down navigation bar is needed; if the drop-down navigation bar is needed, render the drop-down navigation bar as the second navigation bar; if the drop-down navigation bar is not needed, render a vertical navigation bar as the second navigation bar; and wherein the drop-down navigation bar includes one or more drop down menus associated with top-level categories presented in the drop-down navigation bar, and wherein the vertical navigation bar includes categories presented vertically in the second user interface.
20. The computer readable medium as defined in claim 16 , further comprises instructions to present the second user interface with the second navigation bar.