Invention Grant
- Patent Title: First-screen navigation with channel surfing, backdrop reviewing and content peeking
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Application No.: US15496825Application Date: 2017-04-25
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Publication No.: US10405051B2Publication Date: 2019-09-03
- Inventor: Craig Murray
- Applicant: Google LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Google LLC
- Current Assignee: Google LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Byrne Poh LLP
- Main IPC: H04N21/482
- IPC: H04N21/482 ; H04N21/41 ; H04N21/4227 ; H04N21/462 ; H04N21/266 ; H04N21/2668 ; H04N21/633 ; H04N21/258 ; H04N21/422 ; H04N21/45 ; H04N21/61 ; H04W84/12 ; H04N5/44

Abstract:
A method is implemented at an Internet-connected remote control device for reviewing content channels on an Internet-connected display device that is associated with the remote control device via a user account maintained at a server. In response to receiving a user actuation of a user button, the remote control identifies a first Internet content channel that is currently being displayed on the display device, and obtains a preferred channel list including a sequence of Internet content channels that is associated with the user account and includes the first Internet content channel. The remote control then identifies a second Internet content channel that follows the first Internet content channel in the preferred channel list, and transmits to the server a first channel change message including information of the second Internet content channel to cause the Internet-connected display device to display media content provided by the second content channel.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180310070A1 First-Screen Navigation with Channel Surfing, Backdrop Reviewing and Content Peeking Public/Granted day:2018-10-25
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