Systems and methods for presenting video/audio content and metadata for a broadband television service
AssigneeWebTuner, Corp.
InventorsEduard Zaslavsky, Thomas E. Nichols
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein are directed to systems and methods for processing, compression, transmission, storage, decompression, rendering and user interaction with video/audio content and content metadata. This systems and methods simplify the way a user will find relevant content and interact with it. That system and method include, for example a Personalized User Interface, a Personalized Recommendation Processor/Engine, a Unified Search Service and User Interface (through Linear TV, Movies, TV Shows, Celebrities), an Audience Measurement Platform, an Addressable Interactive Advertisement Platform and User Interface, and a TV Adapter and Remote.
Claims40
A system for displaying a user interface (UI) on a display device, comprising:
- a computing device coupled to the display device;
- a controller adapted to provide instructions to the computing device;
- and
- software executing on the computing device, wherein the software is adapted to, as an overlay on a full screen video:
- display a main menu, the main menu comprising a first plurality of icons in a strip, one icon displaying a reference to a current user and at least one other icon displaying a reference to a category;
- receive a selection of one of the first plurality of icons;
- display a first submenu associated with the selected icon, the first submenu comprising a second plurality of icons in a strip;
- and
- wherein the first submenu replaces the main menu upon the selection of the icon;
- receive a selection of one of the second plurality of icons;
- at least one of display a second submenu and change the full screen video based on the selection of one of the second plurality of icons.
A method for displaying a user interface (UI) as an overlay on a full screen video on a display device, the method comprising the steps of, on a computing device coupled to the display device:
- displaying a main menu, the main menu comprising a first plurality of icons in a strip, one icon displaying a reference to a current user and at least one other icon displaying a reference to a category;
- receiving a selection of one of the first plurality of icons;
- displaying a first submenu associated with the selected icon, the first submenu comprising a second plurality of icons in a strip;
- wherein the first submenu replaces the main menu upon the selection of the icon;
- receiving a selection of one of the second plurality of icons;
- and
- at least one of displaying a second submenu and changing the full screen video based on the selection of one of the second plurality of icons.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.