Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090193464 | UP NEXT VIDEO GUIDE FOR TV VIDEO PLAYER - An Internet TV shows which video clip in an Internet-provided playlist of multiple clips is “up next” for play. | 07-30-2009 |
20090204929 | FAVORITE GUI FOR TV - A favorites GUI for a TV includes a carousel-type display of icons representing user-defined favorites that is overlaid on the current background video of the TV, with the center-most icon being the “current” icon and being enlarged relative to the other icons. Live video appears in icons representing TV channels. Other icons can represent, e.g., favorite photo/music files, favorite games from a game console, favorite content from an ambient player, etc. | 08-13-2009 |
20090260034 | TV USER INTERFACE FOR VIEWING SELECTED SUB-GROUPS OF CHANNELS - Intuitive user interfaces are disclosed for a TV showing a favorites channel pane that can transition to a channel history pane, etc. in response to remote control commands. | 10-15-2009 |
20090262257 | BACKGROUND TV - An ambient, beautiful, entertaining visual experience that can be displayed on a TV requiring little or no user interaction beyond initiation. One theme is a mosaic of panes of; e.g., video from the last-watched channel, with the mosaic covering the screen. Another theme is a clock image with a single moving, fade-in fade-out pane that does not cover the entire screen. | 10-22-2009 |
20090273613 | Method and Apparatus for Presentation of Mosaic Theme - The present invention pertains to a method and apparatus for the display of an animated mosaic theme utilizing user images or video. In one embodiment, the method may include electing a mosaic template that includes a plurality of tile regions. The method may also include loading a source image from a memory. Furthermore, the method may include displaying a plurality of regions of the source image that correspond to the plurality of tile regions of the selected mosaic template to display a source image mosaic. | 11-05-2009 |
20090313561 | ALPHANUMERIC INPUT ANIMATION - Techniques for animation of alphanumeric inputs include generating an animated graphical representation of an alphanumeric input and combining the animated graphical representation with content. The combined animated graphical representation and the content are then output on a monitor. | 12-17-2009 |
20100091085 | AUGMENTING TV MENU ICON WITH IMAGES IN FRONT OF TV - Images of space including objects in front of a TV that are generated by a camera on the TV are superimposed as reflections on user interface elements such as but not limited to menu icons presented on the TV screen. | 04-15-2010 |
20100172109 | Modular remote control - A modular remote control consistent with certain implementations has a first end module having a sliding connector disposed on one end thereof for sliding engagement with a mating sliding connector, wherein one of the sliding connector and the mating sliding connector is designated male and the other is designated female, respectively. A last end module has a mating sliding connector disposed on one end thereof for sliding engagement with a sliding connector. At least one intermediate module has both a sliding connector and a mating sliding connector, wherein, the modular remote control is assembled with the first end module mated by the sliding connection with the at least one intermediate module, and the last end module is mated to the at least one intermediate module by the sliding connection to produce a linear configuration of modules. A powered bus interconnects the first end module with the last end module and the at least one intermediate module via electrical connectors disposed on the sliding connector and the mating sliding connector. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 07-08-2010 |
20100235740 | Interactive Access to Media or Other Content Related to a Currently Viewed Program - A method for providing content related to a multimedia program on a display device, including: monitoring a currently viewed multimedia program by a user on a display device; retrieving content related to the currently viewed multimedia program from a content source based on information obtained from said currently viewed multimedia program; and displaying at least a portion of the content on a flexible user interface on the display device upon request by the user; in which the user is able to adjust a size and position of the flexible user interface on the display device. | 09-16-2010 |
20100235781 | Method and apparatus for automatically updating a primary display area - Receiving commands from a remote controller and automatically activating display areas for cursor navigation. Content display areas within a display frame respectively correspond to a variety of content items and include a primary display area wherein cursor navigation is activated and secondary display areas wherein cursor navigation is prevented. Remote controller navigational commands, for example, then allow cursor based navigation for the content item currently displayed in the primary display area. A content selection command such as a number key input of the remote controller allows immediate and automatic updating of the primary display area to include a desired content item that is associated to the command (e.g., the particular number). | 09-16-2010 |
20100289666 | BEZEL ILLUMINATION FOR DIGITAL DEVICES - First, a user may select an illumination color for a bezel framing a display of an electronics device. Second, the illumination of a digital picture frame may be established based on sensed motion nearby and/or ambient light. Third, the color of a user interface presented on a display can be established to match the color of the room in which the display is disposed, as indicated by colorimetry from a camera. | 11-18-2010 |
