Display inserts, overlays, and graphical user interfaces for multimedia systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11363318-B2
Application number	US-201816115091-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 28, 2018
Priority date	Dec 29, 2006
Publication date	Jun 14, 2022
Grant date	Jun 14, 2022

Abstract

A disclosed digital media device operational at user premises to receive media signals from a media source for presentation via endpoint devices such as a television display. The digital media device can include gateway and digital media management functionality and can be referred to as a gateway and digital media device. The device offers application services obtained over a wide area network and a user premises network. The digital media device may form a composite signal from the media signal and application service information, for example, for a composite audio and/or video signal for television type presentation to the user. The digital media device may receive a selection signal based on the presentation, for transmission to the application service provider device or to the media source. The media device also offers a GUI presenting a moveable arrangement of icons for selectively accessing application services.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A digital media device, comprising:
at least one processor; and
memory having instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, configures the digital media device to
communicate, via a wide area network, with a management center, and enable user management of one or more subscriptions managed by the management center,
receive user input,
cause a graphical interface to be displayed, the graphical interface is configured to provide access to a plurality of icons representing media applications that enable access to media based on the received user input, the media applications include—
a locally stored first media application associated with first media available from a first service provider, the first media application locally manages at least one of first authentication information or a first key used by the first service provider to authorize access to the first media application, the first media, or both, wherein the digital media device stores the at least one of first authentication information or first key,
in response to the local authentication, sending a request for streaming the selected first media from the first service provider to the digital media device,
a locally stored second media application associated with second media available from a second service provider, the second media application manages at least one of second authentication information or second key used by the second service provider to authorize access to the second media application, the second media, or both, wherein the digital media device stores the at least one of second authentication information or second key, and
in response to the local authentication, sending a request for streaming the selected second media from the second service provider to the digital media device.

2. The digital media device of claim 1 , wherein the digital media device is programmed to display, via a display, a composite image including a media image and icons representing a plurality of sources of media, wherein the digital media device is configured to establish bi-directional communication with each source of media via the wide area network.

3. The digital media device of claim 1 , wherein the digital media device is programmed to display, via a display, a composite image including a media image and icons representing a plurality of sources of media, wherein the digital media device automatically establishes bi-directional communication with each source of media.

4. The digital media device of claim 1 , wherein the memory has
a billing manager, and
subscription instructions that enable management of subscriptions for the media applications.

5. The digital media device of claim 1 , wherein the received user input includes subscription information.

6. The digital media device of claim 1 , wherein the memory has a voice processing module and at least one user application service for interactive voice response functionality.

7. The digital media device of claim 1 , wherein the memory has instructions that, when executed, enable speech detection.

8. The digital media device of claim 1 , wherein the first media application is configured to enable the first service provider to authorize, based at least in part on the at least one of first authentication information or a first key, streaming to the digital media device independent of authorization, based at least in part on the manages at least one of the second authentication information or the second key, by the second service provider to stream to the digital media device.

9. The digital media device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the digital media device to provide the at least one of the first authentication information or the first key to enable service authorization by the first service provider.

10. The digital media device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the digital media device to manage key exchanges.

11. The digital media device of claim 1 , wherein the digital media device is communicatively coupled to a display screen.

12. The digital media device of claim 11 , wherein the display screen is a television screen.

13. The digital media device of claim 1 , wherein the memory includes instructions to provide parental control functions.

14. A digital media device, comprising:
at least one processor; and
memory having instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, configures the digital media device to
communicate, via a wide area network, with a management center, and enable user management of one or more subscriptions,
receive user input,
cause a graphical interface to be displayed, the graphical interface is configured to provide access to a plurality of icons representing media applications that enable access to media based on the received user input, the media applications include—
a locally stored first media application associated with first media available from a first service provider, the first media application is configured to manage locally stored first data for authorizing access to the first media application, the first media, or both before sending a request for streaming the selected first media from a first server associated with the first service provider, wherein the first data includes authentication/verification data and/or keys associated with the first service provider, and
a locally stored second media application associated with second media available from a second service provider, the second media application is configured to manage locally stored second data for authorizing access to the second media application, the second media, or both before sending a request for streaming the selected second media from a second server associated with the second service provider, wherein the second data includes authentication/verification and/or keys associated with the second service provider.

15. The digital media device of claim 14 , wherein the digital media device is configured to
manage at least one first subscription for the first media application independent of at least one second subscription for the second media application, and
display icons representing the first media based on the at least one first subscription.

16. The digital media device of claim 14 , wherein the digital media device is configured to
move the application icons along a display of an electronic display in response to receiving one or more signals from a remote control;
display content media for one of the media applications selected via the remote control; and
deliver media, selected via the remote control, from the digital media device to the electronic display.

17. The digital media device of claim 14 , wherein the memory has instructions that, when executed, configure the digital media device for speech detection.

18. The digital media device of claim 14 , wherein the memory has instructions that, when executed, configure the digital media device for authentication by one of the first or second service providers.

19. The digital media device of claim 14 , wherein the first data is provided to the first service provider for authorizing streaming.

20. The digital media device of claim 14 , wherein the first media application is configured to enable the first service provider to authorize a streaming service based at least in part on the first data and the authorization is independent of service authorization, based at least in p

Assignees

• Kip Prod P1 Lp
• Kip Prod Pi Lp

Inventors

• Ansari Amir
• Cowgill George A
• Nicholls Leon E
• Raissyan Atousa
• Ramayya Jude P
• Masina Ramprakash
• Mcquarters Alvin R

Classifications

• H04N21/482 Primary

  End-user interface for programme selection · CPC title

• H04L12/2807

  Exchanging configuration information on appliance services in a home automation network (arrangements for maintenance or administration involving network analysis for automatically determining the actual topology of a network H04L41/12; hardware or software tools for network management using graphical user interfaces H04L41/22; address allocation H04L61/50) · CPC title

• H04N21/238

  Interfacing the downstream path of the transmission network, e.g. adapting the transmission rate of a video stream to network bandwidth; Processing of multiplex streams {(hybrid fiber coaxial [HFC] networks for downstream channel allocation for video distribution H04L12/2801; flow control in packet networks H04L47/10; real-time communication protocols in data switching networks H04L65/00; scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/60)} · CPC title

• H04N21/25875

  involving end-user authentication (restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; arrangements for secret or secure communication including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06) · CPC title

• H04N21/43615

  Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals (home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805) · CPC title