US20150135217A1 - System And Method In A Television For Providing User-Selection Of Objects In A Television Program - Google Patents
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- FIG. 1is a diagram illustrating an exemplary television system, in accordance with various aspects of the present invention.
- FIG. 2is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary method for providing user-selection of objects in television programming, in accordance with various aspects of the present invention.
- FIG. 3is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary method for providing user-selection of objects in television programming, in accordance with various aspects of the present invention.
- FIG. 4is a diagram illustrating an exemplary television, in accordance with various aspects of the present invention.
- FIG. 5is a diagram illustrating exemplary modules and/or sub-modules for a television, in accordance with various aspects of the present invention.
- modules, components or circuitsmay generally comprise hardware and/or a combination of hardware and software (e.g., including firmware).
- modulesmay also, for example, comprise a computer readable medium (e.g., a non-transitory medium) comprising instructions (e.g., software instructions) that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform various functional aspects of the present invention. Accordingly, the scope of various aspects of the present invention should not be limited by characteristics of particular hardware and/or software implementations of a module, component or circuit unless explicitly claimed as such.
- various aspects of the present inventionmay be implemented by one or more processors (e.g., a microprocessor, digital signal processor, baseband processor, microcontroller, etc.) executing software instructions (e.g., stored in volatile and/or non-volatile memory).
- processorse.g., a microprocessor, digital signal processor, baseband processor, microcontroller, etc.
- software instructionse.g., stored in volatile and/or non-volatile memory
- aspects of the present inventionmay be implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (“ASIC”) and/or other hardware components.
- ASICapplication-specific integrated circuit
- any or all of the functional modules discussed hereinmay share various hardware and/or software components.
- any or all of the functional modules discussed hereinmay be implemented wholly or in-part by a shared processor executing software instructions.
- various software sub-modules that may be executed by one or more processorsmay be shared between various software modules. Accordingly, the scope of various aspects of the present invention should not be limited by arbitrary boundaries between various hardware and/or software components, unless explicitly claimed.
- a communication networkis generally the communication infrastructure through which a communication device (e.g., a portable communication device, television, television control device, television provider, television programming provider, television receiver, video recording device, etc.) may communicate with other systems.
- a communication networkmay comprise a cable and/or satellite television communication network, a cellular communication network, a wireless metropolitan area network (WMAN), a wireless local area network (WLAN), a wireless personal area network (WPAN), any home or premises communication network, etc.
- WMANwireless metropolitan area network
- WLANwireless local area network
- WPANwireless personal area network
- a particular communication networkmay, for example, generally have a corresponding communication protocol according to which a communication device may communicate with the communication network. Unless so claimed, the scope of various aspects of the present invention should not be limited by characteristics of a particular type of communication network.
- Such a pointing locationrefers to a location on the television screen to which a user (either directly or with a pointing device) is pointing. Such a pointing location is to be distinguished from other types of on-screen location identification, such as, for example, using arrow keys and/or a mouse to move a cursor or to traverse blocks (e.g., on an on-screen program guide) without pointing.
- on-screen pointing locationVarious aspects of the present invention, while referring to on-screen pointing location, are also readily extensible to such other forms of on-screen location identification.
- Such television programminggenerally includes various types of television programming (e.g., television programs, news programs, sports programs, music television, movies, television series programs and/or associated advertisements, educational programs, live or recorded television programming, broadcast/multicast/unicast television programming, etc.).
- television programmingmay, for example, comprise real-time television broadcast programming (or multicast or unicast television programming) and/or user-stored television programming that is stored in a user device (e.g., a VCR, PVR, etc.).
- Such television programming video contentis to be distinguished from other non-programming video content that may be displayed on a television screen (e.g., an electronic program guide, user interface menu, a television set-up menu, a typical web page, a document, a graphical video game, etc.).
- Various aspects of the present inventionmay, for example in a television, comprise receiving television programming, presenting such received television programming to a user, determining an on-screen pointing location pointed to by the user and identifying a user-selected object in the presented television programming.
- Such user-selectable objectsincludes both animate (i.e., living) and inanimate (i.e., non-living) objects, both still and moving.
- Such objectsmay, for example, comprise characteristics of any of a variety of objects present in television programming.
- Such objectsmay, for example and without limitation, comprise inanimate objects, such as consumer good objects (e.g., clothing, automobiles, shoes, jewelry, furniture, food, beverages, appliances, electronics, toys, artwork, cosmetics, recreational vehicles, sports equipment, safety equipment, computer equipment, communication devices, books, etc.), premises objects (e.g., business locations, stores, hotels, signs, doors, buildings, landmarks, historical sites, entertainment venues, hospitals, government buildings, etc.), objects related to services (e.g., objects related to transportation, objects related to emergency services, objects related to general government services, objects related to entertainment services, objects related to food and/or drink services, etc.), objects related to location (e.g., parks, landmarks, streets, signs, road signs, etc.), etc.
- consumer good objectse.g., clothing, automobiles, shoes, jewelry, furniture, food, beverages, appliances, electronics, toys, artwork, cosmetics, recreational vehicles, sports equipment, safety equipment, computer equipment, communication devices, books, etc.
- premises objectse.g., business locations, stores
- Such objectsmay, for example, comprise animate objects, such as people (e.g., actors/actresses, athletes, musicians, salespeople, commentators, reports, analysts, hosts/hostesses, entertainers, etc.), animals (e.g., pets, zoo animals, wild animals, etc.) and plants (e.g., flowers, trees, shrubs, fruits, vegetables, cacti, etc.).
- peoplee.g., actors/actresses, athletes, musicians, salespeople, commentators, reports, analysts, hosts/hostesses, entertainers, etc.
- animalse.g., pets, zoo animals, wild animals, etc.
- plantse.g., flowers, trees, shrubs, fruits, vegetables, cacti, etc.
- the exemplary system 100includes a television provider 110 .
- the television provider 110may, for example, comprise a television network company, a cable company, a movie-providing company, a news company, an educational institution, etc.
- the television provider 110may, for example, be an original source of television programming (or related information).
- the television provider 110may be a communication company that provides programming distribution services (e.g., a cable television company, a satellite television company, a telecommunication company, a data network provider, etc.).
- the television provider 110may, for example, provide television programming and non-programming information and/or video content.
- the television provider 110may, for example, provide information related to a television program (e.g., information describing or otherwise related to selectable objects in programming, etc.).
- the exemplary television system 100may also include a third party program information provider 120 .
- a third party program information provider 120may, for example, provide information related to a television program.
- Such informationmay, for example, comprise information describing selectable objects in programming, program guide information, etc.
- the exemplary television system 100may include one or more communication networks (e.g., the communication network(s) 130 ).
- the exemplary communication network 130may comprise characteristics of any of a variety of types of communication networks over which television programming and/or information related to television programming may be communicated.
- the communication network 130may comprise characteristics of any one or more of: a cable television network, a satellite television network, a telecommunication network, the Internet, a local area network (LAN), a personal area network (PAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), any of a variety of different types of home networks, etc.
- the exemplary television system 100may include a first television 140 .
- a first television 140may, for example, comprise networking capability enabling such television 140 to communicate directly with the communication network 130 .
- the first television 140may comprise one or more embedded television receivers or transceivers (e.g., a cable television receiver, satellite television transceiver, Internet modem, etc.).
- the first television 140may comprise one or more recording devices (e.g., for recording and/or playing back video content, television programming, etc.).
- the first television 140may, for example, operate to (which includes “operate when enabled to”) perform any or all of the functionality discussed herein.
- the exemplary television system 100may include a first television controller 160 .
- a first television controller 160may, for example, operate to (e.g., which may include “operate when enabled to”) control operation of the first television 140 .
- the first television controller 160may comprise characteristics of any of a variety of television controlling devices.
- the first television controller 160may comprise characteristics of a dedicated television control device, a universal remote control, a cellular telephone or personal computing device with television control capability, etc.
- the first television controller 160may, for example, transmit signals directly to the first television 140 to control operation of the first television 140 .
- the first television controller 160may also, for example, operate to transmit signals (e.g., via the communication network 130 ) to the television provider 110 to control television programming (or related information) being provided to the first television 140 , or to conduct other transactions (e.g., business transactions, etc.).
- the first television controller 160may operate to communicate screen pointing information with the first television 140 and/or other devices.
- various aspects of the present inventioninclude a user pointing to a location on a television screen (e.g., pointing to an animate or inanimate object presented in television programming).
- the usermay perform such pointing in any of a variety of manners.
- One of such exemplary mannersincludes pointing with a television control device.
- the first television controller 160provides a non-limiting example of a device that a user may utilize to point to an on-screen location.
- the exemplary television system 100may also include a television receiver 151 .
- the television receiver 151may, for example, operate to (e.g., which may include “operate when enabled to”) provide a communication link between a television and/or television controller and a communication network and/or information provider.
- the television receiver 151may operate to provide a communication link between the second television 141 and the communication network 130 , or between the second television 141 and the television provider 110 (and/or third party program information provider 120 ) via the communication network 130 .
- the television receiver 151may comprise characteristics of any of a variety of types of television receivers.
- the television receiver 151may comprise characteristics of a cable television receiver, a satellite television receiver, etc.
- the television receiver 151may comprise a data communication network modem for data network communications (e.g., with the Internet, a LAN, PAN, MAN, telecommunication network, etc.).
- the television receiver 151may also, for example, comprise recording capability (e.g., programming recording and playback, etc.).
- the exemplary television system 100may include a second television controller 161 .
- a second television controller 161may, for example, operate to (e.g., which may include “operate when enabled to”) control operation of the second television 141 and the television receiver 151 .
- the second television controller 161may comprise characteristics of any of a variety of television controlling devices.
- the second television controller 161may comprise characteristics of a dedicated television control device, a dedicated television receiver control device, a universal remote control, a cellular telephone or personal computing device with television control capability, etc.
- the second television controller 161may, for example, operate to transmit signals directly to the second television 141 to control operation of the second television 141 .
- the second television controller 161may, for example, operate to transmit signals directly to the television receiver 151 to control operation of the television receiver 151 .
- the second television controller 161may additionally, for example, operate to transmit signals (e.g., via the television receiver 151 and the communication network 130 ) to the television provider 110 to control television programming (or related information) being provided to the television receiver 151 , or to conduct other transactions (e.g., business transactions, etc.).
- various aspects of the present inventioninclude a user pointing to a location on a television screen (e.g., pointing to an animate or inanimate object presented in television programming).
- the usermay perform such pointing in any of a variety of manners.
- One of such exemplary mannersincludes pointing with a television control device.
- the second television controller 161provides one non-limiting example of a device that a user may utilize to point to an on-screen location.
- the exemplary television system 100was provided to provide a non-limiting illustrative foundation for discussion of various aspects of the present invention. Thus, the scope of various aspects of the present invention should not be limited by any characteristics of the exemplary television system 100 unless explicitly claimed.
