Automatic custom settings for an audio-video device
View Patent ↗A method and system are performed by a processor of an audio-visual device according to instructions stored in a memory of that device that determines identity of a content medium based upon attributes associated with it and a set of user-defined settings associated with the content medium. The processor identifies a set of source-defined settings for configuring the device and selects one set of user-defined settings or the set of source-defined settings for configuring the audio-visual device. In addition, the processor determines if preexisting attributes exist that if it has to override the set of user-defined settings. It then configures one of the set of user-defined or overrides the settings. All channels from a particular network provider utilize the same set of user-defined settings, including channels that have not been visited by a user and future channels that have not yet been created.
1. A method, comprising:
determining, by a processor of the audio-visual device according to instructions stored in a memory of the audio-visual device, an identity of a content medium based upon attributes associated with the content medium;
identifying, by the processor of the audio-visual device according to the instructions stored in the memory of the audio-visual device, a set of user-defined settings for configuring the audio-visual device, the set of user-defined settings associated with the content medium;
identifying, by the processor of the audio-visual device according to the instructions stored in the memory of the audio-visual device, a set of source-defined settings for configuring the audio-visual device, the set of source-defined settings associated with the content medium;
selecting, by the processor of the audio-visual device according to the instructions stored in the memory of the audio-visual device, one of the set of user-defined settings or the set of source-defined settings for configuring the audio-visual device;
determining by the processor of the audio-visual device if preexisting attributes exist that has to override the set of user-defined settings;
configuring, by the processor of the audio-visual device according to the instructions stored in the memory of the audio-visual device, the audio-visual device in accordance with the selected one of the set of user-defined or said over-riding settings and the set of source-defined settings; and
wherein all channels from a particular network provider utilize the same set of user-defined settings, including channels that have not been visited by a user of the audio-visual device and future channels that have not yet been created.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the content medium is selected from the group consisting of a broadcast channel, a video program and a genre of video programs.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of user-defined settings includes at least one of volume controls, color settings, closed caption settings, brightness settings, fast-forward and reverse intervals and jump points.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the attributes are selected from a group consisting of a watermark, an electronic program guide and embedded metadata.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing the set of user-defined settings on a memory.
6. A system comprising an audio-visual device, a memory, and a processor, the processor being configured to:
determine an identity of a content medium based upon attributes associated with the content medium;
identify a set of user-defined settings for configuring the audio-visual device, the set of user-defined settings associated with the content medium;
identify a set of source-defined settings for configuring the audio-visual device, the set of source-defined settings associated with the content-medium;
select one of the set of user-defined settings or the set of source-defined settings for configuring the audio-visual device;
determine if preexisting attributes exist that has to override the set of user-defined settings;
configure the audio-visual device in accordance with the chosen one of the set of user-defined or said over-riding settings and the set of source-defined settings; and
wherein all channels from a particular network provider utilize the same set of user-defined settings, including channels that have not been visited by a user of the audio-visual device and future channels that have not yet been created.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to store the set of user-defined settings on the memory.
8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the content medium is selected from the group consisting of a broadcast channel, a video program and a genre of video programs.
9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the set of user-defined settings include at least one of volume controls, color settings, closed caption settings, brightness settings, fast-forward and reverse intervals and jump points.
10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the attributes are selected from a group consisting of a watermark, a channel or program guide and embedded metadata.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the overriding attributes are provided by a service provider.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the overriding attributes are provided by a broadcasting computer.
13. The systems of claim 6 , wherein the overriding attributes are provided by a service provider.
14. The system of claim 6 , wherein the overriding attributes are provided by a broadcasting computer.