20110084867 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING OPERATION OF A REMOTE CONTROL BY A DISPLAY DEVICE - System and methods are provided for configuring operation of a remote control by a display device. In one embodiment a method includes detecting user selection of an input of the display device and determining a command for the remote control based on the user selection of the input, wherein the command identifies a configuration for the remote control. The method further includes transmitting the command to the remote control, by the display device, for configuration of the remote control, wherein the configuration specifies operation of the remote control with one or more devices associated with the input. | 04-14-2011 |
20110085083 | ON SCREEN PROGRAMMING OF UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES - A system for remotely controlling one or more components coupled to a display or TV. Remote application software is provided on the TV for communicating a first signal between remote control and the processor via a receiver coupled to the processor, the remote application software comprises a graphical user interface for output on the, wherein the graphical user interface allows a user to assign the buttons on the remote keypad first to one or more commands that operate one or more external devices coupled to the display. | 04-14-2011 |
20110191108 | Remote controller with position actuatated voice transmission - A method of operation of a remote controller consistent with certain implementations involves determining a spatial orientation of the remote controller based upon an output signal from a position detector; and setting a voice mode of operation of the remote controller as active or inactive based upon the spatial orientation of the remote controller as determined by the position detector, where the voice mode determines whether or not the remote controller will accept and process voice information from a microphone. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 08-04-2011 |
20120060088 | Minimal and Preferential Option User Interface - A request to display a portion of a full-screen content overlay options menu of a multiple media player device is detected by the multiple media player device that represents less than all of the full-screen content overlay options menu. A media type of content media currently accessed by the multiple media player device is determined A current setting status of an available adjustment of the multiple media player device associated with the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu based upon the determined media type of content media currently accessed by the multiple media player device is determined. A first graphical menu pane of the full-screen content overlay options menu, including the current setting status of the available adjustment, is displayed over full-screen content on a display. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 03-08-2012 |
20120060092 | Dynamic Iconic Setting Indicator - A media type currently associated with a multiple media player device is determined by the multiple media player device. A current setting status associated with each of a set of adjustable options associated with the determined media type is determined A set of option icons that each represents one of the set of adjustable options is identified. Each identified option icon is paired with the associated current setting status of each adjustable option. A menuing input is detected. An overlay user interface menu, including only one option icon and the associated current setting status pair, is displayed over full-screen content on a display. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 03-08-2012 |
20120086869 | USING TV TO PROGRAM UNIVERSAL REMOTE COMMANDER - A TV prompts a user to point a device remote commander (RC) at the TV and to press a key on the device RC where the key is associated with a predetermined infrared signal. The TV then accesses a data store on an Internet server with a request to correlate the coded signal from the device RC to a list of devices. A list of devices is then presented to the user. The user then selects a device from the list, which causes the TV to send command codes for the device to a universal remote commander (URC). The user is thereafter able to control the audio video device using the URC instead of or in addition to the device RC. | 04-12-2012 |
20120096363 | INITIAL SETUP WITH AUTO-DETECTION, CONTEXTUAL HELP AND ADVERTISEMENT SPACE - According to one embodiment, a digital device comprises a data processing unit displaying a graphic user interface (GUI) and an initial setup module. The initial setup module includes an autodetection module, a contextual help module, and an advertisement module. The autodetection module automatically detects at least one of a network, a television cable, and a plurality of inputs connected to the digital device, and populates a connections list in a second panel including the result of the automatic detection. The contextual help module displays at least one of texts, images and animations in a first panel that help the user understand the steps of the initial setup. The advertisement module displays advertisements in the first panel when the digital device is loading. The digital device may be loading at least when the autodetection module is automatically detecting or when the contextual help module is loading the at least one of texts, images and animations to be displayed. | 04-19-2012 |