- FIG. 2is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary method 200 for providing user-selection of objects in television programming, in accordance with various aspects of the present invention. Any or all aspects of the exemplary method 200 may, for example, be implemented in a television (e.g., the first television 140 and/or second television 141 shown in FIG. 1 and discussed previously).
- a televisione.g., the first television 140 and/or second television 141 shown in FIG. 1 and discussed previously.
- the exemplary method 200may, for example, begin executing at step 205 .
- the exemplary method 200may begin executing in response to any of a variety of causes and/or conditions.
- the exemplary method 200may begin executing in response to a user command to begin, in response to user selection of a television program that includes user selectable objects, upon television reset and/or power-up, in response to a user input indicating a desire to provide object selection capability to the user, in response to identification of a user and/or user equipment for which object selection capability is to be provided, in response to user payment of a fee, etc.
- the exemplary method 200may, for example at step 210 , comprise receiving television programming.
- Step 210may comprise receiving the television programming from any of a variety of sources.
- step 210may comprise receiving the television programming from a television broadcasting company, from a movie streaming company, from a user (or consumer) video recording device (e.g., internal and/or external to the television), from an Internet television programming provider, etc.
- Step 210may also comprise receiving the television programming via any of a variety of types of communication networks.
- Such networksmay, for example, comprise a wireless television network (e.g., terrestrial and/or satellite) and/or cable television network.
- Such networksmay, for example, comprise any of variety of data communication networks (e.g., the Internet, a local area network, a personal area network, a metropolitan area network, etc.).
- step 210may comprise receiving television programming.
- the scope of various aspects of the present inventionshould not be limited by characteristics of any particular television programming, television programming source, television programming network or manner of receiving television programming unless explicitly claimed.
- the exemplary method 200may, at step 220 , comprise presenting television programming to a user.
- Step 220may, for example, comprise presenting the television programming received at step 210 to a user in any of a variety of manners.
- step 220may comprise presenting the television programming on a screen of the television.
- step 220may comprise communicating the television programming to another video presentation device external to the television.
- the presented television programmingmay, for example, comprise user-selectable objects in the television programming.
- Many non-limiting examples of such user-selectable objectswere presented above.
- such user-selectable objectsmay, for example, comprise animate and/or inanimate objects in television programming that a user may select (e.g., using a pointing device or other user interface by which a user may specify a screen location).
- the exemplary method 200may, at step 230 , comprise determining an on-screen pointing location pointed to by a user of the television.
- Step 230may comprise determining an on-screen pointing location in any of a variety of manners, non-limiting examples of which will now be provided.
- Various non-limiting examples of on-screen pointing location determiningare provided in U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/242,234, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- An on-screen pointing locationmay, for example, be expressed in a screen-centric coordinate system (e.g., x-y pixel coordinates), a screen independent coordinate system (e.g., based on location within a moving image, where such location is generic to all television screens), a world coordinate and/or universal coordinate system, a video frame-based coordinate system, etc.
- a screen-centric coordinate systeme.g., x-y pixel coordinates
- a screen independent coordinate systeme.g., based on location within a moving image, where such location is generic to all television screens
- a world coordinate and/or universal coordinate systeme.g., a moving image, where such location is generic to all television screens
- Step 230may, for example, comprise the television analyzing sensor information (e.g., associated with sensors on-board and/or off-board the television) to determine user on-screen pointing location.
- Step 230may also, for example, comprise the television receiving information describing the on-screen pointing location from a device external to the television (e.g., a television receiver, a television controller, a television network device, a user pointing device, etc.).
- a device external to the televisione.g., a television receiver, a television controller, a television network device, a user pointing device, etc.
- Step 230may, for example, comprise identifying a timestamp temporally identifying the instance of a determined on-screen pointing location.
- Such timestampmay, for example, be obtained by a clock, timestamp embedded in a video stream, timestamp embedded in a stream including object information, timestamp associated with a signal transmitted from a user pointing device, etc. Determination of such a timestamp may, for example, be based on user command (e.g., a user indicating that a selection has occurred) or automatically without a direct indication from the user that a selection has occurred (e.g., the system determining that the user has pointed to an object for at least a particular amount of time), etc.
- Such timestampmay be utilized, for example, for determining selection of a moving, changing and/or temporally transient object in the presented television programming.
- step 230may comprise determining an on-screen pointing location pointed to by a user of the television. Accordingly, the scope of various aspects of the present invention should not be limited by characteristics of any particular type of on-screen pointing location or any particular manner of determining such an on-screen pointing location unless explicitly claimed.
- the exemplary method 200may, at step 240 , comprise identifying a user-selectable object in the presented television programming at which the user is pointing based, at least in part, on the determined on-screen pointing location (e.g., as determined at step 230 ).
- Step 240may comprise performing such identifying in any of a variety of manners, non-limiting examples of which will now be presented.
- step 240may comprise determining the on-screen location and/or dimensions of one or more user-selectable objects (e.g., or associated selection region) in the presented television programming, and identifying a user-selected object by analyzing the respective on-screen locations of the one or more user-selectable objects and the determined on-screen pointing location (e.g., at a particular time instance and/or particular timeframe) to determine the television programming object selected by the user.
- such on-screen locationmay, for example, comprise the on-screen location of one or more points, areas and/or volumes associated with respective locations of user-selectable objects.
- step 240may, for example, comprise determining such on-screen object location in any of a variety of manners.
- step 240may comprise receiving information identifying and/or describing the user-selectable objects in the television program.
- step 240may comprise receiving information identifying and/or describing such user-selectable objects from the same source as the received television programming.
- step 240may comprise receiving such information embedded in a same data stream as a stream communicating the presented television programming (e.g., embedded in the received television program data).
- a television stream protocolmay comprise specialized elements (and/or the utilization of unassigned elements) that include information about selectable objects (e.g., object identity, shape, location, size, coloration, movement characteristics, timing, appearance time window, etc.).
- step 240may comprise receiving the information identifying and/or describing such user-selectable objects in a data stream communicated in parallel with a stream communicating the presented television programming.
- the television program stream and object information streammay be received from a same source over a same television programming communication channel.
- step 240may comprise receiving such information from a same source but over a communication channel different from the channel over which the television programming is received and/or over a type of communication channel different from a television programming communication channel.
- step 240may comprise receiving the information identifying and/or describing such user-selectable objects from a source (e.g., a third party information provider, a television network source, etc.) different from the source from which the television programming is received.
- a sourcee.g., a third party information provider, a television network source, etc.
- step 240may comprise receiving such information via different respective communication networks or via one or more same communication networks.
- step 240may comprise receiving such information over a different communication medium than that over which the television programming is received.
- Step 240may, for example, comprise receiving the information identifying and/or describing such user-selectable objects in a data stream, where such information is always transmitted in the data stream (e.g., whether or not requested by a user and/or other system).
- step 240may comprise receiving such information, where such information is communicated (e.g., to the television) only when requested (e.g., only when requested by the television, by a television controller, by a television receiver, by a user electronic device, by the user, etc.).
- Step 240may, for example, comprise receiving the information identifying and/or describing such user-selectable objects in real-time (i.e., as the television programming is received). Also for example, step 240 may comprise receiving such information from a source of user-stored television programming. For example, such information may be stored with stored television programming in a user storage device (e.g., in a same data file, in separate but related files, etc.). In such an exemplary implementation, such information may be received from the user's television programming storage device in time synchronization with television programming.
- the information identifying and/or describing user selectable objects in television programmingmay comprise timing information associated with such selectable objects. For example, movement of a selectable object may be expressed as a function of time. Also for example, appearance of a selectable object in television programming may be associated with a time window during which such object appears. As will be discussed in more detail below, timing associated with a user on-screen pointing (or object selection) event may be synchronized to the timing of selectable object location in a presented program to determine whether a user pointed to (or selected) a particular object at a particular location at a particular time.
- the information identifying and/or describing user selectable objects in television programmingmay comprise information defining respective regions of the presented television programming that are associated with respective user-selectable objects in the presented television programming.
- informationmay comprise information describing respective geometric shapes (e.g., 2-D and/or 3-D geometric constructs) associated with respective user-selectable objects.
- a circle, oval, square, rectangle, pentagon or any polygonmay be associated with a user-selectable object.
- User-selection of one of such geometric shapese.g., a determined on-screen pointing location within the boundaries of such geometric shape(s) at the relevant point in time
- the object descriptionmay comprise information (e.g., temporal information) describing movement, appearance, size changing, shape changing, etc. associated with the user-selectable object.
- informatione.g., temporal information
- the description of the user-selectable objectmay comprise information describing the manner in which each of the respective objects move in the programming (e.g., as a function of time, as a function of video frame number, etc.) and/or information describing the manner in which dimensions of each of the respective objects change.
- on-screen pointing location and object locationmay be processed to determine a user-selectable object to which a user is pointing.
- processingmay comprise determining a respective region of the television screen and/or a television programming frame associated with a respective user-selectable object, where the respective region correlates to an on-screen pointing location pointed to by the user (e.g., at a particular point in time or during a particular timeframe).
- step 240may comprise low-pass filtering the determined on-screen pointing location (e.g., as determined at step 230 ) to compensate for unintended movement of pointing location (e.g., due to unsteady or unstable user pointing), thus increasing reliability of object selection determination. For example, successful user-selection of a television programming object may require a user to point to an on-screen object for a particular amount of time (or for a particular number of frames).
- Such low-pass filteringmay also be performed at step 230 .
- Such filteringmay, for example, comprise filtering over a particular period of time, over a particular number of on-screen pointing direction determinations, over a particular number of television programming frames, etc.
- Such filteringmay comprise averaging a plurality of on-screen pointing direction determinations, utilizing a finite impulse response filtering scheme, etc.
- Step 240may also, for example, comprise identifying a user-selected object by identifying a most likely object selected by the user.
- step 240may comprise identifying a closest user-selectable object to the on-screen pointing location determined at step 230 .
- step 240may comprise determining a most likely user-selected object based, at least in part, on respective popularity of user selectable objects (e.g., favoring the most often selected inanimate and/or animate objects).
- step 240may comprise identifying a most likely user-selected object based, at least in part, on monetary considerations (e.g., placing a higher likelihood on user-selectable objects associated with relatively higher paying advertisers, placing a higher likelihood on user-selectable objects associated with a per-selection based advertising fee, etc.). Further for example, step 240 may comprise identifying a most likely user-selected programming object based on history of selection from a particular user (e.g., favoring types of objects most often selected by a particular user).
- step 240may comprise identifying a most likely user-selected programming object based on object newness (e.g., a new object is likely to garner more interest than an object that has been shown for a relatively long period of time). Additionally, for example, step 240 may comprise identifying a most likely user-selected television programming object based on object size.
- a selected objectmay be identified with a unique identifier (e.g., unique to the object, unique to a group of related objects, etc.).
- Step 240may thus comprise determining the identifier associated with the determined user-selected object.
- identifiermay then be utilized in the performance of any of a variety of further functions, non-limiting examples of which will be presented below.
