Personalized standby and transition screens
AssigneeEchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
InventorsKate Landow, Kara Jacobs
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Abstract
Methods, system, and set-top box are provided. A method for personalizing a home screen of an electronic device includes entering a standby mode of the electronic device, loading modules based on personalization indicators, retrieving content that is associated with the modules, and generating a video signal while the electronic device is in one of the standby mode and a startup mode. The video signal includes the content. The entertainment system and the set-top box are provided for performing the method.
Claims16
A method for personalizing a home screen of a television receiver, the method comprising:
- entering a standby mode of the television receiver in which the television receiver does not receive video media content from a media service provider who provides the video media content for viewing in an active mode of the television receiver;
- loading modules based on personalization indicators based on conditions defined by at least one of a user of the television receiver and the media service provider associated with the television receiver;
- retrieving dynamic content that is associated with the modules and is different from the video media content;
- and
- generating a video signal while the television receiver is in the standby mode, wherein the video signal includes the dynamic content.
A television receiver comprising:
- a communication interface configured to receive video media content from a media service provider;
- a tuner configured to select at least one television signal associated with a programming channel;
- an output interface communicatively coupled with a display;
- and
- control logic operable to:
- enter a standby mode of the television receiver in which the communication interface does not receive the video media content from the media service provider;
- load modules based on personalization indicators, wherein loading the modules is based on conditions defined by at least one of a user of the television receiver and the media service provider associated with the television receiver;
- retrieve dynamic content that is associated with the modules and that is different from the video media content;
- generate a first video signal while the television receiver is in the standby mode, wherein the video signal includes the dynamic content;
- initiate transmission of the first video signal to the display through the output interface;
- generate a second video signal based on the received video media content when the television receiver is in an active mode;
- and
- initiate transmission of the second video signal to the display through the output interface.
A set-top box comprising:
- a signal input interface configured to receive video media content from a media service provider;
- an output interface communicatively coupled to a display:
- and
- control logic operable to:
- enter a standby mode of the set-top box in which the signal input interface does not receive the video media content from the media service provider;
- load modules based on personalization indicators and on on conditions defined by at least one of a user of the entertainment device and the media service provider associated with the entertainment device;
- retrieve dynamic content that is associated with the modules and is different from the video media content;
- generate a video signal while the set-top box is in the standby mode, the video signal including the dynamic content;
- and
- initiate transmission of the video signal to the display through the output interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.