20120110457 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY UPDATING A PRIMARY DISPLAY AREA - Receiving commands from a remote controller and automatically activating display areas for cursor navigation. Content display areas within a display frame respectively correspond to a variety of content items and include a primary display area wherein cursor navigation is activated and secondary display areas wherein cursor navigation is prevented. Remote controller navigational commands, for example, then allow cursor based navigation for the content item currently displayed in the primary display area. A content selection command such as a number key input of the remote controller allows immediate and automatic updating of the primary display area to include a desired content item that is associated to the command (e.g., the particular number). | 05-03-2012 |
20120110623 | SEARCH QUERY COLUMN FOR INTERNET-CONNECTED TV'S - A TV display presents a grid of thumbnails representing content available for display from the Internet and next to the grid, a column of thumbnails representing content that conforms to a user-entered query. The conforming content is located by searching the Internet, from an EPG, from local TV storage, and from the TV's home network. Search result thumbnails are prioritized according to user navigation history. | 05-03-2012 |
20120117600 | REMOTE CONTROLLER DEVICE WITH ELECTRONIC PROGRAMMING GUIDE AND VIDEO DISPLAY - A remote controller device, according to one embodiment, includes a display screen on which can be displayed a first item of video content as well as video content programming information. The first item of video content is displayed on the remote controller display screen and corresponds to the same video content that simultaneously is being displayed on a screen of a TV that can be controlled by the remote controller device. In response to a user command for selecting a program or video that currently is not being shown on the TV, a second item of video content is displayed on the remote controller display screen while the TV continues to show the first item of video content. In response to another user command, the remote controller device causes the TV to change channels (or otherwise change its reception to another content source) and display the second item of video content. | 05-10-2012 |
20120117601 | USER INTERFACE FOR AUDIO VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE SUCH AS TV - For a graphical user interface (GUI) for an audio video display device (AVDD) showing current video on a portion of the display, a bottom row of category icons is presented on at one end of the row a column of content panes representing content related to a category of a selected one of the icons. | 05-10-2012 |
20120126938 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AN ACCESS CODE - Methods and apparatus are provided for generating an access code. In one embodiment, a method may include detecting user activation of a directional input of a device, wherein the user activation relates to a plurality of directional input commands, and determining an access code based on the user activation of the directional input, the access code including a plurality of code elements wherein each code element of the access code is associated with a direction of the directional input based on the user activation. The method may further include outputting code elements of the access code. | 05-24-2012 |
20120257108 | USER INTERFACE FOR AUDIO VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE SUCH AS TV - In a grid based GUI system that scrolls, a pane in the grid showing a decimated view of a currently selected video does not scroll when the other panels in the grid scroll. In this way the viewer can always see the current video while navigating to other panels in the grid representing respective video content. | 10-11-2012 |
20120257121 | NEXT GENERATION USER INTERFACE FOR AUDIO VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE SUCH AS TV WITH MULTIPLE USER INPUT MODES AND HIERARCHY THEREOF - A television user interface allows viewer commands to be input using a remote control, voice input, and hand movements in free space, as well as facial recognition using a camera integrated into the television. All three input modes can be active simultaneously, and so a hierarchy of modes is established to resolve conflicting commands received more or less simultaneously in different modes. | 10-11-2012 |
20120259639 | CONTROLLING AUDIO VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE (AVDD) TUNING USING CHANNEL NAME - A television, or other device with television tuner, can be controlled to directly tune to a specific channel name, such as a broadcaster's station name, by using EPG metadata to provide a correlation between a channel number and channel name. | 10-11-2012 |
20120260167 | USER INTERFACE FOR AUDIO VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE SUCH AS TV - A graphical user interface (GUI), for an audio video display device (AVDD) such as a TV includes an expanded information panel containing information pertaining to a viewer-selected subject and juxtaposed with the expanded panel, plural subject panels associated with subject matter related to the subject in the expanded panel. A viewer scroll command causes the subject panels to translate across the AVDD but the expanded panel is pinned in place and thus does not scroll. Selection of a subject panel causes new information related to the subject panel to appear in the expanded panel and new subject panels are presented showing information of a different subject genre than the original subject panels. | 10-11-2012 |
20120260168 | USER INTERFACE FOR AUDIO VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE SUCH AS TV - A graphical user interface (GUI) for an audio video display device (AVDD) such as a TV includes content panels which can be selected for searching for additional information related to the content underlying the content panels. A history of previous searches is maintained in memory “stacked” notionally to the left or right of the current display so that a viewer can easily review previous search results using a simple scroll command. | 10-11-2012 |