- the information identifying and/or describing a user-selectable objectmay comprise information describing functions associated with such object (e.g., information presentation functionality, communication functionality, business transaction functionality, user interaction functionality, etc.).
- the steps of the exemplary method 200may, for example, be performed (e.g., by a television) in real-time. In such manner, the user may have relatively expeditious access to functionality associated with the user-selected object.
- the exemplary method 200(or aspects thereof) may be performed off-line in a manner in which functionality associated with the user-selected object is provided to the user at a later time (e.g., after presentation of the television program, upon the user pausing presentation of the television program, upon the user logging into the user's computer system, upon the user accessing email, etc.).
- any or all of the steps of the exemplary method 200may be performed for user selection of an object in television programming as the programming is broadcast in real-time and/or may be performed for user selection of an object in television programming that has been recorded on a user (or home) television programming recorder (e.g., a personal video recorder (PVR), video cassette recorder (VCR), etc.) and is currently being presented to the user (e.g., at step 220 ) in a time-shifted manner.
- a usermay record a broadcast television program on a PVR for later viewing, view such recorded programming at a later time, and while viewing such time-shifted television programming at a later time, select user-selectable objects in such programming.
- any or all of the steps of the exemplary method 200may be performed for user selection of an object in television programming that has been provided to the user (or stored by the user) on a physical storage medium (e.g., on a digital versatile disc (DVD), video cassette recorder tape, non-volatile memory device, etc.).
- a physical storage mediume.g., on a digital versatile disc (DVD), video cassette recorder tape, non-volatile memory device, etc.
- DVDdigital versatile disc
- a usermay purchase a set of DVDs including all episodes of a season of a television series, view each of such episodes at the convenience of the user, and while viewing such episodes, select user-selectable objects in such programming.
- any of a variety of time referencesmay be utilized.
- synchronization of on-screen pointing location and user-selectable object locationmay be based on a presentation timestamp (PTS) and/or a decoding timestamp (DTS), or the like, which may be encoded in a broadcast and/or recorded program or determined as such program is being displayed to a user.
- PTSpresentation timestamp
- DTSdecoding timestamp
- the identification of a pointed-to objectmay be performed accurately.
- object information identifying and/or describing user-selectable objectsmay be received encoded in a video program stream or may be received in a separate stream (and/or channel).
- the object informationmay also be stored (e.g., with the stored programming information in a same data file, in a separate but related data file, etc.). In such a manner, when the user determines to view a time-shifted program, the object information is accessible to the television.
- such information identifying and/or describing user-selectable objects in programmingmay be requested from a third party when such information is needed.
- video informationmay be decoded separately from the television (e.g., in a set top box (STB), cable and/or satellite television receiver, PVR, etc.) and provided to the television for presentation, such object information may also be received by such separate device and provided to the television (e.g., in an information channel separate from a video driver signal).
- STBset top box
- PVRsatellite television receiver
- analysismay also be similarly performed by analyzing on-frame pointing location and on-frame object location.
- analysismay comprise performing any of a variety of coordinate transformations to perform such analysis in any of a variety of different respective coordinate domains.
- step 240may comprise identifying a user-selectable object in the presented television programming at which the user is pointing (e.g., based, at least in part, on the determined on-screen pointing location (e.g., as determined at step 230 )). Accordingly, the scope of various aspects of the present invention should not arbitrarily be limited by any particular manner of performing such identifying unless explicitly claimed.
- the exemplary method 200may, for example at step 295 , comprise performing continued operations.
- Step 295may comprise performing any of a variety of continued operations, non-limiting examples of such continued operation(s) will be presented below.
- step 295may comprise returning execution flow to any of the previously discussed method steps.
- step 295may comprise returning execution flow of the exemplary method 200 to step 230 for determining additional on-screen pointing locations and corresponding user-selected objects in the television programming.
- step 295may comprise generating a user output indicating the identified user-selectable object (e.g., as identified at step 240 ).
- step 295may comprise overlaying a graphical feature coinciding with the identified user-selectable object on the presented television programming.
- a user-selectable objectand/or the user-selectable portion of a user-selectable object
- step 295may comprise highlighting such geometric shapes (or the borders thereof) when step 240 determines that the user has selected a user-selectable object associated with such geometric shapes.
- step 295may comprise presenting an outline of the identified object on the television screen, temporarily brighten or alter the color of the identified object, temporarily display a message on the screen as an indication of the identified object, etc.
- Step 295may also, for example, comprise outputting an audio indication that a user-selected object has been identified.
- step 295may comprise communicating information indicating the identified user-selectable object to a device external to the television (e.g., a user device at the same premises as the television and/or a device communicatively coupled to the television via a communication network).
- step 295may comprise communicating such information to a television remote control device (e.g., in a scenario where the television remote control device may provide the user an indication of the identified user-selectable object).
- the television remote control devicemay comprise a video screen on which the television program may be displayed, and the identified user-selectable object may then be graphically indicated on such video screen (e.g., instead of being identified on a screen of the television and/or in addition to being identified on the screen of the television).
- step 295may comprise processing information of an identified user-selected object (e.g., as determined at step 240 ) to determine an action to perform with regard to such selected object.
- processing information of an identified user-selected objecte.g., as determined at step 240
- an action to perform with regard to such selected objecte.g., as determined at step 240
- Various non-limiting examples of such actionsare provided in U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/242,234, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- step 295may comprise performing continued operations (e.g., performing additional operations corresponding to a user-selected television programming object, repeating various method steps for additional user-selected objects, etc.). Accordingly, the scope of various aspects of the present invention should not be limited by characteristics of any particular type of continued processing unless explicitly claimed.
- FIG. 3such figure is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary method 300 for providing user-selection of objects in television programming, in accordance with various aspects of the present invention.
- the exemplary method 300may, for example, share any or all characteristics with the exemplary method 200 illustrated in FIG. 2 and discussed previously. Any or all aspects of the exemplary method 300 may, for example, be implemented in a television (e.g., the first television 140 and/or second television 141 ).
- the exemplary method 300may, for example, begin executing at step 305 .
- the exemplary method 300may begin executing in response to any of a variety of causes or conditions.
- Step 305may, for example, share any or all characteristics with step 205 of the exemplary method 200 illustrated in FIG. 2 and discussed previously.
- the exemplary method 300may, for example at step 310 , comprise receiving television programming.
- Step 310may, for example, share any or all characteristics with step 210 of the exemplary method 200 illustrated in FIG. 2 and discussed previously.
- step 310may comprise, for example at sub-step 312 , receiving a television program broadcast as such program is broadcast in real-time.
- step 310may comprise, for example at sub-step 314 , receiving a previously broadcast program from a user recording device (e.g., a PVR, VCR, etc.) in a time-shifted manner.
- a user recording devicee.g., a PVR, VCR, etc.
- the exemplary method 300may, for example at step 320 , comprise presenting television programming (e.g., as received at step 310 ) to a user.
- Step 320may, for example, share any or all characteristics with step 220 of the exemplary method 200 illustrated in FIG. 2 and discussed previously.
- step 320may comprise, for example at sub-step 322 , presenting the received television programming on a screen of a television (e.g., of a television implementing the exemplary method 300 or a portion thereof).
- step 320may comprise, for example at sub-step 324 , communicating received television programming to another user device for presentation to the user (e.g., to a display device different from the television, to a television remote control device with a display, to a user's handheld computer, etc.).
- the exemplary method 300may, for example at step 330 , comprise determining on-screen pointing location pointed to by a user of the television.
- Step 330may, for example, share any or all characteristics with step 230 of the exemplary method 200 illustrated in FIG. 2 and discussed previously.
- step 330may comprise, for example at sub-step 332 , analyzing sensor information (e.g., associated with sensors on-board and/or off-board the television) to determine user on-screen pointing location.
- step 330may comprise, for example at sub-step 334 , the television receiving information describing the on-screen pointing location from a device external to the television (e.g., a television receiver, a television controller, a television network device, etc.).
- the exemplary method 300may, for example at step 340 , comprise identifying a user-selectable object in the presented television programming at which the user is pointing based, at least in part, on the determined on-screen pointing location (e.g., as determined at step 330 ).
- Step 340may, for example, share any or all characteristics with step 240 of the exemplary method 200 illustrated in FIG. 2 and discussed previously.
- step 340may comprise, for example at sub-step 342 , determining the on-screen location of one or more user-selectable objects in the presented television programming.
- step 330may comprise, for example at sub-step 344 , identifying a user-selected object by analyzing the respective on-screen locations of the one or more user-selectable objects and the determined on-screen pointing location (e.g., at a particular time instance and/or particular timeframe) to determine the object selected by the user.
- the exemplary method 300may, for example at step 395 , comprise performing continued operations.
- Step 395may, for example, share any or all characteristics with step 295 of the exemplary method 200 illustrated in FIG. 2 and discussed previously.
- FIG. 4such figure is a diagram illustrating an exemplary television 400 , in accordance with various aspects of the present invention.
- the exemplary television 400may, for example, share any or all characteristics with the exemplary televisions 140 , 141 illustrated in FIG. 1 and discussed previously.
- the exemplary television 400(e.g., various modules thereof) may operate to perform any or all of the functionality discussed previously with regard to the exemplary methods 200 and 300 illustrated in FIGS. 2-3 and discussed previously.
- the exemplary television 400includes a first communication interface module 410 .
- the first communication interface module 410may, for example, operate to communicate over any of a variety of communication media and utilizing any of a variety of communication protocols.
- the first communication interface module 410is illustrated coupled to a wireless RF antenna via a wireless port 412 , the wireless medium is merely illustrative and non-limiting.
- the first communication interface module 410may, for example, operate to communicate with one or more communication networks (e.g., cable television networks, satellite television networks, telecommunication networks, the Internet, local area networks, personal area networks, metropolitan area networks, etc.) via which television video content (e.g., television programming) and/or other data is communicated.
- communication networkse.g., cable television networks, satellite television networks, telecommunication networks, the Internet, local area networks, personal area networks, metropolitan area networks, etc.
- the first communication interface module 410may operate to communicate with local sources of television video content (e.g., video recorders, receivers, gaming devices, etc.). Additionally, for example, the first communication interface module 410 may operate to communicate with a television controller (e.g., directly or via one or more intermediate communication networks).
- a television controllere.g., directly or via one or more intermediate communication networks.
- the exemplary television 400includes a second communication interface module 420 .
- the second communication interface module 420may, for example, operate to communicate over any of a variety of communication media and utilizing any of a variety of communication protocols.
- the second communication interface module 420may communicate via a wireless RF communication port 422 and antenna, or may communicate via a non-tethered optical communication port 424 (e.g., utilizing laser diodes, photodiodes, etc.).
- the second communication interface module 420may communicate via a tethered optical communication port 426 (e.g., utilizing a fiber optic cable), or may communicate via a wired communication port 428 (e.g., utilizing coaxial cable, twisted pair, HDMI cable, Ethernet cable, any of a variety of wired component and/or composite video connections, etc.).
