IP Library Patent Application 13969875
Patent Application
App. No. 13/969,875

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACES IN AN INTELLIGENT TELEVISION

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App. No.
13/969,875
Abstract

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.

Claims (43)

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7 . A method for providing a user interface in an intelligent television, the method comprising:

receiving a selection, by a processor of the intelligent television;

providing the user interface, wherein the user interface includes at least two regions;

receiving a second selection in the user interface; and

providing an action, by the processor of the intelligent television, based on a location, within one of the at least two regions, in which the second selection was received.

8 . 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 a selection;

provide the user interface, wherein the user interface includes at least two regions;

receive a second selection in the user interface; and

provide an action, based on a location, within one of the at least two regions, in which the second selection was received.

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15 . The method as defined in claim 7 , further comprises determining in which of the at least two regions the second selection is made.

16 . The method as defined in claim 7 , wherein the user interface includes three regions.

17 . The method as defined in claim 7 , wherein the three regions include a header region, a footer region, and a content region.

18 . The method as defined in claim 7 , wherein each of the three regions includes one or more user-selectable user interface devices.

19 . The method as defined in claim 7 , wherein at least one of the user-selectable user interface devices in each of the three regions is common amongst two or more different user interfaces.

20 . The method as defined in claim 7 , wherein the user interface is a master panel for the intelligent television, wherein the master panel is a top level user interface.

21 . The method as defined in claim 7 , wherein selections available in each region are contextual.

22 . The method as defined in claim 7 , wherein the header includes a navigation bar and title elements, wherein the content region includes a content layout and a scroll item, and wherein the footer region includes system and contextual information and hot key related events.

23 . The method as defined in claim 7 , wherein the action taken in based on both what was selected and in what region the selection was made.

24 . The intelligent television system as defined in claim 8 , wherein the user interface application is further operable to determine in which of the at least two regions the second selection is made, wherein the user interface includes three regions, wherein the three regions include a header region, a footer region, and a content region, wherein each of the three regions includes one or more user-selectable user interface devices, wherein at least one of the user-selectable user interface devices in each of the three regions is common amongst two or more different user interfaces.

25 . The intelligent television system as defined in claim 8 , wherein the user interface is a master panel for the intelligent television, wherein the master panel is a top level user interface, wherein selections available in each region are contextual.

26 . The intelligent television system as defined in claim 8 , wherein the header includes a navigation bar and title elements, wherein the content region includes a content layout and a scroll item, and wherein the footer region includes system and contextual information and hot key related events.

27 . The intelligent television system as defined in claim 8 , wherein the action taken in based on both what was selected and in what region the selection was made.

28 . 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; instructions to provide the user interface, wherein the user interface includes at least two regions; instructions to receive a second selection in the user interface; and instructions to provide an action based on a location, within one of the at least two regions, in which the second selection was received.

29 . The computer readable medium as defined in claim 28 , further comprises instructions to determine in which of the at least two regions the second selection is made, wherein the user interface includes three regions, wherein the three regions include a header region, a footer region, and a content region, wherein each of the three regions includes one or more user-selectable user interface devices, wherein at least one of the user-selectable user interface devices in each of the three regions is common amongst two or more different user interfaces.

30 . The computer readable medium as defined in claim 28 , wherein the user interface is a master panel for the intelligent television, wherein the master panel is a top level user interface, wherein selections available in each region are contextual.

31 . The computer readable medium as defined in claim 28 , wherein the header includes a navigation bar and title elements, wherein the content region includes a content layout and a scroll item, and wherein the footer region includes system and contextual information and hot key related events.

32 . The computer readable medium as defined in claim 28 , wherein the action taken in based on both what was selected and in what region the selection was made.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2023
From: FLEXTRONICS AP, LLC
To: MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES PTE, LTD
Reel/Frame 062417/0372 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2014
From: DE PAZ, ALEXANDER; DOURADO, SAULO CORREIA; LIMONGI, KARINA A.; SIRPAL, SANJIV; SIRPAL, MOHAMMED; SOTO, SALVADOR
To: FLEXTRONICS AP, LLC
Reel/Frame 032148/0714 →