20120260171 | USER INTERFACE FOR AUDIO VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE SUCH AS TV - For a graphical user interface (GUI) for an audio video display device (AVDD) showing plural content information panels arranged in a grid, each content panel belongs to a respective category, with content panels of different categories being mixed on the screen. A category icon with an associated color and shape is presented next to each content panel to make it easy for a viewer to understand which category of item the content panels represents. Examples of some categories are favorites, recorded, recommended, frequently viewed, and now playing. Next to each icon, a numeral pertaining to the grid position of the content may also appear to facilitate voice selection of a content panel by number. The numerals are enlarged when voice command input is enabled. | 10-11-2012 |
20120260172 | GUI FOR AUDIO VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE (AVDD) WITH PERVASIVE APPEARANCE BUT CHANGED BEHAVIOR DEPENDING ON COMMAND INPUT MODE - A graphical user interface (GUI) on an audio video display device (AVDD) can be operated in at least first and second input modes. When the first input mode is active the GUI has a first behavior and/or appearance whereas when the second input mode is active the GUI has a second behavior and/or appearance. | 10-11-2012 |
20120260173 | USER INTERFACE FOR AUDIO VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE SUCH AS TV - For a graphical user interface (GUI) for an audio video display device (AVDD) showing plural content information panels arranged in a grid, the loading time during which the content information panels are retrieved and presented on the AVDD is used to display, in the area in which the loading information panel will be, a text description of the category of the panel content. The text also explains the meaning of an icon that is displayed next to the content information panel after the loading is completed. | 10-11-2012 |
20120260212 | VERTICAL CLICK AND DRAG TO DRILL DOWN INTO METADATA ON USER INTERFACE FOR AUDIO VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE SUCH AS TV - An initial vertical drag command input to a GUI of a display having a grid of content information panels causes metadata related to one of the content information panels to be displayed, typically overlaid on an information panel adjacent the selected panel. A subsequent vertical drag command causes enhanced metadata to be displayed in a larger window. | 10-11-2012 |
20120260284 | USER INTERFACE FOR AUDIO VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE SUCH AS TV PERSONALIZED FOR MULTIPLE VIEWERS - Settings for an audio video display device (AVDD) such as a TV are established by combining settings from multiple individual viewer profiles when viewers of the respective individual profiles are recognized through image recognition as viewing the AVDD. | 10-11-2012 |
20120260285 | NEXT GENERATION USER INTERFACE FOR AUDIO VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE SUCH AS TV - A viewer of an audio video display device (AVDD) and transition from a nine panel graphical user interface (GUI) showing a summary degree of metadata to a six panel GUI showing a higher degree of metadata using a horizontal motion. | 10-11-2012 |
20120260287 | PERSONALIZED USER INTERFACE FOR AUDIO VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE SUCH AS TV - When a viewer is automatically recognized by an audio video display device (AVDD) such as a TV using, e.g., a camera, a dialog message is presented on the AVDD indicating that the viewer has been recognized and allowing the viewer to customize AVDD settings by selecting to implement the new viewer's profile, or by combining the new viewer profile with the currently-active profile to create a shared profile, or by ignoring the new viewer altogether. | 10-11-2012 |
20120260290 | USER INTERFACE FOR AUDIO VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE SUCH AS TV - For a graphical user interface (GUI) for an audio video display device (AVDD) showing plural content information panels arranged in a grid, each content panel belongs to a respective category, with content panels of different categories being mixed on the screen. A category icon with an associated color and shape is presented next to each content panel to make it easy for a viewer to understand which category of item the content panels represents. Examples of some categories are favorites, recorded, recommended, frequently viewed, and now playing. Next to each icon, a numeral pertaining to the grid position of the content may also appear to facilitate voice selection of a content panel by number. | 10-11-2012 |
20120260293 | LONG VERTICAL CLICK AND DRAG TO EXPAND CONTENT PANEL INTO LARGER PREVIEW PANEL FOR AUDIO VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE SUCH AS TV - A long vertical drag command input to a GUI of a display having a grid of content information panels causes an enlarged preview pane to be superimposed on the GUI of the content information panel on which the screen cursor was positioned when the command is received. A long vertical drag command in the opposite direction collapses the preview pane. | 10-11-2012 |
