SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING VIDEO ON DEMAND IN AN INTELLIGENT TELEVISION

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17 . A method for providing video-on-demand (VOD) in an intelligent television, the method comprising:

receiving a selection for VOD content in a master view;

providing a first collection view of VOD content;

receiving a first selection to filter the VOD content by a first filter criteria;

providing a second collection view of VOD content, wherein the second collection view is filtered by a first filter criteria;

receiving, by a processor of the intelligent television, a second selection to filter the VOD content by a second filter criteria;

determining content applicable to the first and second filter criteria;

determining if last filter criteria has been received;

when the last filter criteria has been received, providing a third collection view of the filtered content determined to meet the first and second filter criteria;

when the last filter criteria has not been received:

receiving, by a processor of the intelligent television, a third selection to filter the VOD content by a third filter criteria;

determining content applicable to the first, second, and third filter criteria; and

providing a fourth collection view of the filtered content determined to meet the first, second, and third filter criteria.

18 . 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 a selection for VOD content in a master view;

provide a first collection view of VOD content;

receive a first selection to filter the VOD content by a first filter criteria;

provide a second collection view of VOD content, wherein the second collection view is filtered by a first filter criteria;

receive a second selection to filter the VOD content by a second filter criteria;

determine content applicable to the first and second filter criteria;

determine if last filter criteria has been received;

when the last filter criteria has been received, provide a third collection view of the filtered content determined to meet the first and second filter criteria;

when the last filter criteria has not been received:

receive a third selection to filter the VOD content by a third filter criteria;

determine content applicable to the first, second, and third filter criteria; and

provide a fourth collection view of the filtered content determined to meet the first, second, and third filter criteria.

19 . The method as defined in claim 17 , wherein determining if the second selection is a last filter selection comprises determining if another user input is received.

20 . The method as defined in claim 19 , wherein if the second selection is not the last filter selection, further comprising:

receiving, by a processor of the intelligent television, a fourth selection to filter the VOD content by a fourth filter criteria that replaces the second and third filter criteria;

determining content applicable to the fourth received selection; and

providing a fifth collection view of the filtered content determined to meet the first and fourth filter criteria.

21 . The method as defined in claim 19 , wherein if the second selection is the last filter selection, further comprising:

receiving a fourth selection of an item of content in the third collection view; and

providing a detail view of the selected content.

22 . The method as defined in claim 21 , wherein the second selection to filter includes a filter criteria.

23 . The method as defined in claim 22 , wherein the first, second, or third filter criteria is a location where the content was made.

24 . The method as defined in claim 22 , wherein the first, second, or third filter criteria is a year at which the content was made.

25 . The method as defined in claim 22 , wherein the first, second, or third filter criteria is a genre associated with the content.

26 . The method as defined in claim 22 , wherein the first, second, and third filter criteria include two or more of the location, the year, and the genre.

27 . The method as defined in claim 21 , wherein the detail view includes a description portion and a user-selectable device to play the content.

28 . The intelligent television system as defined in claim 18 , wherein the user interface application is further operable to:

wherein if the third selection is not the last filter selection, receive, by a processor of the intelligent television, a fourth selection to filter the VOD content, wherein the fourth selection replaces the second and third filter criteria with a fourth filter criteria;

determine content applicable to the fourth received selection; and

provide a fifth collection view of the filtered content determined to meet the first and fourth filter criteria.

29 . The intelligent television system as defined in claim 18 , wherein the second selection to filter includes a filter criteria.

30 . The intelligent television system as defined in claim 29 , wherein the first, second, or third filter criteria is one of a location where the content was made, a year at which the content was made, or a genre associated with the content.

31 . The intelligent television system as defined in claim 30 , wherein the first, second, and third filter criteria include two or more of the location, the year, and the genre.

32 . 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 provide a first collection view of VOD content, wherein the first collection view is filtered by a first filter criteria, wherein the first filter criteria includes filtering VOD content from other types of content;

instructions to receive a first selection to filter the VOD content by a second filter criteria;

instructions to determine content applicable to the first and second filter criteria;

instructions to provide a second collection view of the filtered content determined to meet the first and second filter criteria;

instructions to receive a second selection to filter the VOD content by a third filter criteria;

instructions to determine content applicable to the first, second, and third filter criteria;

instructions to provide a third collection view of the filtered content determined to meet the first, second, and third filter criteria.

33 . The non-transitory computer readable medium as defined in claim 32 , further comprises instructions to:

wherein if the second selection is not the last filter selection, receive, by a processor of the intelligent television, a third selection to filter the VOD content;

determine content applicable to the third received selection;

provide a fourth collection view of the filtered content;

wherein if the second selection is the last filter selection, receive a fourth selection of an item of content in the third collection view; and

provide a detail view of the selected content.

34 . The non-transitory computer readable medium as defined in claim 32 , wherein the second selection to filter includes a filter criteria.

35 . The non-transitory computer readable medium as defined in claim 33 , wherein the filter criteria is one of a location where the content was made, a year at which the content was made, or a genre associated with the content.

36 . The non-transitory computer readable medium as defined in claim 34 , wherein the filter criteria include two or more of the location, the year, and the genre.