Systems and methods for displaying media assets associated with holographic structures

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016252964-A1
Application number	US-201514634589-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 27, 2015
Priority date	Feb 27, 2015
Publication date	Sep 1, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Methods and systems are described for improved techniques for consuming and interacting with media content. Specifically, a media guidance application may present a holographic structure using a holographic interface. Moreover, the media guidance application may monitor the user and/or area about the holographic interface for user interactions that may cause the media guidance application to alter the holographic structure based on a user interaction. The media guidance application may also after altering the holographic structure, generate for display a media asset associated with the holographic structure.

First claim

1 . A method for providing media content, the method comprising:
generating for display a holographic structure, wherein the holographic structure has a determined set of coordinates that identifies the holographic structure in a three-dimensional space; detecting a user interaction with a portion of the holographic structure; in response to the user interaction, increasing the holographic structure's surface area while maintaining the holographic structure's volume, wherein increasing the holographic structure's surface area comprises changing a coordinate of the set of coordinates that identifies the holographic structure; and generating for display a media asset associated with the holographic structure.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the user interaction with the portion of the holographic structure includes a ripping motion, a striking motion, a pushing motion, or a pulling motion.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the user interaction with the portion of the holographic structure causes a user to perceive the holographic structure to be torn apart.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the user interaction with the portion of the holographic structure causes a user to perceive the holographic structure to be partially torn apart.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying a type of the user interaction; cross-referencing the type of user interaction with a database listing types of user interactions that correspond to modifications to the holographic structure to determine whether to increase the holographic structure's surface area while maintaining the holographic structure's volume.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying a velocity of the user interaction; cross-referencing the velocity with a database listing velocities of user interactions that correspond to modifications to the holographic structure to determine whether to increase the holographic structure's surface area while maintaining the holographic structure's volume.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein generating for display the media asset associated with the holographic structure comprises cross-referencing the holographic structure with a database listing media assets associated with holographic structures to determine the media asset.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising automatically decreasing the holographic structure's surface area while maintaining the holographic structure's volume based on a threshold time.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a request for a plurality of holographic structures, wherein each holographic structure of the plurality of holographic structures corresponds to a respective media asset.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising monitoring an area around which the holographic structure appears to a user to detect the user interaction.

11 . A system for providing media content, the system comprising:
storage circuitry configured to store a holographic structure; and control circuitry configured to: generate for display the holographic structure, wherein the holographic structure has a determined set of coordinates that identifies the holographic structure in a three-dimensional space; detect a user interaction with a portion of the holographic structure; in response to the user interaction, increase the holographic structure's surface area while maintaining the holographic structure's volume, wherein increasing the holographic structure's surface area comprises changing a coordinate of the set of coordinates that identifies the holographic structure; and generate for display a media asset associated with the holographic structure.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the user interaction with the portion of the holographic structure includes a ripping motion, a striking motion, a pushing motion, or a pulling motion.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the user interaction with the portion of the holographic structure causes a user to perceive the holographic structure to be torn apart.

14 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the user interaction with the portion of the holographic structure causes a user to perceive the holographic structure to be partially torn apart.

15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
identify a type of the user interaction; cross-reference the type of user interaction with a database listing types of user interactions that correspond to modifications to the holographic structure to determine whether to increase the holographic structure's surface area while maintaining the holographic structure's volume.

16 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
identify a velocity of the user interaction; cross-reference the velocity with a database listing velocities of user interactions that correspond to modifications to the holographic structure to determine whether to increase the holographic structure's surface area while maintaining the holographic structure's volume.

17 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured, when generating for display the media asset associated with the holographic structure, to:
cross-reference the holographic structure with a database listing media assets associated with holographic structures to determine the media asset.

18 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to automatically decrease the holographic structure's surface area while maintaining the holographic structure's volume based on a threshold time.

19 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
receive a request for a plurality of holographic structures, wherein each holographic structure of the plurality of holographic structures corresponds to a respective media asset.

20 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to monitor an area around which the holographic structure appears to a user to detect the user interaction.

21 - 50 . (canceled)

Assignees

• Rovi Guides Inc

Inventors

• Klappert Walter R
• Conness Jason W
• Mariani Todd

Classifications

• H04N21/4821

  using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time · CPC title

• G03H2001/0061

  in haptic applications when the observer interacts with the holobject · CPC title

• G03H1/0005

  Adaptation of holography to specific applications (holographic optical element G02B5/32; holographic scanner G02B26/106; recognition using holographic mask G06V10/88; holographic memories G11B7/0065, G11C13/042) · CPC title

• H04N21/42204

  User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor (constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205) · CPC title

• G06F3/017 Primary

  Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883) · CPC title