- the second communication interface module 420may, for example, operate to communicate with one or more communication networks (e.g., cable television networks, satellite television networks, telecommunication networks, the Internet, local area networks, personal area networks, metropolitan area networks, etc.) via which television video content (e.g., television programming) and/or other data is communicated.
- communication networkse.g., cable television networks, satellite television networks, telecommunication networks, the Internet, local area networks, personal area networks, metropolitan area networks, etc.
- the second communication module 420may operate to communicate with local sources of television video content (e.g., video recorders, receivers, gaming devices, etc.). Additionally, for example, the second communication module 420 may operate to communicate with a television controller (e.g., directly or via one or more intervening communication networks).
- local sources of television video contente.g., video recorders, receivers, gaming devices, etc.
- the second communication module 420may operate to communicate with a television controller (e.g., directly or via one or more intervening communication networks).
- the exemplary television 400may also comprise additional communication interface modules, which are not illustrated. Such additional communication interface modules may, for example, share any or all aspects with the first 410 and second 420 communication interface modules discussed above.
- the exemplary television 400may also comprise a communication module 430 .
- the communication module 430may, for example, operate to control and/or coordinate operation of the first communication interface module 410 and the second communication interface module 420 (and/or additional communication interface modules as needed).
- the communication module 430may, for example, provide a convenient communication interface by which other components of the television 400 may utilize the first 410 and second 420 communication interface modules. Additionally, for example, in an exemplary scenario where a plurality of communication interface modules are sharing a medium and/or network, the communication module 430 may coordinate communications to reduce collisions and/or other interference between the communication interface modules.
- the exemplary television 400may additionally comprise one or more user interface modules 440 .
- the user interface module 440may generally operate to provide user interface functionality to a user of the television 400 .
- the user interface module 440may operate to provide for user control of any or all standard television commands (e.g., channel control, volume control, on/off, screen settings, input selection, etc.).
- the user interface module 440may, for example, operate and/or respond to user commands utilizing user interface features disposed on the television (e.g., buttons, etc.) and may also utilize the communication module 430 (and/or first 410 and second 420 communication interface modules) to communicate with a television controller (e.g., a dedicated television remote control, a universal remote control, a cellular telephone, personal computing device, gaming controller, etc.).
- a television controllere.g., a dedicated television remote control, a universal remote control, a cellular telephone, personal computing device, gaming controller, etc.
- the user interface module 440may also comprise one or more sensor modules that operate to interface with and/or control operation of any of a variety of sensors that may be utilized to ascertain an on-screen pointing location.
- the user interface module 440(or sensor module(s) thereof) may operate to receive signals associated with respective sensors (e.g., raw or processed signals directly from the sensors, through intermediate devices, via the communication interface modules 410 , 420 , etc.).
- the user interface module 440may operate to control the transmission of signals (e.g., RF signals, optical signals, acoustic signals, etc.) from such sensors.
- the user interface module 440may perform any of a variety of video output functions (e.g., presenting television programming to a user, providing visual feedback to a user regarding an identified user-selected object in the presented television programming, etc.).
- the exemplary television 400may comprise one or more processors 450 .
- the processor 450may, for example, comprise a general purpose processor, digital signal processor, application-specific processor, microcontroller, microprocessor, etc.
- the processor 450may operate in accordance with software (or firmware) instructions.
- softwareor firmware instructions.
- any or all functionality discussed hereinmay be performed by a processor executing instructions.
- various modulesare illustrated as separate blocks or modules in FIG. 4 , such illustrative modules, or a portion thereof, may be implemented by the processor 450 .
- the exemplary television 400may comprise one or more memories 460 . As discussed above, various aspects may be performed by one or more processors executing instructions. Such instructions may, for example, be stored in the one or more memories 460 . Such memory 460 may, for example, comprise characteristics of any of a variety of types of memory. For example and without limitation, such memory 460 may comprise one or more memory chips (e.g., ROM, RAM, EPROM, EEPROM, flash memory, one-time-programmable OTP memory, etc.), hard drive memory, CD memory, DVD memory, etc.
- memory chipse.g., ROM, RAM, EPROM, EEPROM, flash memory, one-time-programmable OTP memory, etc.
- the exemplary television 400may comprise one or more modules 452 that operate to perform and/or manage the receipt and/or presentation of television programming.
- such one or more modules 452may operate to utilize the communication module 430 (e.g., and at least one of the communication interface modules 410 , 420 ) to receive television programming.
- such one or more modules 452may operate to perform step 210 of the exemplary method 200 discussed previously and/or step 310 of the exemplary method 300 discussed previously.
- such one or more modules 452may operate to utilize the user interface module(s) 440 to present television programming to the user (e.g., via the video display 470 of the television). Additionally for example, such one or more modules 452 may operate to utilize the communication module 430 (e.g., and at least one of the communication interface modules 410 , 420 ) to communicate television programming video output information to one or more devices communicatively coupled to the television 400 (e.g., via one or more of the communication interface modules 410 , 420 ). For example, such one or more modules 452 may operate to perform step 220 of the exemplary method 200 discussed previously and/or step 320 of the exemplary method 300 discussed previously.
- the communication module 430e.g., and at least one of the communication interface modules 410 , 420
- the exemplary television 400may comprise one or more on-screen pointing location determination module(s) 454 .
- Such on-screen pointing location determination module(s) 454may, for example, operate to determine an on-screen pointing location pointed to by a user of the television.
- Such module(s) 454may, for example, operate to perform step 230 of the exemplary method 200 and/or step 330 of the exemplary method 300 discussed previously.
- the module(s) 454may operate to analyze sensor information to determine an on-screen pointing location.
- the module(s) 454may operate to receive on-screen pointing location information from a device external to the television 400 (e.g., utilizing the communication module 430 ).
- the exemplary television 400may comprise one or more user-selected object identification modules 456 .
- Such module(s) 456may, for example, operate to identify a user-selectable object in presented television programming at which a user of the television 400 is pointing.
- Such module(s) 456may operate to identify such user-selected object based, at least in part, on on-screen pointing location determined by the on-screen pointing location determination module(s) 454 .
- Such module(s) 456may, for example, operate to perform step 240 of the exemplary method 200 and/or step 340 of the exemplary method 300 discussed previously.
- the module(s) 456may operate to determine the on-screen location of one or more user-selectable objects in the presented television programming, and identify a user-selected object by analyzing the respective on-screen locations of the one or more user-selectable objects and the determined on-screen pointing location (e.g., at a particular time instance and/or particular timeframe) to determine the object selected by the user.
- the exemplary television 400may, for example, comprise one or more modules that operate to perform any or all of the continued processing discussed previously with regard to step 295 of the exemplary method 200 and step 395 of the exemplary method 300 , discussed previously.
- Such modulese.g., as with the one or more modules 452 , 454 and 456 ) may be performed by the processor(s) 450 executing instructions stored in the memory 460 .
- FIG. 5such figure is a diagram illustrating exemplary modules and/or sub-modules for a television 500 , in accordance with various aspects of the present invention.
- the exemplary television 500may share any or all aspects with any of the televisions 140 , 141 and 400 discussed herein and illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 4 .
- the exemplary television 500(or various modules thereof) may operate to perform any or all functionality discussed herein with regard to the exemplary method 200 illustrated in FIG. 2 and the exemplary method 300 illustrated in FIG. 3 .
- the components of the exemplary television 500may be disposed in a single television device (e.g., a console television, flat panel television, portable/mobile television device, mobile television device, etc.).
- the television 500comprises a processor 530 .
- a processor 530may, for example, share any or all characteristics with the processor 450 discussed with regard to FIG. 4 .
- the television 500comprises a memory 540 .
- Such memory 540may, for example, share any or all characteristics with the memory 460 discussed with regard to FIG. 4 .
- the television 500may comprise any of a variety of user interface module(s) 550 .
- Such user interface module(s) 550may, for example, share any or all characteristics with the user interface module(s) 440 discussed previously with regard to FIG. 4 .
- the user interface module(s) 550may comprise: a display device, a camera (for still or moving picture acquisition), a speaker, an earphone (e.g., wired or wireless), a microphone, a video screen (e.g., a touch screen), a vibrating mechanism, a keypad, and/or any of a variety of other user interface devices (e.g., a mouse, a trackball, a touch pad, touch screen, light pen, game controlling device, etc.).
- the exemplary television 500may also, for example, comprise any of a variety of communication modules ( 505 , 506 , and 510 ). Such communication module(s) may, for example, share any or all characteristics with the communication interface module(s) 410 , 420 discussed previously with regard to FIG. 4 .
- the communication interface module(s) 510may comprise: a Bluetooth interface module; an IEEE 802.11, 802.15, 802.16 and/or 802.20 module; any of a variety of cellular telecommunication interface modules (e.g., GSM/GPRS/EDGE, CDMA/CDMA2000/1x-EV-DO, WCDMA/HSDPA/HSUPA, TDMA/PDC, WiMAX, etc.); any of a variety of position-related communication interface modules (e.g., GPS, A-GPS, etc.); any of a variety of wired/tethered communication interface modules (e.g., USB, Fire Wire, RS-232, HDMI, Ethernet, wireline and/or cable modem, etc.); any of a variety of communication interface modules related to communicating with external memory devices; etc.
- the exemplary television 500is also illustrated as comprising various wired 506 and/or wireless 505 front-end modules that may, for example, be included in the communication interface modules and/or utilized thereby.
- the exemplary television 500may also comprise any of a variety of signal processing module(s) 590 .
- Such signal processing module(s) 590may share any or all characteristics with modules of the exemplary television 400 that perform signal processing.
- Such signal processing module(s) 590may, for example, be utilized to assist in processing various types of information discussed previously (e.g., with regard to sensor processing, position determination, video processing, image processing, audio processing, general user interface information data processing, etc.).
- the signal processing module(s) 590may comprise: video/graphics processing modules (e.g.
- audio processing modulese.g., MP3, AAC, MIDI, QCELP, AMR, CMX, etc.
- tactile processing modulese.g., Keypad I/O, touch screen processing, motor control, etc.