20120281143 | Numeric Input Using Navigation Keys - Characters representing each of numerals zero (0) through nine (9) and a decimal point are assigned to one of four directional navigation keys. Each character is further assigned to a different number of presses of the respective directional navigation key. User navigation, using at least one of the four directional navigation keys, to a numeric input field is detected during a directional navigation input mode. A navigation key input processing mode is changed to a numeric input mode responsive to this detection. At least one press of one of the four directional navigational keys is detected and the character assigned to the detected at least one press is selected. The selected assigned character is sent to the television receiver device to display as input within the numeric input field. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 11-08-2012 |
20130016113 | CONTEXT AWARE USER INTERFACE SYSTEMAANM Adhikari; SuranjitAACI San DiegoAAST CAAACO USAAGP Adhikari; Suranjit San Diego CA USAANM Friedlander; StevenAACI San DiegoAAST CAAACO USAAGP Friedlander; Steven San Diego CA US - Methods and apparatus are provided for presenting image data to include a graphic element. In one embodiment a method includes acquiring image data from a display buffer of a device, analyzing the image data to identify active and passive regions of the image data and ranking passive regions to determine a confidence measure for each passive region. The method may further include modifying the image data for display on the device to include a graphic element, wherein the graphic element is presented in a passive region based on the ranking. | 01-17-2013 |
20130145248 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING COMMENTS WITH MEDIA - A system and methods are provided for presenting a comment associated with presentation of media. In one embodiment, a method includes outputting media for display, and detecting a comment associated with the media based on a request for comments associated with the media, the request including identification of at least one user associated with a social network. The method may further include detecting a time code associated with the comment and outputting a graphical representation of the comment with presentation of the media based on the time code. | 06-06-2013 |
20130201314 | PASSING CONTROL OF GESTURE-CONTROLLED APPARATUS FROM PERSON TO PERSON - A television (TV) includes a display and a processor controlling the display and receiving signals representing human gestures. The processor is programmed to respond to gestures from a first viewer to control the display. Also, the processor is programmed to respond to gestures from a second viewer to control the display only responsive to a determination that the first viewer has both looked toward the second viewer, and that the first viewer has confirmed, as a separate act from looking toward the second viewer, a desire to transfer control of the TV to the second viewer. | 08-08-2013 |
20130246955 | VISUAL FEEDBACK FOR HIGHLIGHT-DRIVEN GESTURE USER INTERFACES - Disclosed are approaches for user interface control. In one embodiment, a method can include: indicating a highlight of a first object of a plurality of objects displayed on a display screen; accepting a signal deriving from a first gesture input of a user indicating a neutral position relative to the highlighted first object; accepting a signal deriving from a second gesture input of the user indicating a directional position at least a predetermined distance from the neutral position; and indicating, in response to the second gesture input, a movement of the highlight from the first object to a second object adjacent to the first object, and where the directional position of the second gesture input correlates to a position on the display screen of the second object relative to the first object. | 09-19-2013 |
20130260360 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING INTERACTIVE INFORMATION - Some embodiments provide methods for use in providing information. These methods comprise: capturing, with one or more cameras of a display device, video along a first direction; detecting an object of interest that is captured in the video; obtaining additional information corresponding to the object of interest; determining an orientation of a user relative to a display of the display device, where the display is oriented opposite to the first direction; determining portions of each of the video images to be displayed based on the determined orientation of the user such that the portions of the video images are configured to appear to the user as though the display device were not positioned between the user and the object of interest; and displaying the portions of video images as they are captured and simultaneously displaying the additional information in cooperation with the object of interest. | 10-03-2013 |
20130290844 | GUI FOR AUDIO VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE (AVDD) WITH PERVASIVE APPEARANCE BUT CHANGED BEHAVIOR DEPENDING ON COMMAND INPUT MODE - A graphical user interface (GUI) on an audio video display device (AVDD) can be operated in at least first and second input modes. When the first input mode is active the GUI has a first behavior and/or appearance whereas when the second input mode is active the GUI has a second behavior and/or appearance. | 10-31-2013 |
20130298161 | UP NEXT VIDEO GUIDE FOR TV VIDEO PLAYER - An Internet TV shows which video clip in an Internet-provided playlist of multiple clips is “up next” for play. | 11-07-2013 |
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20140013227 | INTERACTIVE ACCESS TO MEDIA OR OTHER CONTENT RELATED TO CURRENT PROGRAM - A method for providing content related to a multimedia program on a display device, including: monitoring a currently viewed multimedia program by a user on a display device; retrieving content related to the currently viewed multimedia program from a content source based on information obtained from said currently viewed multimedia program; and displaying at least a portion of the content on a flexible user interface on the display device upon request by the user; in which the user is able to adjust a size and position of the flexible user interface on the display device. | 01-09-2014 |
