IP Library Granted Patent US 11,509,957
Granted Patent B2
US 11,509,957 · App. 17/198,903 · Granted Nov 22, 2022

Display apparatus with intelligent user interface

Inventors: Alexander dePaz (Burlington, CA); Mohammed Selim (Oakville, CA); Saulo Dourado (Oakville, CA)
Assignee: Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd.
H04N21/4436G06F1/3231G06F1/3265H04N21/25808H04N21/44218H04N21/44226
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Patent No.
US 11,509,957
App. No.
17/198,903
Granted
Nov 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus includes presence detection circuitry for detecting an individual in proximity to the display apparatus; a display for displaying video content and a user interface; a processor in communication with the user input circuitry, the display, and the search history database; and non-transitory computer readable media in communication with the processor that stores instruction code. The instruction code is executed by the processor and causes the processor to: a) determine, from the presence detection circuitry, a user in proximity of the display apparatus; b) determine one or more program types associated with the user; c) determine available programs that match the predicted one or more programs; and d) update the user interface to depict a listing of one or more of the available programs that match the predicted one or more programs.

Claims (38)

1. A device comprising:

a display interface;

a user input interface;

a memory for storing instructions; and

a processor in communication with the memory, the user input interface, and the display interface, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to:

display a video in the display interface;

receive a user request as a voice signal from the user input interface for information about one or more objects displayed in a scene of the video;

recognize the user request from the voice signal;

determine the one or more objects in the scene based on information related to the one or more objects depicted on the display interface sent from a support server; and

in response to the user request:

display an image associated with the one or more objects and control icons of the one or more objects in a first subsection of the display interface overlaying the video;

display an identifier on or near one of the control icons of the one or more objects;

receive a user selection from the user input interface of one of the one or more objects; and

display additional information related to the selected object.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more objects comprise facial information of one or more characters in the scene.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more objects comprise item information in the scene.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more objects comprise information of one or more places in the scene.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to display a control for selecting an advertisement related to one of the one or more objects in the scene in response to a second user request input from the user input interface.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to display a unique identifier on or near the control for selecting the advertisement facilitated by voice control.

7. The device of claim 6 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to display an informational control with information related to the selection of the advertisement.

8. The device of claim 6 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to display a QR code associated with a URL pointing to a network location for finding more information related to the selection of the advertisement.

9. A method for interactive control of a display device, comprising:

displaying a video in a display interface;

receiving a user request as a voice signal from a user input interface for information about one or more objects displayed in a scene of the video;

recognizing the user request from the voice signal;

determine the one or more objects in the scene based on information related to the one or more objects depicted on the display interface sent from a support server; and

in response to the user request:

displaying an image associated with the one or more objects and control icons of the one or more objects in a first subsection of the display interface overlaying the video;

displaying an identifier on or near one of the control icons of the one or more objects;

receiving a user selection from the user input interface of one of the one or more objects; and

displaying additional information related to the selected object.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the one or more objects comprise facial information of one or more characters in the scene.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the one or more objects comprise item information in the scene.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the one or more objects comprise information of one or more places in the scene.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the method further comprising: displaying a control for selecting an advertisement related to one of the one or more objects in the scene in response to a second user request input from the user input interface.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the method further comprising: displaying a unique identifier on or near the control for selecting the advertisement facilitated by voice control.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the method further comprising: display an informational control with information related to the selection of the advertisement.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising: displaying a QR code associated with a URL pointing to a network location for finding more information related to the selection of the advertisement.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 16, 2021
From: QINGDAO HISENSE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: HISENSE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055614/0182 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2021
From: JAMDEO CANADA LTD.
To: QINGDAO HISENSE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055588/0158 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2021
From: DEPAZ, ALEXANDER; SELIM, MOHAMMED; DOURADO, SAULO
To: QINGDAO HISENSE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; JAMDEO CANADA LTD.
Reel/Frame 055577/0459 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15985325 · May 21, 2018
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