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Description
- This patent application is a continuation application of non-provisional application Ser. No. 12/774,380, filed May 5, 2010, entitled “SYSTEM AND METHOD IN A TELEVISION FOR PROVIDING USER-SELECTION OF OBJECTS IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM” which is related to and claims priority from provisional patent application Ser. No. 61/242,234 filed Sep. 14, 2009, and titled “TELEVISION SYSTEM,” the contents of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. This patent application is also related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/850,832, filed Aug. 5, 2010, titled “SYSTEM AND METHOD IN A DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING USER-SELECTION OF OBJECTS IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM”; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/850,866, filed Aug. 5, 2010, titled “SYSTEM AND METHOD IN A TELEVISION RECEIVER FOR PROVIDING USER-SELECTION OF OBJECTS IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM”; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/850,911, filed Aug. 5, 2010, titled “SYSTEM AND METHOD IN A TELEVISION CONTROLLER FOR PROVIDING USER-SELECTION OF OBJECTS IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM”; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/850,945, filed Aug. 5, 2010, titled “SYSTEM AND METHOD IN A TELEVISION CONTROLLER FOR PROVIDING USER-SELECTION OF OBJECTS IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM”; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/851,036, filed Aug. 5, 2010, titled “SYSTEM AND METHOD IN A TELEVISION SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING USER-SELECTION OF OBJECTS IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM”; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/851,075 filed Aug. 5, 2010, titled “SYSTEM AND METHOD IN A PARALLEL TELEVISION SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING USER-SELECTION OF OBJECTS IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM”. The contents of each of the above-mentioned applications are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
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- Present television systems are incapable of providing for and/or conveniently providing for user-selection of objects in a television program. Further limitations and disadvantages of conventional and traditional approaches will become apparent to one of skill in the art, through comparison of such systems with the present invention as set forth in the remainder of the present application with reference to the drawings.
- Various aspects of the present invention provide a system and method in a television for providing for user selection of objects in a television program, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. These and other advantages, aspects and novel features of the present invention, as well as details of illustrative aspects thereof, will be more fully understood from the following description and drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary television system, in accordance with various aspects of the present invention.FIG. 2 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary method for providing user-selection of objects in television programming, in accordance with various aspects of the present invention.FIG. 3 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary method for providing user-selection of objects in television programming, in accordance with various aspects of the present invention.FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary television, in accordance with various aspects of the present invention.FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating exemplary modules and/or sub-modules for a television, in accordance with various aspects of the present invention.- The following discussion will refer to various communication modules, components or circuits. Such modules, components or circuits may generally comprise hardware and/or a combination of hardware and software (e.g., including firmware). Such modules may also, for example, comprise a computer readable medium (e.g., a non-transitory medium) comprising instructions (e.g., software instructions) that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform various functional aspects of the present invention. Accordingly, the scope of various aspects of the present invention should not be limited by characteristics of particular hardware and/or software implementations of a module, component or circuit unless explicitly claimed as such. For example and without limitation, various aspects of the present invention may be implemented by one or more processors (e.g., a microprocessor, digital signal processor, baseband processor, microcontroller, etc.) executing software instructions (e.g., stored in volatile and/or non-volatile memory). Also for example, various aspects of the present invention may be implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (“ASIC”) and/or other hardware components.
- Additionally, the following discussion will refer to various television system modules (e.g., television modules). It should be noted that the following discussion of such various modules is segmented into such modules for the sake of illustrative clarity. However, in actual implementation, the boundaries between various modules may be blurred. For example, any or all of the functional modules discussed herein may share various hardware and/or software components. For example, any or all of the functional modules discussed herein may be implemented wholly or in-part by a shared processor executing software instructions. Additionally, various software sub-modules that may be executed by one or more processors may be shared between various software modules. Accordingly, the scope of various aspects of the present invention should not be limited by arbitrary boundaries between various hardware and/or software components, unless explicitly claimed.
- The following discussion may also refer to communication networks and various aspects thereof. For the following discussion, a communication network is generally the communication infrastructure through which a communication device (e.g., a portable communication device, television, television control device, television provider, television programming provider, television receiver, video recording device, etc.) may communicate with other systems. For example and without limitation, a communication network may comprise a cable and/or satellite television communication network, a cellular communication network, a wireless metropolitan area network (WMAN), a wireless local area network (WLAN), a wireless personal area network (WPAN), any home or premises communication network, etc. A particular communication network may, for example, generally have a corresponding communication protocol according to which a communication device may communicate with the communication network. Unless so claimed, the scope of various aspects of the present invention should not be limited by characteristics of a particular type of communication network.
- The following discussion will at times refer to an on-screen pointing location. Such a pointing location refers to a location on the television screen to which a user (either directly or with a pointing device) is pointing. Such a pointing location is to be distinguished from other types of on-screen location identification, such as, for example, using arrow keys and/or a mouse to move a cursor or to traverse blocks (e.g., on an on-screen program guide) without pointing. Various aspects of the present invention, while referring to on-screen pointing location, are also readily extensible to such other forms of on-screen location identification.
- Additionally, the following discussion will at times refer to television programming. Such television programming generally includes various types of television programming (e.g., television programs, news programs, sports programs, music television, movies, television series programs and/or associated advertisements, educational programs, live or recorded television programming, broadcast/multicast/unicast television programming, etc.). Such television programming may, for example, comprise real-time television broadcast programming (or multicast or unicast television programming) and/or user-stored television programming that is stored in a user device (e.g., a VCR, PVR, etc.). Such television programming video content is to be distinguished from other non-programming video content that may be displayed on a television screen (e.g., an electronic program guide, user interface menu, a television set-up menu, a typical web page, a document, a graphical video game, etc.). Various aspects of the present invention may, for example in a television, comprise receiving television programming, presenting such received television programming to a user, determining an on-screen pointing location pointed to by the user and identifying a user-selected object in the presented television programming.
- Also, the following discussion will at times refer to user-selectable objects in television programming. Such user-selectable objects includes both animate (i.e., living) and inanimate (i.e., non-living) objects, both still and moving. Such objects may, for example, comprise characteristics of any of a variety of objects present in television programming. Such objects may, for example and without limitation, comprise inanimate objects, such as consumer good objects (e.g., clothing, automobiles, shoes, jewelry, furniture, food, beverages, appliances, electronics, toys, artwork, cosmetics, recreational vehicles, sports equipment, safety equipment, computer equipment, communication devices, books, etc.), premises objects (e.g., business locations, stores, hotels, signs, doors, buildings, landmarks, historical sites, entertainment venues, hospitals, government buildings, etc.), objects related to services (e.g., objects related to transportation, objects related to emergency services, objects related to general government services, objects related to entertainment services, objects related to food and/or drink services, etc.), objects related to location (e.g., parks, landmarks, streets, signs, road signs, etc.), etc. Such objects may, for example, comprise animate objects, such as people (e.g., actors/actresses, athletes, musicians, salespeople, commentators, reports, analysts, hosts/hostesses, entertainers, etc.), animals (e.g., pets, zoo animals, wild animals, etc.) and plants (e.g., flowers, trees, shrubs, fruits, vegetables, cacti, etc.).
- Turning first to
FIG. 1 , such figure is a diagram illustrating a non-limitingexemplary television system 100 in accordance with various aspects of the present invention. Theexemplary system 100 includes atelevision provider 110. Thetelevision provider 110 may, for example, comprise a television network company, a cable company, a movie-providing company, a news company, an educational institution, etc. Thetelevision provider 110 may, for example, be an original source of television programming (or related information). Also for example, thetelevision provider 110 may be a communication company that provides programming distribution services (e.g., a cable television company, a satellite television company, a telecommunication company, a data network provider, etc.). Thetelevision provider 110 may, for example, provide television programming and non-programming information and/or video content. Thetelevision provider 110 may, for example, provide information related to a television program (e.g., information describing or otherwise related to selectable objects in programming, etc.). - The
exemplary television system 100 may also include a third partyprogram information provider 120. Such a provider may, for example, provide information related to a television program. Such information may, for example, comprise information describing selectable objects in programming, program guide information, etc. - The
exemplary television system 100 may include one or more communication networks (e.g., the communication network(s)130). Theexemplary communication network 130 may comprise characteristics of any of a variety of types of communication networks over which television programming and/or information related to television programming may be communicated. For example and without limitation, thecommunication network 130 may comprise characteristics of any one or more of: a cable television network, a satellite television network, a telecommunication network, the Internet, a local area network (LAN), a personal area network (PAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), any of a variety of different types of home networks, etc. - The
exemplary television system 100 may include afirst television 140. Such afirst television 140 may, for example, comprise networking capability enablingsuch television 140 to communicate directly with thecommunication network 130. For example, thefirst television 140 may comprise one or more embedded television receivers or transceivers (e.g., a cable television receiver, satellite television transceiver, Internet modem, etc.). Also for example, thefirst television 140 may comprise one or more recording devices (e.g., for recording and/or playing back video content, television programming, etc.). Thefirst television 140 may, for example, operate to (which includes “operate when enabled to”) perform any or all of the functionality discussed herein. - The
exemplary television system 100 may include afirst television controller 160. Such afirst television controller 160 may, for example, operate to (e.g., which may include “operate when enabled to”) control operation of thefirst television 140. Thefirst television controller 160 may comprise characteristics of any of a variety of television controlling devices. For example and without limitation, thefirst television controller 160 may comprise characteristics of a dedicated television control device, a universal remote control, a cellular telephone or personal computing device with television control capability, etc. - The first television controller160 (or television control device) may, for example, transmit signals directly to the
first television 140 to control operation of thefirst television 140. Thefirst television controller 160 may also, for example, operate to transmit signals (e.g., via the communication network130) to thetelevision provider 110 to control television programming (or related information) being provided to thefirst television 140, or to conduct other transactions (e.g., business transactions, etc.). - As will be discussed in more detail later, the
first television controller 160 may operate to communicate screen pointing information with thefirst television 140 and/or other devices. Also, as will be discussed in more detail later, various aspects of the present invention include a user pointing to a location on a television screen (e.g., pointing to an animate or inanimate object presented in television programming). In such a scenario, the user may perform such pointing in any of a variety of manners. One of such exemplary manners includes pointing with a television control device. Thefirst television controller 160 provides a non-limiting example of a device that a user may utilize to point to an on-screen location. - The
exemplary television system 100 may also include atelevision receiver 151. Thetelevision receiver 151 may, for example, operate to (e.g., which may include “operate when enabled to”) provide a communication link between a television and/or television controller and a communication network and/or information provider. For example, thetelevision receiver 151 may operate to provide a communication link between thesecond television 141 and thecommunication network 130, or between thesecond television 141 and the television provider110 (and/or third party program information provider120) via thecommunication network 130. - The
television receiver 151 may comprise characteristics of any of a variety of types of television receivers. For example and without limitation, thetelevision receiver 151 may comprise characteristics of a cable television receiver, a satellite television receiver, etc. Also for example, thetelevision receiver 151 may comprise a data communication network modem for data network communications (e.g., with the Internet, a LAN, PAN, MAN, telecommunication network, etc.). Thetelevision receiver 151 may also, for example, comprise recording capability (e.g., programming recording and playback, etc.). - The
exemplary television system 100 may include asecond television controller 161. Such asecond television controller 161 may, for example, operate to (e.g., which may include “operate when enabled to”) control operation of thesecond television 141 and thetelevision receiver 151. Thesecond television controller 161 may comprise characteristics of any of a variety of television controlling devices. For example and without limitation, thesecond television controller 161 may comprise characteristics of a dedicated television control device, a dedicated television receiver control device, a universal remote control, a cellular telephone or personal computing device with television control capability, etc. - The
second television controller 161 may, for example, operate to transmit signals directly to thesecond television 141 to control operation of thesecond television 141. Thesecond television controller 161 may, for example, operate to transmit signals directly to thetelevision receiver 151 to control operation of thetelevision receiver 151. Thesecond television controller 161 may additionally, for example, operate to transmit signals (e.g., via thetelevision receiver 151 and the communication network130) to thetelevision provider 110 to control television programming (or related information) being provided to thetelevision receiver 151, or to conduct other transactions (e.g., business transactions, etc.). - As will be discussed in more detail later, various aspects of the present invention include a user pointing to a location on a television screen (e.g., pointing to an animate or inanimate object presented in television programming). In such a scenario, the user may perform such pointing in any of a variety of manners. One of such exemplary manners includes pointing with a television control device. The
second television controller 161 provides one non-limiting example of a device that a user may utilize to point to an on-screen location. - The
exemplary television system 100 was provided to provide a non-limiting illustrative foundation for discussion of various aspects of the present invention. Thus, the scope of various aspects of the present invention should not be limited by any characteristics of theexemplary television system 100 unless explicitly claimed. FIG. 2 is a flow diagram illustrating anexemplary method 200 for providing user-selection of objects in television programming, in accordance with various aspects of the present invention. Any or all aspects of theexemplary method 200 may, for example, be implemented in a television (e.g., thefirst television 140 and/orsecond television 141 shown inFIG. 1 and discussed previously).- The
exemplary method 200 may, for example, begin executing atstep 205. Theexemplary method 200 may begin executing in response to any of a variety of causes and/or conditions. For example, theexemplary method 200 may begin executing in response to a user command to begin, in response to user selection of a television program that includes user selectable objects, upon television reset and/or power-up, in response to a user input indicating a desire to provide object selection capability to the user, in response to identification of a user and/or user equipment for which object selection capability is to be provided, in response to user payment of a fee, etc. - The
exemplary method 200 may, for example atstep 210, comprise receiving television programming. Many non-limiting examples of such television programming were provided above. Step210 may comprise receiving the television programming from any of a variety of sources. For example and without limitation, step210 may comprise receiving the television programming from a television broadcasting company, from a movie streaming company, from a user (or consumer) video recording device (e.g., internal and/or external to the television), from an Internet television programming provider, etc. - Step210 may also comprise receiving the television programming via any of a variety of types of communication networks. Such networks may, for example, comprise a wireless television network (e.g., terrestrial and/or satellite) and/or cable television network. Such networks may, for example, comprise any of variety of data communication networks (e.g., the Internet, a local area network, a personal area network, a metropolitan area network, etc.).
