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US 10,455,270 B2Granted
Content surfing, preview and selection by sequentially connecting tiled content channels
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsSteven Martin Richman, Jason Clement
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Abstract
A multi-window user interface (UI) is presented in various configurations and operational uses to leverage the relatively large display canvas afforded by large screen display devices such as 4K or 8K displays. Along with the various “Multiview” aspects, content delivery techniques, content selection techniques, and level of service techniques also are presented.
Claims16
A device comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal and that comprises instructions executable by the at least one processor to:
- present on a display device a user interface (UI) comprising plural tiles each being associated with a respective content;
- receive user input correlating a first tile in the plural tiles with a first source type;
- responsive to the user input, associate the first tile with the first source type to associate the first tile with a first carousel associated with the first source type;
- receive subsequent user inputs associating plural tiles with respective source types;
- establish respective carousels for each respective source type, each carousel comprising content associated with the respective source type as established by the user inputs associating plural tiles with respective source types;
- and
- after establishing the respective carousels, present plural of the carousels simultaneously on the display device for selection of content from the carousels, the source types of respective carousels comprising a computer network source type, a broadcast channel source type, and a recently viewed video source type such that a first carousel is configured to present tiles representing content from a computer network, a second carousel is configured to present tiles representing content from currently live broadcasts, and a third carousel is configured to present tiles representing content from recently viewed videos.
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A method for establishing a carousel of tiles for a user interface (UI) presentable on a display, comprising:
- presenting a column of tiles on the display;
- receiving user inputs associating plural tiles with respective source types;
- establishing respective carousels for each respective source type, each carousel comprising content associated with the respective source type as established by the user inputs associating plural tiles with respective source types;
- and
- after establishing the carousels, presenting plural of the carousels simultaneously on the display device for selection of content from the carousels, the source types of respective carousels comprising a computer network source type, a broadcast channel source type, and a recently viewed video source type, the carousels being independently rotatable on screen such that a first carousel is configured to present tiles representing content from a computer network, a second carousel is configured to present tiles representing content from currently live broadcast, and a third carousel is configured to present tiles representing content from recently viewed videos.
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An apparatus comprising:
- at least one display;
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one computer memory with instructions executable by the at least one processor to present plural carousels of tiles in a user interface (UI) on the display, the instructions being executable to:
- receive user inputs associating plural tiles with respective source types;
- establish respective carousels for each respective source type, each carousel comprising content associated with the respective source type as established by the user inputs associating plural tiles with respective source types;
- and
- after establishing the carousels, present plural of the carousels simultaneously on the display for selection of content from the carousels, the source types of respective carousels comprising a computer network source type and a broadcast channel source type, the carousels being independently rotatable on the display such that a first carousel is configured to present tiles representing content from a computer network, a second carousel is configured to present tiles representing content from currently live broadcast, and a third carousel is configured to present tiles representing content from recently viewed videos.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.