Dynamic settings on a television device
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorShashank Gupta
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Abstract
A system may identify at least one dynamic setting for a television device by selecting at least one television setting from a plurality of television settings using a plurality of signals relating to setting usage history, the plurality of signals including a usage of the plurality of television settings by other users of television devices. A system may receive information that identifies the at least one dynamic setting. A system may display the at least one dynamic setting on a user interface of the television device, where the at least one dynamic setting can be displayed in a location that is different from a setting interface.
Claims21
A method comprising:
- selecting at least one dynamic setting for a television device from among a plurality of default television settings using a plurality of signals relating to usage history of the plurality of default television settings, the plurality of signals including a usage of the plurality of default television settings by other users of television devices, the plurality of default television settings being accessible via a setting icon;
- receiving information that identifies the at least one dynamic setting;
- and
- displaying the at least one dynamic setting on a user interface of the television device, the at least one dynamic setting being accessible via a different icon than the setting icon.
A television device comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing executable instructions that cause the at least one processor to execute operations, the operations comprising:
- selecting a plurality of dynamic settings for a television device by selecting a subset of a plurality of default television settings using a plurality of signals relating to usage history of the plurality of default television settings, the plurality of signals including a usage of the plurality of default television settings by other users of television devices;
- receiving information that identifies the plurality of dynamic settings;
- displaying a dynamic setting icon on a user interface of the television device;
- displaying a setting icon on the user interface;
- in response to a selection of the setting icon, displaying a list of at least a portion of the plurality of default television settings;
- and
- in response to a selection of the dynamic setting icon, displaying a list of the plurality of dynamic settings.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing executable instructions that cause at least one processor to execute operations, the operations comprising:
- selecting a plurality of dynamic settings for a television device by selecting a subset of a plurality of default television settings using a plurality of signals relating to usage history of the plurality of default television settings, the plurality of signals including a usage of the plurality of default television settings by other users of television devices, recency of use of a television setting by a user of the television device, and a number of times the television setting is used by the user of the television device;
- receiving information that identifies the plurality of dynamic settings;
- displaying a dynamic setting icon on a user interface of the television device;
- displaying a setting icon on the user interface;
- in response to a selection of the setting icon, displaying a list of at least a portion of the plurality of default television settings;
- and
- in response to a selection of the dynamic setting icon, displaying a list of the plurality of dynamic settings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.