20140195918 | EYE TRACKING USER INTERFACE - A method for providing a graphic interface is disclosed. The method includes the steps displaying a set of interface tiles on a display device, detecting a location of a user's gaze, identifying that a user is looking at one tile of the set of interface tiles for a set period of time, displaying a expansion tile along with the set of interface tiles, the expansion tile comprises additional content associated with an identified tile of the set of interface tiles that the user is looking at. | 07-10-2014 |
20140211099 | SYSTEM METHOD FOR SENDING MESSAGES AND COMMANDS TO A DEVICE AT A LOCATION DISTANCED FROM THE SENDING DEVICE - A consumer electronics (CE) device includes at least one processor and at least one computer readable storage medium accessible to the processor. The medium is programmed with instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute logic including detecting the position of the CE device and sending a command to at least one apparatus at a location distanced from the CE device to establish at least one configuration of the apparatus. The command is sent responsive to a determination that the CE device is passing a predefined distance from a location. | 07-31-2014 |
20140240273 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTERACTING WITH A USER - An apparatus and method for interacting with a user are provided. The apparatus includes a display device operable to display a user interface where the user interface is overlaid on a two-way reflective mirror. The apparatus further includes at least one capacitive sensor coupled to the two-way reflective mirror where the at least one capacitive sensor is operable to generate one or more proximity signals in response to detection of a touchless interaction of an object with the two-way reflective mirror. Further, the apparatus includes one or more processors communicatively coupled to the at least one capacitive sensor where the one or more processors are operable to determine whether one or more values of the generated one or more proximity signals are greater than one or more predefined threshold values. | 08-28-2014 |
20140245149 | MINIMAL AND PREFERENTIAL OPTION USER INTERFACE - A request to display a portion of a full-screen content overlay options menu of a multiple media player device is detected by the multiple media player device that represents less than all of the full-screen content overlay options menu. A media type of content media currently accessed by the multiple media player device is determined. A current setting status of an available adjustment of the multiple media player device associated with the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu based upon the determined media type of content media currently accessed by the multiple media player device is determined. A first graphical menu pane of the full-screen content overlay options menu, including the current setting status of the available adjustment, is displayed over full-screen content on a display. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 08-28-2014 |
20140325355 | USER INTERFACE FOR AUDIO VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE SUCH AS TV - A graphical user interface (GUI) for an audio video display device (AVDD) such as a TV includes content panels which can be selected for searching for additional information related to the content underlying the content panels. A history of previous searches is maintained in memory “stacked” notionally to the left or right of the current display so that a viewer can easily review previous search results using a simple scroll command. | 10-30-2014 |
20140342753 | AUTOMATIC FRIEND FOLLOWING APPLICATION - Two friends can pair wireless communication devices which subsequently exchange positional information peer-to-peer or through a cloud server. Each device presents a map showing its location and the location of the paired device. Instructions can be provided to the device playing a follower role of how to reach the current location of the other device, which plays a leader role. In turn the leader device can present information as to the location of the follower device so that a user of the leader device can ascertain if the follower is off-track. | 11-20-2014 |
20140343834 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FINDING A LOST VEHICLE - When a driver leaves a vehicle as indicated by a separation event such as the driver's portable wireless communication device (WCD) losing Bluetooth connectivity with the vehicle, the WCD uploads to a cloud server its GPS location before the driver has been able to walk away from the vehicle an appreciable distance. The location is recorded and the driver subsequently can use its WCD to communicate with the server to obtain map information showing the current location of the WCD and the location recorded at the separation event, so that the driver knows the location of her vehicle relative to her current location. | 11-20-2014 |
20140347436 | PORTABLE TRANSPARENT DISPLAY WITH LIFE-SIZE IMAGE FOR TELECONFERENCE - A local teleconference participant can view a near-life-size image of a remote teleconference participant on a thin transparent upright display. Because the display is transparent, local background images that surround the image of the remote participant can be viewed through the display just as they would be if the remote participant were present locally. | 11-27-2014 |
