SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL TELEVISION OPERATION AND CONTROL - CONVERSENSE

1 . A digital television comprising:

a display;

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory and the display, the processor configured to:

track selections and operation of the television by:

identifying content and applications accessed using the television associated with a user profile, and

identifying a time of access that content is accessed using the television for the user profile;

store information corresponding to the identified content and the identified time in connection with the user profile;

receive a wake-up command;

identify, in response to the wake-up command, the user profile;

analyze the information stored in connection with the user profile to identify recommended content sources of the television and applications based on time of day;

display a collection of selectable elements including a graphical element associated for at least one identified content source based on the recommended content sources and a graphical element for at least one an application icon selected based on the user profile, the selectable elements being presented within a control interface during initial operation of the display device in response to the wake-up command, and wherein the recommended content sources are identified based on a current time and past access during similar time periods;

receive an indication of a selection of a selectable element from the collection of selectable elements; and

control operation corresponding to the selected selectable element.

2 . The digital television of claim 1 , wherein the presentation of the control interface includes presentation of an avatar image, a personalized message, and the control interface as an overlay to displayed content.

3 . The digital television of claim 1 , wherein the recommended content sources are displayed with a personalized message for at least one content source.

4 . The digital television of claim 3 , wherein the recommended content sources are identified based on a current day and a current time of day.

5 . The digital television of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

repeatedly track user behavior of the television for the user profile; and

update the stored information based on the repeated tracking.

6 . The digital television of claim 1 , wherein

the processor is further configured to:

receive information on currently available content; and

compare the currently available content to an expected usage of the digital television, and

the collection of graphical elements includes graphical elements corresponding to a subset of the currently available content.

7 . The digital television of claim 1 , wherein the collection of graphical elements includes one or more of:

a content icon corresponding to content recommended to be watched for a user;

an application icon corresponding to an application recommended to be used by the user;

a game icon corresponding to a game recommended to be played by the user; and

an information icon corresponding to information recommended to be accessed by the user.

8 . The digital television of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

generate contextual information indicating a basis for identifying respective graphical elements of the collection of graphical elements; and

display the contextual information proximate to the respective graphical element.

9 . The digital television of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

display the control interface for period of time based on the user profile; and

output, in response to an expiration of the period of time without reception of the indication of the selection, a most recent usage of the television and cease displaying the control interface.

10 . The digital television of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to analyze the stored information by:

comparing the time of access to a current time; and

identifying content sources providing content corresponding to a user behavior at a similar time as the current time as the recommended content sources.

11 . A method for controlling display device operation, the method comprising:

tracking selections and operation of the television by:

identifying content and applications accessed using the television associated with a user profile, and

identifying a time of access that content is accessed using the television for the user profile;

storing information corresponding to the identified content and the identified time in connection with the user profile;

receiving a wake-up command;

identifying, in response to the wake-up command, the user profile;

analyzing the information stored in connection with the user profile to identify recommended content sources of the television and applications based on time of day;

displaying a collection of selectable elements including a graphical element associated for at least one identified content source based on the recommended content sources and a graphical element for at least one an application icon selected based on the user profile, the selectable elements being presented within a control interface during initial operation of the display device in response to the wake-up command;

receiving an indication of a selection of a selectable element from the collection of selectable elements; and

controlling operation corresponding to the selected selectable element.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the presentation of the control interface includes presentation of an avatar image, a personalized message, and the control interface as an overlay to displayed content.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the recommended content sources are displayed with a personalized message for at least one content source.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the recommended content sources are identified based on a current day and a current time of day.

15 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

repeatedly tracking user behavior of the television for the user profile; and

updating the stored information based on the repeated tracking.

16 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving information on currently available content; and

comparing the currently available content to an expected usage of the digital television,

wherein the collection of graphical elements includes graphical elements corresponding to a subset of the currently available content.

17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the collection of graphical elements includes one or more of:

a content icon corresponding to content recommended to be watched for a user;

an application icon corresponding to an application recommended to be used by the user;

a game icon corresponding to a game recommended to be played by the user; and

an information icon corresponding to information recommended to be accessed by the user.

18 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

generating contextual information indicating a basis for identifying respective graphical elements of the collection of graphical elements; and

displaying the contextual information proximate to the respective graphical element.

19 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

displaying the control interface for period of time based on the user profile; and

outputting, in response to an expiration of the period of time without reception of the indication of the selection, a most recent usage of the television and cease displaying the control interface.

20 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the analyzing the stored information includes:

comparing the time of access to a current time; and

identifying content sources providing content corresponding to a user behavior at a similar time as the current time as the recommended content sources.