- In general,
step 210 may comprise receiving television programming. The scope of various aspects of the present invention should not be limited by characteristics of any particular television programming, television programming source, television programming network or manner of receiving television programming unless explicitly claimed. - The
exemplary method 200 may, atstep 220, comprise presenting television programming to a user. Step220 may, for example, comprise presenting the television programming received atstep 210 to a user in any of a variety of manners. For example, step220 may comprise presenting the television programming on a screen of the television. Also for example, step220 may comprise communicating the television programming to another video presentation device external to the television. - The presented television programming may, for example, comprise user-selectable objects in the television programming. Many non-limiting examples of such user-selectable objects were presented above. In general, such user-selectable objects may, for example, comprise animate and/or inanimate objects in television programming that a user may select (e.g., using a pointing device or other user interface by which a user may specify a screen location).
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exemplary method 200 may, atstep 230, comprise determining an on-screen pointing location pointed to by a user of the television. Step230 may comprise determining an on-screen pointing location in any of a variety of manners, non-limiting examples of which will now be provided. Various non-limiting examples of on-screen pointing location determining are provided in U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/242,234, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. An on-screen pointing location may, for example, be expressed in a screen-centric coordinate system (e.g., x-y pixel coordinates), a screen independent coordinate system (e.g., based on location within a moving image, where such location is generic to all television screens), a world coordinate and/or universal coordinate system, a video frame-based coordinate system, etc. - Step230 may, for example, comprise the television analyzing sensor information (e.g., associated with sensors on-board and/or off-board the television) to determine user on-screen pointing location. Step230 may also, for example, comprise the television receiving information describing the on-screen pointing location from a device external to the television (e.g., a television receiver, a television controller, a television network device, a user pointing device, etc.).
- Step230 may, for example, comprise identifying a timestamp temporally identifying the instance of a determined on-screen pointing location. Such timestamp may, for example, be obtained by a clock, timestamp embedded in a video stream, timestamp embedded in a stream including object information, timestamp associated with a signal transmitted from a user pointing device, etc. Determination of such a timestamp may, for example, be based on user command (e.g., a user indicating that a selection has occurred) or automatically without a direct indication from the user that a selection has occurred (e.g., the system determining that the user has pointed to an object for at least a particular amount of time), etc. Such timestamp may be utilized, for example, for determining selection of a moving, changing and/or temporally transient object in the presented television programming.
- In general,
step 230 may comprise determining an on-screen pointing location pointed to by a user of the television. Accordingly, the scope of various aspects of the present invention should not be limited by characteristics of any particular type of on-screen pointing location or any particular manner of determining such an on-screen pointing location unless explicitly claimed. - The
exemplary method 200 may, atstep 240, comprise identifying a user-selectable object in the presented television programming at which the user is pointing based, at least in part, on the determined on-screen pointing location (e.g., as determined at step230). Step240 may comprise performing such identifying in any of a variety of manners, non-limiting examples of which will now be presented. - For example, step240 may comprise determining the on-screen location and/or dimensions of one or more user-selectable objects (e.g., or associated selection region) in the presented television programming, and identifying a user-selected object by analyzing the respective on-screen locations of the one or more user-selectable objects and the determined on-screen pointing location (e.g., at a particular time instance and/or particular timeframe) to determine the television programming object selected by the user. For example, such on-screen location may, for example, comprise the on-screen location of one or more points, areas and/or volumes associated with respective locations of user-selectable objects.
- In such an exemplary scenario or any scenario involving determining on-screen location of one or more objects in the presented television programming,
step 240 may, for example, comprise determining such on-screen object location in any of a variety of manners. For example, step240 may comprise receiving information identifying and/or describing the user-selectable objects in the television program. - For example, step240 may comprise receiving information identifying and/or describing such user-selectable objects from the same source as the received television programming. For example, step240 may comprise receiving such information embedded in a same data stream as a stream communicating the presented television programming (e.g., embedded in the received television program data). For example, a television stream protocol may comprise specialized elements (and/or the utilization of unassigned elements) that include information about selectable objects (e.g., object identity, shape, location, size, coloration, movement characteristics, timing, appearance time window, etc.).
- Also for example, step240 may comprise receiving the information identifying and/or describing such user-selectable objects in a data stream communicated in parallel with a stream communicating the presented television programming. In such a scenario, the television program stream and object information stream may be received from a same source over a same television programming communication channel. Additionally for example, step240 may comprise receiving such information from a same source but over a communication channel different from the channel over which the television programming is received and/or over a type of communication channel different from a television programming communication channel.
- Further for example, step240 may comprise receiving the information identifying and/or describing such user-selectable objects from a source (e.g., a third party information provider, a television network source, etc.) different from the source from which the television programming is received. In such an exemplary scenario, step240 may comprise receiving such information via different respective communication networks or via one or more same communication networks. Also for example, step240 may comprise receiving such information over a different communication medium than that over which the television programming is received.
- Step240 may, for example, comprise receiving the information identifying and/or describing such user-selectable objects in a data stream, where such information is always transmitted in the data stream (e.g., whether or not requested by a user and/or other system). Alternatively for example, step240 may comprise receiving such information, where such information is communicated (e.g., to the television) only when requested (e.g., only when requested by the television, by a television controller, by a television receiver, by a user electronic device, by the user, etc.).
- Step240 may, for example, comprise receiving the information identifying and/or describing such user-selectable objects in real-time (i.e., as the television programming is received). Also for example, step240 may comprise receiving such information from a source of user-stored television programming. For example, such information may be stored with stored television programming in a user storage device (e.g., in a same data file, in separate but related files, etc.). In such an exemplary implementation, such information may be received from the user's television programming storage device in time synchronization with television programming.
- As mentioned above, the information identifying and/or describing user selectable objects in television programming may comprise timing information associated with such selectable objects. For example, movement of a selectable object may be expressed as a function of time. Also for example, appearance of a selectable object in television programming may be associated with a time window during which such object appears. As will be discussed in more detail below, timing associated with a user on-screen pointing (or object selection) event may be synchronized to the timing of selectable object location in a presented program to determine whether a user pointed to (or selected) a particular object at a particular location at a particular time.
- The information identifying and/or describing user selectable objects in television programming may comprise information defining respective regions of the presented television programming that are associated with respective user-selectable objects in the presented television programming. For example, such information may comprise information describing respective geometric shapes (e.g., 2-D and/or 3-D geometric constructs) associated with respective user-selectable objects. For example, a circle, oval, square, rectangle, pentagon or any polygon may be associated with a user-selectable object. User-selection of one of such geometric shapes (e.g., a determined on-screen pointing location within the boundaries of such geometric shape(s) at the relevant point in time) may indicate user selection of the respective object.
- As discussed above, the object description (whether geometric or not) may comprise information (e.g., temporal information) describing movement, appearance, size changing, shape changing, etc. associated with the user-selectable object. For example, in an exemplary scenario where a plurality of geometric shapes are utilized to describe a user-selectable object (and/or a user-selectable area associated with such object), the description of the user-selectable object may comprise information describing the manner in which each of the respective objects move in the programming (e.g., as a function of time, as a function of video frame number, etc.) and/or information describing the manner in which dimensions of each of the respective objects change.
- Once on-screen pointing location and object location (e.g., at a particular point in time) are known, such information may be processed to determine a user-selectable object to which a user is pointing. As mentioned above, such processing may comprise determining a respective region of the television screen and/or a television programming frame associated with a respective user-selectable object, where the respective region correlates to an on-screen pointing location pointed to by the user (e.g., at a particular point in time or during a particular timeframe).
