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US 9,665,236 · App. 14/496,940 · Granted May 30, 2017

User customizable views of multiple information services

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Patent No.
US 9,665,236
App. No.
14/496,940
Granted
May 30, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A user configurable interface view can be generated for a media device or other information handling system that is independent of any interface views defined by media content providers. Generating the user configurable interface view includes identifying content data streams that are included in user interface views defined by the media content providers and then selecting a desired subset of the data content streams. The selected data content streams are then aggregated and the user configurable interface view is generated. The resulting user interface view will be independent of any interface views defined by the media content providers.

Claims (52)

1. In a system including one or more media devices that receive data streams from a plurality of media content providers, a method for a media device from amongst the one or more media devices to generate a custom user interface configured to display selected data streams available to be streamed to the media device, the method comprising:

displaying, on a media device, a first user interface defined and hosted by a first third-party media content provider, the first user interface displaying a first plurality of data streams provided by the first third-party media content provider that are available to be streamed to the media device, the first user interface displaying the first plurality of data streams in accordance with rules defined and hosted by the first third-party media content provider;

displaying, on the media device, a second user interface defined and hosted by a second third-party media content provider, the second third-party media content provider being different from the first third-party media content provider, the second user interface displaying a second plurality of data streams provided by the second third-party media content provider that are available to be streamed to the media device, the second user interface displaying the second plurality of data streams in accordance with rules defined by the second third-party media content provider;

receiving user input, at the media device, that selects, from the first user interface a first subset of the first plurality of data streams available to be streamed to the media device;

receiving user input, at the media device, that selects, from the second user interface a second subset of the first plurality of data streams available to be streamed to the media device;

based on the user input that selects the first and second subsets, generating a custom user interface for displaying the first subset of the first plurality of data streams and the second subset of the second plurality of data streams together within the custom user interface, the custom user interface being independent of the first and second user interfaces;

displaying the custom user interface on the media device such that the first subset of the first plurality of data streams and the second subset of the second plurality of data streams are displayed together within the custom user interface and such that the determination of which data streams are displayed within the custom user interface is based on user interaction with the first and second user interfaces defined and hosted by the first and second third-party media content providers respectively;

receiving user input that selects a first data stream of the data streams displayed in the custom user interface, the first data stream being provided by the first third-party media content provider; and

commencing streaming of the first data stream without requiring the user to navigate to the first user interface and select the first data stream.

2. The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the custom user interface is further configurable using a set of user defined rules that specify the look and feel of the custom user interface.

3. The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the data streams are audio data streams.

4. The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the data streams include audio and video data streams.

5. The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the custom user interface also displays selected content available locally on the mobile media device.

6. The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the first data stream comprises a satellite radio data stream.

7. The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the data streams available to be streamed to the mobile media device include satellite data streams and internet data streams.

8. The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the data streams available to be streamed to the mobile media device include satellite data streams, internet data streams, and terrestrial data streams.

9. The method in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising:

after the custom user interface has been generated, displaying a third user interface defined by a third third-party media content provider, the third user interface displaying a third plurality of data streams provided by the third third-party media content provider;

receiving user input that selects a data stream of the third plurality of data streams; and

automatically adding the selected data stream of the third plurality of data streams to the custom user interface.

10. The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein generating the custom user interface comprises:

transmitting, to a service center, an indication of the selection of the first and second sub sets;

receiving, from the service center, custom rules for displaying data streams in the custom user interface; and

rendering the custom user interface in accordance with the custom rules.

11. The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the user input that selects the first subset of the first plurality of data streams comprises user input that selects to stream the first subset of the first plurality of data streams via the first user interface.

