Program guide graphics and video in window for 3DTV

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11317075-B2
Application number	US-201615211541-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 15, 2016
Priority date	May 5, 2010
Publication date	Apr 26, 2022
Grant date	Apr 26, 2022

Abstract

Video data is received in 2D or 3D format from different channels as a user scrolls through an electronic guide. The video data may be displayed in a portion of the on: screen display along with graphic and text associated with the EPG data. The received video data may be converted to a suitable format (e.g., a 2D format, or a 3D format) to be displayed with the Electronic Program Guide (EPG). The selection of converting the received video data can be based on a display format of a previously viewed channel prior to requesting the EPG to be displayed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for media guidance, the system comprising:
at least one hardware processor that is configured to:
receive a request to display first guidance information associated with at least a first channel;
cause first scaled video content corresponding to the first channel and the guidance data to be displayed in a guidance interface, wherein the guidance interface is displayed in a display mode that is configured for displaying two-dimensional content;
receive an indication that a second channel has been selected from a plurality of channels within the guidance interface;
in response to receiving the indication, determine that a video format associated with second scaled video content associated with the second channel is different than the display mode of the guidance interface, wherein the video format associated with the first scaled video content is compatible with the display mode of the guidance interface being a two-dimensional video content format and wherein the video format associated with the second scaled video content is incompatible with the display mode of the guidance interface being a three-dimensional video content format;
convert the second scaled video content to the video format of the first scaled video content in response to determining that the video format associated with the second scaled video content is different than the display mode of the guidance interface; and
cause, without causing a change in the display mode of the guidance interface, the converted second scaled video content and second guidance data associated with the second channel to be displayed in the guidance interface, wherein the guidance interface indicates that the converted second scaled video content is available in the three-dimensional video content format.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to identify the video format associated with the first scaled video content in response to receiving the request to display the guidance information.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to:
receive at least one of: first video content associated with the first channel and second video content associated with the second channel; and
scale the received video content to generate at least one of: the first scaled video content and the second scaled video content.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the guidance information includes an indication that the received video content is in a received three-dimensional video format.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the video format associated with the first scaled video content and the second scaled video content is a three-dimensional format that includes a plurality of views associated with each other in one of: a top and bottom video format, a left and right format, or a checkerboard format.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein converting the second scaled video content further comprises converting the three-dimensional format to a two-dimensional format by selecting one of the plurality of views for display.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein converting the second scaled video content further comprises converting the three-dimensional format to a different three-dimensional format.

8. The system of claim 5 , wherein converting the second scaled video content further comprises converting a two-dimensional format to a display three-dimensional format.

9. The system of claim 5 , wherein converting the second scaled video content further comprises providing offset information relating to the three-dimensional video format.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to simultaneously provide the guidance data in a two-dimensional format and scaled video content in a three-dimensional format.

11. A method for media guidance, the method comprising:
receiving, using a hardware processor, a request to display first guidance information associated with at least a first channel;
causing first scaled video content corresponding to the first channel and the guidance data to be displayed in a guidance interface, wherein the guidance interface is displayed in a display mode that is configured for displaying two-dimensional content;
receiving an indication that a second channel has been selected from a plurality of channels within the guidance interface;
in response to receiving the indication, determining that a video format associated with second scaled video content associated with the second channel is different than the display mode of the guidance interface, wherein the video format associated with the first scaled video content is compatible with the display mode of the guidance interface being a two-dimensional video content format and wherein the video format associated with the second scaled video content is incompatible with the display mode of the guidance interface being a three-dimensional video content format;
converting the second scaled video content to the video format of the first scaled video content in response to determining that the video format associated with the second scaled video content is different than the display mode of the guidance interface; and
causing, without causing a change in the display mode of the guidance interface, the converted second scaled video content and second guidance data associated with the second channel to be displayed in the guidance interface, wherein the guidance interface indicates that the converted second scaled video content is available in the three-dimensional video content format.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising identifying the video format associated with the first scaled video content in response to receiving the request to display the guidance information.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving at least one of: first video content associated with the first channel and second video content associated with the second channel; and
scaling the received video content to generate at least one of: the first scaled video content and the second scaled video content.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the guidance information includes an indication that the received video content is in a received three-dimensional video format.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the video format associated with the first scaled video content and the second scaled video content is a three-dimensional format that includes a plurality of views associated with each other in one of: a top and bottom video format, a left and right format, or a checkerboard format.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein converting the second scaled video content further comprises converting the three-dimensional format to a two-dimensional format by selecting one of the plurality of views for display.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein converting the second scaled video content further comprises converting the three-dimensional format to a different three-dimensional format.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein converting the second scaled video content further comprises converting a two-dimensional format to a display three-dimensional format.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein converting the second scaled video content further comprises providing offset information relating to the three-dimensional video format.

20. The method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to simultaneously provide the guidance da

Assignees

• Google Technology Holdings LLC

Inventors

• Luthra Ajay K
• Ramamurthy Arjun

Classifications

• H04N13/183 Primary

  On-screen display [OSD] information, e.g. subtitles or menus · CPC title

• H04N13/139

  Format conversion, e.g. of frame-rate or size · CPC title

• H04N13/261

  with monoscopic-to-stereoscopic image conversion · CPC title

• H04N13/156

  Mixing image signals · CPC title