20140358423 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY WARNING DRIVER TO TAKE A BREAK - A driver caution threshold that varies by time of day and/or by driver activity load factor is compared a vehicle driver's activity. Responsive to a determination that vehicle driver's activity violates the driver caution threshold, a prompt to take a break and/or directions to a nearby restaurant are presented. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358722 | SMART SHOPPING REMINDERS WHILE DRIVING - A user of a wireless communication device (WCD) is reminded to stop at a store along a route of the user's vehicle based on a list of items needed, geographic location, and previous established behavior patterns, e.g., whether the user has stopped at a particular store close to the current time of day, along the current route of the vehicle, one or more times before. Shopping locations are verified at the location with a simple confirmation dialog on the WCD and suggested names are provided from a list of points of interests. Items to be purchased can then be added to a location-based shopping list by using a digital camera on the WCD to image the item and/or the barcode of the item and find the item in a database of images and barcodes. | 12-04-2014 |
20140359456 | CONFIGURING USER INTERFACE (UI) BASED ON CONTEXT - A mobile apparatus determines whether it is disposed in a vehicle and, based on a determining that it is in the vehicle, automatically presents a first user interface (UI) that is simplified and/or easier to manipulate while driving relative to a second UI that would otherwise be presented. | 12-04-2014 |
20150046878 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a content information acquisition part configured to acquire pieces of content information extracted based on an extraction condition, and a display controller configured to cause content icons corresponding to the pieces of content information, respectively, to be displayed on a track placed around a region. In a first display stage, the display controller causes the content icons to be displayed sequentially on a first track in a manner that the content icons appear at a first point on the first track and disappear at a second point on the first track, the second point being different from the first point, and, in a second display stage, the display controller causes a predetermined number of the content icons corresponding to the pieces of content information, respectively, to be displayed on a second track. | 02-12-2015 |
20150079562 | PRESENTING AUDIO BASED ON BIOMETRICS PARAMETERS - A device includes at least one computer readable storage medium bearing instructions executable by a processor and at least one processor configured for accessing the computer readable storage medium to execute the instructions. The instructions configure the processor for receiving signals from at least one biometric sensor of an exerciser, and based at least in part on the signals, outputting an audio cue on a speaker indicating to the exerciser to speed up or slow down. | 03-19-2015 |
20150079563 | NONVERBAL AUDIO CUES DURING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY - A device includes at least one computer readable storage medium bearing instructions executable by a processor, and at least one processor configured for accessing the computer readable storage medium to execute the instructions. The instructions configure the processor for accessing planned exercise information, and based at least in part on the planned exercise information, automatically presenting at least one non-verbal audio cue on at least one speaker. | 03-19-2015 |
20150081066 | PRESENTING AUDIO BASED ON BIOMETRICS PARAMETERS - A device includes at least one computer readable storage medium bearing instructions executable by a processor, and at least one processor configured for accessing the computer readable storage medium to execute the instructions. The instructions configure the processor for receiving signals from at least one biometric sensor of an exerciser, based at least in part on the signals from the biometric sensor, selecting a music piece, and playing the music piece on a speaker. | 03-19-2015 |
20150081067 | SYNCHRONIZED EXERCISE BUDDY HEADPHONES - A headphone device is positioned close to a buddy headphone to establish a pairing to share transmission information between the headphones automatically. When one of the headphones starts playing music, using the transmission information the music is sent to the other headphone, which plays the music so that both headphone wearers listen to the same music simultaneously with each other. Also, each headphone may include a microphone and the users of the headphones can communicate with each other using the microphones in a walkie-talkie fashion, which is facilitated by the transmission information from the pairing. | 03-19-2015 |
20150081209 | DETERMINE EXERCISE ROUTES BASED ON DEVICE DETERMINED INFORMATION - A device includes at least one computer readable storage medium bearing instructions executable by a processor and at least one processor configured for accessing the computer readable storage medium to execute the instructions. The instructions configure the processor for accessing terrain information representing preferred terrain of a user of the device, accessing map information, accessing location information indicating current location of the user, and receiving user input indicating a desire for route information. Based at least in part on time constraints indicated from calendar information, the instructions configure the processor for accessing the location information, terrain information, and map information to determine a route and audibly and/or visually displaying the route on the device. | 03-19-2015 |
20150082408 | QUICK LOGIN TO USER PROFILE ON EXERCISE MACHINE - A personal mobile device such as a music player or mobile telephone is equipped with the capability to easily authenticate users into a public gym and into individual exercise equipment at the gym. | 03-19-2015 |