12. One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing computer executable instructions which when executed by one or more processors implement a method for a media device from amongst the one or more media devices to generate a custom user interface configured to display selected data streams available to be streamed to the media device, the method comprising:

displaying, on a media device, a first user interface defined and hosted by a first third-party media content provider, the first user interface displaying a first plurality of data streams provided by the first third-party media content provider that are available to be streamed to the media device, the first user interface displaying the first plurality of data streams in accordance with rules defined and hosted by the first third-party media content provider;

displaying, on the media device, a second user interface defined and hosted by a second third-party media content provider, the second third-party media content provider being different from the first third-party media content provider, the second user interface displaying a second plurality of data streams provided by the second third-party media content provider that are available to be streamed to the media device, the second user interface displaying the second plurality of data streams in accordance with rules defined by the second third-party media content provider;

receiving user input, at the media device, that selects, from the first user interface, a first subset of the first plurality of data streams available to be streamed to the media device;

receiving user input, at the media device, that selects, from the second user interface, a second subset of the first plurality of data streams available to be streamed to the media device;

based on the user input that selects the first and second subsets, generating a custom user interface for displaying the first subset of the first plurality of data streams and the second subset of the second plurality of data streams together within the custom user interface, the custom user interface being independent of the first and second user interfaces;

displaying the custom user interface on the media device such that the first subset of the first plurality of data streams and the second subset of the second plurality of data streams are displayed together within the custom user interface and such that the determination of which data streams are displayed within the custom user interface is based on user interaction with the first and second user interfaces defined and hosted by the first and second third-party media content providers respectively;

receiving user input that selects a first data stream of the data streams displayed in the custom user interface, the first data stream being provided by the first third-party media content provider; and

commencing streaming of the first data stream without requiring the user to navigate to the first user interface and select the first data stream.

13. The computer readable media of claim 12 , wherein the at least some of the data streams comprise video.

14. The computer readable media of claim 12 , wherein at least some of the data streams comprise audio.

15. The computer readable media of claim 12 , wherein at least some of the data streams are received via the internet.

16. The computer readable media of claim 12 , wherein the first user interface comprises a web-based interface.

17. The computer readable media of claim 12 , wherein the user input that selects the first subset of the first plurality of data streams comprises user input that selects to stream the first subset of the first plurality of data streams via the first user interface.

18. A computing device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing computer executable instructions which when executed by the one or more processors perform a method for generating a custom user interface configured to display selected data streams available to be streamed to the computing device, the method comprising:

displaying, on a media device, a first user interface defined and hosted by a first third-party media content provider, the first user interface displaying a first plurality of data streams provided by the first third-party media content provider that are available to be streamed to the media device, the first user interface displaying the first plurality of data streams in accordance with rules defined and hosted by the first third-party media content provider;

displaying, on the media device, a second user interface defined and hosted by a second third-party media content provider, the second third-party media content provider being different from the first third-party media content provider, the second user interface displaying a second plurality of data streams provided by the second third-party media content provider that are available to be streamed to the media device, the second user interface displaying the second plurality of data streams in accordance with rules defined by the second third-party media content provider;

receiving user input, at the media device, that selects, from the first user interface, a first subset of the first plurality of data streams available to be streamed to the media device;

receiving user input, at the media device, that selects, from the second user interface, a second subset of the first plurality of data streams available to be streamed to the media device;

based on the user input that selects the first and second subsets, generating a custom user interface for displaying the first subset of the first plurality of data streams and the second subset of the second plurality of data streams together within the custom user interface, the custom user interface being independent of the first and second user interfaces;

displaying the custom user interface on the media device such that the first subset of the first plurality of data streams and the second subset of the second plurality of data streams are displayed together within the custom user interface and such that the determination of which data streams are displayed within the custom user interface is based on user interaction with the first and second user interfaces defined and hosted by the first and second third-party media content providers respectively;

receiving user input that selects a first data stream of the data streams displayed in the custom user interface, the first data stream being provided by the first third-party media content provider; and

commencing streaming of the first data stream without requiring the user to navigate to the first user interface and select the first data stream.

19. The computing device of claim 18 , wherein the user input that selects the first subset of the first plurality of data streams comprises user input that selects to stream the first subset of the first plurality of data streams via the first user interface.

20. The computing device of claim 18 , wherein at least some of the data streams are received via the internet.

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