SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING VIDEO ON DEMAND IN AN INTELLIGENT TELEVISION
An intelligent television can provide various interfaces for providing video-on-demand (VOD). The user interfaces include unique visual representations and organizations that allow the user to utilize the intelligent television more easily and more effectively. Particularly, the user interfaces pertain to the display of VOD content and better organizations thereof. Further, the user interfaces provide unique process of transitioning between the VOD content.
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11 . A method for providing one of two types of user interfaces in an intelligent television, the method comprising:
receiving, by a processor of the intelligent television, a filter criteria;
providing a catalog view of one or more television series associated with the filter criteria;
receiving a selection of a television series from the catalog view;
determining if the television series includes one season;
if there is only one season, providing a first digest view of the season;
receiving a second selection of an episode; and
playing the episode in a series player including a user-selectable device to navigate to at least one of a next episode or a previous episode.
12 . An intelligent television system comprising:
a memory operable to store video-on-demand (VOD) content;
a processor in communication with the memory, the processor operable to:
execute a user interface application operable to:
receive, by a processor of the intelligent television, a filter criteria;
provide a catalog view of one or more television series associated with the filter criteria;
receive a selection of a television series from the catalog view;
determine if the television series includes one season;
if there is only one season, provide a first digest view of the season;
receive a second selection of an episode; and
play the episode in a series player including a user-selectable device to navigate to at least one of a next episode or a previous episode.
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17 . The method as defined in claim 11 , wherein the series player includes a playback control.
18 . The method as defined in claim 17 , wherein the user-selectable device is associated with the playback control.
19 . The method as defined in claim 18 , wherein the playback control is in a footer.
20 . The method as defined in claim 19 , wherein a first user-selectable device for the previous episode is provided to a left of the playback control in the footer.
21 . The method as defined in claim 20 , wherein a second user-selectable device for the next episode is provided to a right of the playback control in the footer.
22 . The method as defined in claim 21 , wherein the playback control includes selections to rewind the episode, forward the episode, play the episode, and pause the episode.
23 . The method as defined in claim 22 , wherein the first and second user-selectable devices include thumbnails representing the previous and next episode.
24 . The method as defined in claim 23 , wherein the first and second user-selectable devices include names for the previous and next episode.
25 . The method as defined in claim 24 , wherein selecting the first or second user-selectable devices begins a playback of the previous or next episode.
26 . The intelligent television system as defined in claim 12 , wherein the series player includes a playback control, wherein the user-selectable device is associated with the playback control, and wherein the playback control is in a footer.
27 . The intelligent television system as defined in claim 26 , wherein a first user-selectable device for the previous episode is provided to a left of the playback control in the footer, wherein a second user-selectable device for the next episode is provided to a right of the playback control in the footer, and wherein the playback control includes selections to rewind the episode, forward the episode, play the episode, and pause the episode.
28 . The intelligent television system as defined in claim 26 , wherein the first and second user-selectable devices include thumbnails representing the previous and next episode, and wherein the first and second user-selectable devices include names for the previous and next episode.
29 . The intelligent television system as defined in claim 28 , wherein selecting the first or second user-selectable devices begins a playback of the previous or next episode.
30 . A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon processor executable instructions that cause a computing system to execute a method, the instructions comprising:
instructions to receive, by a processor of the intelligent television, a filter criteria;
instructions to provide a catalog view of one or more television series associated with the filter criteria;
instructions to receive a selection of a television series from the catalog view;
instructions to determine if the television series includes one season;
if there is only one season, instructions to provide a first digest view of the season;
instructions to receive a second selection of an episode; and
instructions to play the episode in a series player including a user-selectable device to navigate to at least one of a next episode or a previous episode.
31 . The computer readable medium as defined in claim 30 , wherein the series player includes a playback control, wherein the user-selectable device is associated with the playback control, and wherein the playback control is in a footer.
32 . The computer readable medium as defined in claim 31 , wherein a first user-selectable device for the previous episode is provided to a left of the playback control in the footer, wherein a second user-selectable device for the next episode is provided to a right of the playback control in the footer, and wherein the playback control includes selections to rewind the episode, forward the episode, play the episode, and pause the episode.
33 . The computer readable medium as defined in claim 30 , wherein the first and second user-selectable devices include thumbnails representing the previous and next episode, and wherein the first and second user-selectable devices include names for the previous and next episode.
34 . The computer readable medium as defined in claim 33 , wherein selecting the first or second user-selectable devices begins a playback of the previous or next episode.