System and method for digital television operation and control-contextual interface

1. A method of controlling a display device for presentation of a contextual interface, the method comprising:

presenting, by a display device, display content;

identifying, by the display device, upcoming content titles associated with the display content;

detecting, by the display device, selection of a command of a capacitive touch sensor of a remote control device for the display device, wherein the command causes presentation of graphical elements for at least one the upcoming content titles;

presenting, by the display device, a contextual overlay representation including content elements for the graphical elements of the at least one upcoming titles;

detecting, by the display device, a selection of the content overlay, the selection including at least one of the graphical elements of the upcoming titles; and

updating, by the display device, presentation of the display device based on the selection of the content overlay, wherein updating includes presenting at least a preview portion of a content title within a graphical element of the upcoming title based on a duration of the selection of the capacitive touch sensor.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display device is a digital television and wherein the display content includes video content presented by the digital television.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a contextual module of the display device identifies content titles based on one or more of time of day, genre of the display content, and/or user viewing history.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the command is for the upcoming content titles when the display content is at a predetermined time position before completion of a viewing time of the display content.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein presentation of the contextual overlay representation is a gradual presentation of a center element followed by opposed lateral elements to form a bar.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the bar is a contextual bar including graphical elements presented as tiles for content associated with the display content.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the contextual bar includes a gamification and/or badge element defined by one or more achieved predetermined thresholds.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein content titles comprise one or more images associated with content, a channel and/or source identifier, and start and end times.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the contextual overlay further comprises contextual elements based on associated with a selection of content defined by a dynamic review database.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the contextual elements comprise other episodes of display content being watched.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the command is a contextual command of a capacitive touch sensor of a remote control device for the display device that causes presentation of upcoming titles when the display content is at a predetermined percentage of completion of the viewing time.

12. A system for controlling a display device for presentation of a contextual interface:

the display device comprising:

a display configured to present a control interface; and

a processor coupled to the display, the processor configured to control presentation by the display device of display content;

identify upcoming content titles associated with the display content;

detect selection of a command of a capacitive touch sensor of a remote control device for the display device, wherein the command causes presentation of graphical elements for at least one the upcoming content titles;

present a contextual overlay representation including content elements for the graphical elements of the at least one upcoming titles;

detect a selection of the content overlay, the selection including at least one of the graphical elements of the upcoming titles; and

update presentation of the display device based on the selection of the content overlay, wherein updating includes presenting at least a preview portion of a content title within a graphical element of the upcoming title based on a duration of the selection of the capacitive touch sensor.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the display device is a digital television and wherein the display content includes video content presented by the digital television.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein a contextual module of the display device identifies content titles based on one or more of time of day, genre of the display content, and/or user viewing history.

15. The system of claim 12 , the system further comprising a remote control device operatively connected to the display device, wherein the command is for the upcoming content titles when the display content is at a predetermined time position before completion of a viewing time of the display content.

16. The system of claim 12 , wherein presentation of the contextual overlay representation is a gradual presentation of a center element followed by opposed lateral elements to form a bar;

wherein the bar is a contextual bar includes graphical elements presented as tiles for content associated with the display content; and

wherein the contextual bar includes a gamification and/or badge element defined by one or more achieved predetermined thresholds.

17. The system of claim 12 , wherein the contextual overlay further comprises contextual elements based on associated with a selection of content defined by a dynamic review database; and

wherein the contextual elements comprise other episodes of display content being watched.

18. The system of claim 12 , wherein the command is a contextual command of a capacitive touch sensor of a remote control device for the display device that causes presentation of upcoming titles when the display content is at a predetermined percentage of completion of the viewing time.