- During performing such processing,
step 240 may comprise low-pass filtering the determined on-screen pointing location (e.g., as determined at step230) to compensate for unintended movement of pointing location (e.g., due to unsteady or unstable user pointing), thus increasing reliability of object selection determination. For example, successful user-selection of a television programming object may require a user to point to an on-screen object for a particular amount of time (or for a particular number of frames). - Note that such low-pass filtering may also be performed at
step 230. Such filtering may, for example, comprise filtering over a particular period of time, over a particular number of on-screen pointing direction determinations, over a particular number of television programming frames, etc. Such filtering may comprise averaging a plurality of on-screen pointing direction determinations, utilizing a finite impulse response filtering scheme, etc. - Step240 may also, for example, comprise identifying a user-selected object by identifying a most likely object selected by the user. For example, step240 may comprise identifying a closest user-selectable object to the on-screen pointing location determined at
step 230. Also for example, step240 may comprise determining a most likely user-selected object based, at least in part, on respective popularity of user selectable objects (e.g., favoring the most often selected inanimate and/or animate objects). Additionally for example, step240 may comprise identifying a most likely user-selected object based, at least in part, on monetary considerations (e.g., placing a higher likelihood on user-selectable objects associated with relatively higher paying advertisers, placing a higher likelihood on user-selectable objects associated with a per-selection based advertising fee, etc.). Further for example, step240 may comprise identifying a most likely user-selected programming object based on history of selection from a particular user (e.g., favoring types of objects most often selected by a particular user). Also for example, step240 may comprise identifying a most likely user-selected programming object based on object newness (e.g., a new object is likely to garner more interest than an object that has been shown for a relatively long period of time). Additionally, for example, step240 may comprise identifying a most likely user-selected television programming object based on object size. - A selected object may be identified with a unique identifier (e.g., unique to the object, unique to a group of related objects, etc.). Step240 may thus comprise determining the identifier associated with the determined user-selected object. Such identifier may then be utilized in the performance of any of a variety of further functions, non-limiting examples of which will be presented below. For example, the information identifying and/or describing a user-selectable object may comprise information describing functions associated with such object (e.g., information presentation functionality, communication functionality, business transaction functionality, user interaction functionality, etc.).
- The steps of the exemplary method200 (or aspects thereof) may, for example, be performed (e.g., by a television) in real-time. In such manner, the user may have relatively expeditious access to functionality associated with the user-selected object. Alternatively for example, the exemplary method200 (or aspects thereof) may be performed off-line in a manner in which functionality associated with the user-selected object is provided to the user at a later time (e.g., after presentation of the television program, upon the user pausing presentation of the television program, upon the user logging into the user's computer system, upon the user accessing email, etc.).
- As mentioned above, any or all of the steps of the
exemplary method 200 may be performed for user selection of an object in television programming as the programming is broadcast in real-time and/or may be performed for user selection of an object in television programming that has been recorded on a user (or home) television programming recorder (e.g., a personal video recorder (PVR), video cassette recorder (VCR), etc.) and is currently being presented to the user (e.g., at step220) in a time-shifted manner. For example, a user may record a broadcast television program on a PVR for later viewing, view such recorded programming at a later time, and while viewing such time-shifted television programming at a later time, select user-selectable objects in such programming. - Similarly, any or all of the steps of the
exemplary method 200 may be performed for user selection of an object in television programming that has been provided to the user (or stored by the user) on a physical storage medium (e.g., on a digital versatile disc (DVD), video cassette recorder tape, non-volatile memory device, etc.). For example, a user may purchase a set of DVDs including all episodes of a season of a television series, view each of such episodes at the convenience of the user, and while viewing such episodes, select user-selectable objects in such programming. - In an exemplary scenario, where on-screen pointing location at a particular point in time is utilized to determine object selection, any of a variety of time references may be utilized. For example, synchronization of on-screen pointing location and user-selectable object location (e.g., on-screen and/or in-frame object location) may be based on a presentation timestamp (PTS) and/or a decoding timestamp (DTS), or the like, which may be encoded in a broadcast and/or recorded program or determined as such program is being displayed to a user. In such a scenario, so long as the object location and pointing determination are based on a common and/or synchronized time reference, the identification of a pointed-to object may be performed accurately.
- As mentioned previously, object information identifying and/or describing user-selectable objects may be received encoded in a video program stream or may be received in a separate stream (and/or channel). In a scenario where television programming information is stored (either short term or long term), the object information may also be stored (e.g., with the stored programming information in a same data file, in a separate but related data file, etc.). In such a manner, when the user determines to view a time-shifted program, the object information is accessible to the television.
- Alternatively, such information identifying and/or describing user-selectable objects in programming may be requested from a third party when such information is needed. In yet another scenario, for example, where video information may be decoded separately from the television (e.g., in a set top box (STB), cable and/or satellite television receiver, PVR, etc.) and provided to the television for presentation, such object information may also be received by such separate device and provided to the television (e.g., in an information channel separate from a video driver signal).
- Note that although a portion of the previous discussion concerned analyzing on-screen pointing location and on-screen object location to identify a user-selected object, such analysis may also be similarly performed by analyzing on-frame pointing location and on-frame object location. In other words, such analysis may comprise performing any of a variety of coordinate transformations to perform such analysis in any of a variety of different respective coordinate domains.
- In general,
step 240 may comprise identifying a user-selectable object in the presented television programming at which the user is pointing (e.g., based, at least in part, on the determined on-screen pointing location (e.g., as determined at step230)). Accordingly, the scope of various aspects of the present invention should not arbitrarily be limited by any particular manner of performing such identifying unless explicitly claimed. - The
exemplary method 200 may, for example atstep 295, comprise performing continued operations. Step295 may comprise performing any of a variety of continued operations, non-limiting examples of such continued operation(s) will be presented below. For example, step295 may comprise returning execution flow to any of the previously discussed method steps. For example, step295 may comprise returning execution flow of theexemplary method 200 to step230 for determining additional on-screen pointing locations and corresponding user-selected objects in the television programming. - Also for example, step295 may comprise generating a user output indicating the identified user-selectable object (e.g., as identified at step240). For example, step295 may comprise overlaying a graphical feature coinciding with the identified user-selectable object on the presented television programming. For example, as discussed above, a user-selectable object (and/or the user-selectable portion of a user-selectable object) may be defined by one or more geometric shapes. In such an exemplary scenario, step295 may comprise highlighting such geometric shapes (or the borders thereof) when
step 240 determines that the user has selected a user-selectable object associated with such geometric shapes. Also for example, step295 may comprise presenting an outline of the identified object on the television screen, temporarily brighten or alter the color of the identified object, temporarily display a message on the screen as an indication of the identified object, etc. Step295 may also, for example, comprise outputting an audio indication that a user-selected object has been identified. - Additionally for example, step295 may comprise communicating information indicating the identified user-selectable object to a device external to the television (e.g., a user device at the same premises as the television and/or a device communicatively coupled to the television via a communication network). For example, step295 may comprise communicating such information to a television remote control device (e.g., in a scenario where the television remote control device may provide the user an indication of the identified user-selectable object). In such an exemplary scenario, the television remote control device may comprise a video screen on which the television program may be displayed, and the identified user-selectable object may then be graphically indicated on such video screen (e.g., instead of being identified on a screen of the television and/or in addition to being identified on the screen of the television).
- Further for example, step295 may comprise processing information of an identified user-selected object (e.g., as determined at step240) to determine an action to perform with regard to such selected object. Various non-limiting examples of such actions are provided in U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/242,234, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- In general,
step 295 may comprise performing continued operations (e.g., performing additional operations corresponding to a user-selected television programming object, repeating various method steps for additional user-selected objects, etc.). Accordingly, the scope of various aspects of the present invention should not be limited by characteristics of any particular type of continued processing unless explicitly claimed. - Turning next to
FIG. 3 , such figure is a flow diagram illustrating anexemplary method 300 for providing user-selection of objects in television programming, in accordance with various aspects of the present invention. Theexemplary method 300 may, for example, share any or all characteristics with theexemplary method 200 illustrated inFIG. 2 and discussed previously. Any or all aspects of theexemplary method 300 may, for example, be implemented in a television (e.g., thefirst television 140 and/or second television141). - The
exemplary method 300 may, for example, begin executing atstep 305. Theexemplary method 300 may begin executing in response to any of a variety of causes or conditions. Step305 may, for example, share any or all characteristics withstep 205 of theexemplary method 200 illustrated inFIG. 2 and discussed previously. - The
exemplary method 300 may, for example atstep 310, comprise receiving television programming. Step310 may, for example, share any or all characteristics withstep 210 of theexemplary method 200 illustrated inFIG. 2 and discussed previously. - For example, step310 may comprise, for example at
sub-step 312, receiving a television program broadcast as such program is broadcast in real-time. Alternatively for example, step310 may comprise, for example atsub-step 314, receiving a previously broadcast program from a user recording device (e.g., a PVR, VCR, etc.) in a time-shifted manner. - The
exemplary method 300 may, for example atstep 320, comprise presenting television programming (e.g., as received at step310) to a user. Step320 may, for example, share any or all characteristics withstep 220 of theexemplary method 200 illustrated inFIG. 2 and discussed previously. - For example, step320 may comprise, for example at
sub-step 322, presenting the received television programming on a screen of a television (e.g., of a television implementing theexemplary method 300 or a portion thereof). Alternatively for example, step320 may comprise, for example atsub-step 324, communicating received television programming to another user device for presentation to the user (e.g., to a display device different from the television, to a television remote control device with a display, to a user's handheld computer, etc.). - The
exemplary method 300 may, for example atstep 330, comprise determining on-screen pointing location pointed to by a user of the television. Step330 may, for example, share any or all characteristics withstep 230 of theexemplary method 200 illustrated inFIG. 2 and discussed previously. - For example, step330 may comprise, for example at
sub-step 332, analyzing sensor information (e.g., associated with sensors on-board and/or off-board the television) to determine user on-screen pointing location. Alternatively for example, step330 may comprise, for example atsub-step 334, the television receiving information describing the on-screen pointing location from a device external to the television (e.g., a television receiver, a television controller, a television network device, etc.). - The
exemplary method 300 may, for example atstep 340, comprise identifying a user-selectable object in the presented television programming at which the user is pointing based, at least in part, on the determined on-screen pointing location (e.g., as determined at step330). Step340 may, for example, share any or all characteristics withstep 240 of theexemplary method 200 illustrated inFIG. 2 and discussed previously. - For example, step340 may comprise, for example at
sub-step 342, determining the on-screen location of one or more user-selectable objects in the presented television programming. Alternatively for example, step330 may comprise, for example atsub-step 344, identifying a user-selected object by analyzing the respective on-screen locations of the one or more user-selectable objects and the determined on-screen pointing location (e.g., at a particular time instance and/or particular timeframe) to determine the object selected by the user. - The
