Content-sensitive and context-sensitive user interface for 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' layout, aspect ratio of elements, display of elements, and size of selectable images are dependent on the type of content presented. Further, the user interfaces provide unique process of transitioning between the content.
1. A method for providing multiple types of user interfaces in an intelligent television, the method comprising:
receiving a selection for the user interface, wherein the user interface provides content;
determining a type of content to provide;
determining a type of user interface based on the type of content to provide, wherein a first type of content corresponds to a first user interface, a second type of content corresponds to a second user interface, and a third type of content corresponds to a third user interface;
providing the first user interface for the first type of content, wherein the first user interface is a Fibonacci spiral comprising two or more thumbnails, wherein each of the thumbnails has a different aspect ratio based on a position of the thumbnail in the Fibonacci spiral, and wherein the position and aspect ratio is based on a characteristic of the content;
providing the second user interface for the second type of content, wherein the second user interface is a timeline view comprising two or more thumbnails arranged along the timeline view, wherein the timeline view includes a date marker, and wherein the two or more thumbnails are organized by a time characteristic on the timeline view; and
providing the third user interface for the third type of content.
2. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the first type of content is for a selection main screen with a limited amount of content.
3. The method as defined in claim 2 , wherein the third user interface is for at least one of a grid view and a cluster view.
4. The method as defined in claim 3 , wherein the two or more thumbnails are selectable.
5. The method as defined in claim 4 , wherein the characteristic is one or more of an amount of content, a most viewed statistic, a newest statistic, or a most favorite statistic.
6. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the date marker indicates a day division between two sets of thumbnails.
7. The method as defined in claim 6 , wherein the timeline view is scrollable.
8. The method as defined in claim 7 , wherein the timeline view provides selectable content thumbnails arranged in timeline from oldest content at a first side of the timeline view to newest content at a second side of the timeline view.
9. The method as defined in claim 8 , wherein the timeline view includes a demarcation with the date marker to indicate a change in date to which the content is associated.
10. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the third type of content is for a collection of content.
11. The method as defined in claim 10 , wherein the third user interface is for a linear view.
12. 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 statistics subservice operable to:
execute a user interface application operable to:
receive a selection for the user interface, wherein the user interface provides content;
determine a type of content to provide;
determine a type of user interface based on the type of content to provide, wherein a first type of content corresponds to a first user interface, a second type of content corresponds to a second user interface, and a third type of content corresponds to a third user interface;
provide the first user interface for the first type of content, wherein the first user interface is a Fibonacci spiral comprising two or more thumbnails, wherein each of the thumbnails has a different aspect ratio based on a position of the thumbnail in the Fibonacci spiral, wherein the position and aspect ratio is based on a characteristic of the content;
provide the second user interface for the second type of content, wherein the second user interface is a timeline view comprising two or more thumbnails arranged along the timeline view, wherein the timeline view includes a date marker, and wherein the two or more thumbnails are organized by a time characteristic on the timeline view; and
provide the third user interface for the third type of content.
13. The intelligent television system as defined in claim 12 , wherein first type of content is for a selection main screen with a limited amount of content, and wherein the third user interface is for at least one of a grid view and a cluster view.
14. The intelligent television system as defined in claim 13 , wherein the characteristic is one or more of an amount of content, a most viewed statistic, a newest statistic, or a most favorite statistic.
15. The intelligent television system as defined in claim 12 , wherein the timeline view provides selectable content thumbnails arranged in timeline view from oldest content at a first side of the timeline view to newest content at a second side of the timeline view, and wherein the timeline view includes a demarcation with the date marker to indicate a change in date to which the content is associated.
16. The intelligent television system as defined in claim 12 , wherein the third type of content is for a collection of content, and wherein the third user interface is for a linear view.
17. 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 a selection for the user interface, wherein the user interface provides content;
instructions to determine a type of content to provide;
instructions to determine a type of user interface based on the type of content to provide, wherein a first type of content corresponds to a first user interface, a second type of content corresponds to a second user interface, and a third type of content corresponds to a third user interface;
instructions to provide the first user interface for the first type of content, wherein the first user interface is a Fibonacci spiral comprising two or more thumbnails, wherein each of the thumbnails has a different aspect ratio based on a position of the thumbnail in the Fibonacci spiral, wherein the position and aspect ratio is based on a characteristic of the content;
instructions to provide the second user interface for the second type of content, wherein the second user interface is a timeline view comprising two or more thumbnails arranged along the timeline view, wherein the timeline view includes a date marker, and wherein the two or more thumbnails are organized by a time characteristic on the timeline view; and
instructions to provide the third user interface for the third type of content.
18. The computer readable medium as defined in claim 17 , wherein first type of content is for a selection main screen with a limited amount of content, and wherein the third user interface is for at least one of a grid view and a cluster view.
19. The computer readable medium as defined in claim 17 , wherein the timeline view provides selectable content thumbnails arranged in timeline view from oldest content at a first side of the timeline view to newest content at a second side of the timeline view, and wherein the timeline view includes a demarcation with the date marker to indicate a change in date to which the content is associated.
20. The computer readable medium as defined in claim 17 , wherein the third type of content is for a collection of content, and wherein the third user interface is for a linear view.