# US 8,544,044 B2 · Up next video guide for TV video player > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,544,044 B2 - Document ID: US8544044B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 12/020,052 - Filed: 2008-01-25 - Published: 2009-07-30 - Granted: 2013-09-24 - Earliest claimed: 2008-01-25 - Assignees: Sony Corporation; Sony Electronics Inc. - Applicants: Steven Friedlander; Seth Hill; Hyehoon Yi - Inventors: Steven Friedlander; Seth Hill; Hyehoon Yi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8544044B2 ## CPC - H04N 21/4316: {for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window} - H04N 7/17318: {Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests} - H04N 21/4112: {having fewer capabilities than the client, e.g. thin client having less processing power or no tuning capabilities} - H04N 21/4622: {Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet (web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859)} - H04N 21/47: End-user applications - H04N 21/472: End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content {(end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612)} - H04N 21/4825: {using a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlists} - H04N 21/6125: {involving transmission via Internet (transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82)} - H04N 21/488: Data services, e.g. news ticker {(systems specially adapted for using meteorological information in broadcast systems H04H60/71)} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract An Internet TV shows which video clip in an Internet-provided playlist of multiple clips is “up next” for play. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A TV system comprising: a TV; a TV processor in the TV; a TV display associated with the TV and configured for communicating with the TV processor; an Internet adapter configured for communicating with the TV using at least a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) communication path, the Internet adapter configured to receive signals from the Internet; an adapter processor in the adapter; the TV processor and/or the adapter processor configured for causing an indication of a video clip in an Internet-provided playlist of multiple clips is “up next” for play, wherein the processor scans video header information in the playlist for title fields, the processor determining, responsive to detecting with two or more title fields in the video header information of the playlist, that the playlist is a playlist and that names of clips in the playlist are indicated by respective title fields in the video header information of the playlist. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the indication indicates at least a title of an “up next” video clip in the playlist, an indication of a title of a currently displayed clip also being presented on the TV display. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein a timeline indicating time remaining in play of a current clip is presented on the TV display. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein when the currently displayed clip finishes playing, the indication of the clip that is “up next” moves on the TV display. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein a thumbnail of the clip that is “up next” is displayed. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein up-list and down-list navigation arrows are displayed to enable a viewer to scroll through the playlist. ### Claim 7 A video display device (VDD) comprising: a processor; a configured for communicating with the processor, wherein an Internet adapter configured for communicating with the processor using at least a communication path can receive a playlist of multiple video clips from the Internet, a playlist being characterized by having multiple video clips, and provide the playlist to the processor; the processor being configured to access a computer readable storage medium bearing instructions to configure the processor for causing a first video clip in the playlist to be displayed on the display along with a title of a second clip in the playlist, wherein the processor when accessing the instructions is configured to present on the display plural thumbnails each representing a single asset, an asset represented by a first thumbnail being a single video stream, an asset represented by a second thumbnail being a playlist including two or more video clips associated with one playlist title, with the two or more video clips appearing as one entity, a thumbnail being selectable by a user to cause the respective asset to be played on the display, wherein the processor when accessing the instructions is configured to scan video header information in the playlist for title fields, the processor when accessing the instructions being configured for determining, responsive to detecting with two or more title fields in the video header information of the playlist, that the playlist is a playlist and that names of clips in the playlist are indicated by respective title fields in the video header information of the playlist. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The VDD of claim 7, wherein the second clip is automatically displayed on the display as soon as the first clip ends. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The VDD of claim 7, wherein a title of the first clip is also indicated on the display. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The VDD of claim 9, wherein when the first clip finishes playing, the title of the second clip moves on the display to a location formerly occupied by the title of the first clip. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The VDD of claim 7, wherein a thumbnail of the second clip is displayed. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The VDD of claim 7, wherein up-list and down-list navigation arrows to enable a viewer to scroll through the playlist are displayed on the display.