SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING VIDEO ON DEMAND IN AN INTELLIGENT TELEVISION
An intelligent television can provide various interfaces for providing video-on-demand (VOD). 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 VOD content and better organizations thereof. Further, the user interfaces provide unique process of transitioning between the VOD content.
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7 . A method for providing video-on-demand (VOD) in an intelligent television, the method comprising:
providing a first collection view of VOD content;
receiving, by a processor of the intelligent television, a first selection to filter the VOD content;
determining content applicable to the received selection; and
providing a second collection view of the filtered content.
8 . An intelligent television system comprising:
a memory operable to store video-on-demand (VOD) content;
a processor in communication with the memory, the processor operable to:
execute a user interface application operable to:
provide a first collection view of VOD content;
receive a first selection to filter the VOD content;
determine content applicable to the received selection; and
provide a second collection view of the filtered content.
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17 . The method as defined in claim 7 , further comprises determining if the first selection is a last filter selection.
18 . The method as defined in claim 7 , wherein if the first selection is not the last filter selection, further comprising: receiving, by a processor of the intelligent television, a second selection to filter the VOD content; determining content applicable to the second received selection; and providing a third collection view of the filtered content.
19 . The method as defined in claim 7 , wherein if the first selection is not the last filter selection, further comprising: receiving a third selection of an item of content in the second collection view; and providing a detail view of the selected content.
20 . The method as defined in claim 7 , wherein the first selection to filter includes a filter criteria.
21 . The method as defined in claim 7 , wherein the filter criteria is a location where the content was made.
22 . The method as defined in claim 7 , wherein the filter criteria is a year at which the content was made.
23 . The method as defined in claim 7 , wherein the filter criteria is a genre associated with the content.
24 . The method as defined in claim 7 , wherein the first criteria include two or more of the location, the year, and the genre.
25 . The method as defined in claim 7 , wherein the detail view includes a description portion and a user-selectable device to play the content.
26 . The intelligent television system as defined in claim 8 , wherein the user interface application is further operable to: wherein if the first selection is not the last filter selection, receive, by a processor of the intelligent television, a second selection to filter the VOD content; determine content applicable to the second received selection; provide a third collection view of the filtered content; wherein if the first selection is not the last filter selection, receive a third selection of an item of content in the second collection view; and provide a detail view of the selected content.
27 . The intelligent television system as defined in claim 8 , wherein the first selection to filter includes a filter criteria.
28 . The intelligent television system as defined in claim 8 , wherein the filter criteria is one of a location where the content was made, a year at which the content was made, or a genre associated with the content.
29 . The intelligent television system as defined in claim 8 , wherein the first criteria include two or more of the location, the year, and the genre.
30 . 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 provide a first collection view of VOD content; instructions to receive a first selection to filter the VOD content; instructions to determine content applicable to the received selection; and instructions to provide a second collection view of the filtered content.
31 . The computer readable medium as defined in claim 28 , further comprises instructions to: wherein if the first selection is not the last filter selection, receive, by a processor of the intelligent television, a second selection to filter the VOD content; determine content applicable to the second received selection; provide a third collection view of the filtered content; wherein if the first selection is not the last filter selection, receive a third selection of an item of content in the second collection view; and provide a detail view of the selected content.
32 . The computer readable medium as defined in claim 28 , wherein the first selection to filter includes a filter criteria.
33 . The computer readable medium as defined in claim 28 , wherein the filter criteria is one of a location where the content was made, a year at which the content was made, or a genre associated with the content.
34 . The computer readable medium as defined in claim 28 , wherein the first criteria include two or more of the location, the year, and the genre.