exemplary method 300 may, for example atstep 395, comprise performing continued operations. Step395 may, for example, share any or all characteristics withstep 295 of theexemplary method 200 illustrated inFIG. 2 and discussed previously. - Turning next to
FIG. 4 , such figure is a diagram illustrating anexemplary television 400, in accordance with various aspects of the present invention. Theexemplary television 400 may, for example, share any or all characteristics with theexemplary televisions FIG. 1 and discussed previously. Also, the exemplary television400 (e.g., various modules thereof) may operate to perform any or all of the functionality discussed previously with regard to theexemplary methods FIGS. 2-3 and discussed previously. - The
exemplary television 400 includes a firstcommunication interface module 410. The firstcommunication interface module 410 may, for example, operate to communicate over any of a variety of communication media and utilizing any of a variety of communication protocols. For example, though the firstcommunication interface module 410 is illustrated coupled to a wireless RF antenna via awireless port 412, the wireless medium is merely illustrative and non-limiting. The firstcommunication interface module 410 may, for example, operate to communicate with one or more communication networks (e.g., cable television networks, satellite television networks, telecommunication networks, the Internet, local area networks, personal area networks, metropolitan area networks, etc.) via which television video content (e.g., television programming) and/or other data is communicated. Also for example, the firstcommunication interface module 410 may operate to communicate with local sources of television video content (e.g., video recorders, receivers, gaming devices, etc.). Additionally, for example, the firstcommunication interface module 410 may operate to communicate with a television controller (e.g., directly or via one or more intermediate communication networks). - The
exemplary television 400 includes a secondcommunication interface module 420. The secondcommunication interface module 420 may, for example, operate to communicate over any of a variety of communication media and utilizing any of a variety of communication protocols. For example, the secondcommunication interface module 420 may communicate via a wirelessRF communication port 422 and antenna, or may communicate via a non-tethered optical communication port424 (e.g., utilizing laser diodes, photodiodes, etc.). Also for example, the secondcommunication interface module 420 may communicate via a tethered optical communication port426 (e.g., utilizing a fiber optic cable), or may communicate via a wired communication port428 (e.g., utilizing coaxial cable, twisted pair, HDMI cable, Ethernet cable, any of a variety of wired component and/or composite video connections, etc.). The secondcommunication interface module 420 may, for example, operate to communicate with one or more communication networks (e.g., cable television networks, satellite television networks, telecommunication networks, the Internet, local area networks, personal area networks, metropolitan area networks, etc.) via which television video content (e.g., television programming) and/or other data is communicated. Also for example, thesecond communication module 420 may operate to communicate with local sources of television video content (e.g., video recorders, receivers, gaming devices, etc.). Additionally, for example, thesecond communication module 420 may operate to communicate with a television controller (e.g., directly or via one or more intervening communication networks). - The
exemplary television 400 may also comprise additional communication interface modules, which are not illustrated. Such additional communication interface modules may, for example, share any or all aspects with the first410 and second420 communication interface modules discussed above. - The
exemplary television 400 may also comprise acommunication module 430. Thecommunication module 430 may, for example, operate to control and/or coordinate operation of the firstcommunication interface module 410 and the second communication interface module420 (and/or additional communication interface modules as needed). Thecommunication module 430 may, for example, provide a convenient communication interface by which other components of thetelevision 400 may utilize the first410 and second420 communication interface modules. Additionally, for example, in an exemplary scenario where a plurality of communication interface modules are sharing a medium and/or network, thecommunication module 430 may coordinate communications to reduce collisions and/or other interference between the communication interface modules. - The
exemplary television 400 may additionally comprise one or moreuser interface modules 440. Theuser interface module 440 may generally operate to provide user interface functionality to a user of thetelevision 400. For example, and without limitation, theuser interface module 440 may operate to provide for user control of any or all standard television commands (e.g., channel control, volume control, on/off, screen settings, input selection, etc.). Theuser interface module 440 may, for example, operate and/or respond to user commands utilizing user interface features disposed on the television (e.g., buttons, etc.) and may also utilize the communication module430 (and/or first410 and second420 communication interface modules) to communicate with a television controller (e.g., a dedicated television remote control, a universal remote control, a cellular telephone, personal computing device, gaming controller, etc.). - The
user interface module 440 may also comprise one or more sensor modules that operate to interface with and/or control operation of any of a variety of sensors that may be utilized to ascertain an on-screen pointing location. For example and without limitation, the user interface module440 (or sensor module(s) thereof) may operate to receive signals associated with respective sensors (e.g., raw or processed signals directly from the sensors, through intermediate devices, via thecommunication interface modules user interface module 440 may perform any of a variety of video output functions (e.g., presenting television programming to a user, providing visual feedback to a user regarding an identified user-selected object in the presented television programming, etc.). - The
exemplary television 400 may comprise one ormore processors 450. Theprocessor 450 may, for example, comprise a general purpose processor, digital signal processor, application-specific processor, microcontroller, microprocessor, etc. For example, theprocessor 450 may operate in accordance with software (or firmware) instructions. As mentioned previously, any or all functionality discussed herein may be performed by a processor executing instructions. For example, though various modules are illustrated as separate blocks or modules inFIG. 4 , such illustrative modules, or a portion thereof, may be implemented by theprocessor 450. - The
exemplary television 400 may comprise one ormore memories 460. As discussed above, various aspects may be performed by one or more processors executing instructions. Such instructions may, for example, be stored in the one ormore memories 460.Such memory 460 may, for example, comprise characteristics of any of a variety of types of memory. For example and without limitation,such memory 460 may comprise one or more memory chips (e.g., ROM, RAM, EPROM, EEPROM, flash memory, one-time-programmable OTP memory, etc.), hard drive memory, CD memory, DVD memory, etc. - The
exemplary television 400 may comprise one ormore modules 452 that operate to perform and/or manage the receipt and/or presentation of television programming. For example, such one ormore modules 452 may operate to utilize the communication module430 (e.g., and at least one of thecommunication interface modules 410,420) to receive television programming. For example, such one ormore modules 452 may operate to performstep 210 of theexemplary method 200 discussed previously and/or step310 of theexemplary method 300 discussed previously. - Also for example, such one or
more modules 452 may operate to utilize the user interface module(s)440 to present television programming to the user (e.g., via thevideo display 470 of the television). Additionally for example, such one ormore modules 452 may operate to utilize the communication module430 (e.g., and at least one of thecommunication interface modules 410,420) to communicate television programming video output information to one or more devices communicatively coupled to the television400 (e.g., via one or more of thecommunication interface modules 410,420). For example, such one ormore modules 452 may operate to performstep 220 of theexemplary method 200 discussed previously and/or step320 of theexemplary method 300 discussed previously. - The
exemplary television 400 may comprise one or more on-screen pointing location determination module(s)454. Such on-screen pointing location determination module(s)454 may, for example, operate to determine an on-screen pointing location pointed to by a user of the television. Such module(s)454 may, for example, operate to performstep 230 of theexemplary method 200 and/or step330 of theexemplary method 300 discussed previously. For example, the module(s)454 may operate to analyze sensor information to determine an on-screen pointing location. Also for example, the module(s)454 may operate to receive on-screen pointing location information from a device external to the television400 (e.g., utilizing the communication module430). - The
exemplary television 400 may comprise one or more user-selectedobject identification modules 456. Such module(s)456 may, for example, operate to identify a user-selectable object in presented television programming at which a user of thetelevision 400 is pointing. For example, such module(s)456 may operate to identify such user-selected object based, at least in part, on on-screen pointing location determined by the on-screen pointing location determination module(s)454. Such module(s)456 may, for example, operate to performstep 240 of theexemplary method 200 and/or step340 of theexemplary method 300 discussed previously. For example, the module(s)456 may operate to determine the on-screen location of one or more user-selectable objects in the presented television programming, and identify a user-selected object by analyzing the respective on-screen locations of the one or more user-selectable objects and the determined on-screen pointing location (e.g., at a particular time instance and/or particular timeframe) to determine the object selected by the user. - Though not illustrated, the
exemplary television 400 may, for example, comprise one or more modules that operate to perform any or all of the continued processing discussed previously with regard to step295 of theexemplary method 200 and step395 of theexemplary method 300, discussed previously. Such modules (e.g., as with the one ormore modules memory 460. - Turning next to
FIG. 5 , such figure is a diagram illustrating exemplary modules and/or sub-modules for atelevision 500, in accordance with various aspects of the present invention. Theexemplary television 500 may share any or all aspects with any of thetelevisions FIGS. 1 and 4 . For example, the exemplary television500 (or various modules thereof) may operate to perform any or all functionality discussed herein with regard to theexemplary method 200 illustrated inFIG. 2 and theexemplary method 300 illustrated inFIG. 3 . As with theexemplary television 400, the components of theexemplary television 500 may be disposed in a single television device (e.g., a console television, flat panel television, portable/mobile television device, mobile television device, etc.). - For example, the
television 500 comprises aprocessor 530. Such aprocessor 530 may, for example, share any or all characteristics with theprocessor 450 discussed with regard toFIG. 4 . Also for example, thetelevision 500 comprises amemory 540.Such memory 540 may, for example, share any or all characteristics with thememory 460 discussed with regard toFIG. 4 . - Also for example, the
television 500 may comprise any of a variety of user interface module(s)550. Such user interface module(s)550 may, for example, share any or all characteristics with the user interface module(s)440 discussed previously with regard toFIG. 4 . For example and without limitation, the user interface module(s)550 may comprise: a display device, a camera (for still or moving picture acquisition), a speaker, an earphone (e.g., wired or wireless), a microphone, a video screen (e.g., a touch screen), a vibrating mechanism, a keypad, and/or any of a variety of other user interface devices (e.g., a mouse, a trackball, a touch pad, touch screen, light pen, game controlling device, etc.). - The
exemplary television 500 may also, for example, comprise any of a variety of communication modules (505,506, and510). Such communication module(s) may, for example, share any or all characteristics with the communication interface module(s)410,420 discussed previously with regard toFIG. 4 . For example and without limitation, the communication interface module(s)510 may comprise: a Bluetooth interface module; an IEEE 802.11, 802.15, 802.16 and/or 802.20 module; any of a variety of cellular telecommunication interface modules (e.g., GSM/GPRS/EDGE, CDMA/CDMA2000/1x-EV-DO, WCDMA/HSDPA/HSUPA, TDMA/PDC, WiMAX, etc.); any of a variety of position-related communication interface modules (e.g., GPS, A-GPS, etc.); any of a variety of wired/tethered communication interface modules (e.g., USB, Fire Wire, RS-232, HDMI, Ethernet, wireline and/or cable modem, etc.); any of a variety of communication interface modules related to communicating with external memory devices; etc. Theexemplary television 500 is also illustrated as comprising various wired506 and/orwireless 505 front-end modules that may, for example, be included in the communication interface modules and/or utilized thereby. - The
exemplary television 500 may also comprise any of a variety of signal processing module(s)590. Such signal processing module(s)590 may share any or all characteristics with modules of theexemplary television 400 that perform signal processing. Such signal processing module(s)590 may, for example, be utilized to assist in processing various types of information discussed previously (e.g., with regard to sensor processing, position determination, video processing, image processing, audio processing, general user interface information data processing, etc.). For example and without limitation, the signal processing module(s)590 may comprise: video/graphics processing modules (e.g. MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.263, H.264, JPEG, TIFF, 3-D, 2-D, MDDI, etc.); audio processing modules (e.g., MP3, AAC, MIDI, QCELP, AMR, CMX, etc.); and/or tactile processing modules (e.g., Keypad I/O, touch screen processing, motor control, etc.). - In summary, various aspects of the present invention provide a system and method in a television for providing user-selection of objects in a television program. While the invention has been described with reference to certain aspects and embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted without departing from the scope of the invention. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the invention without departing from its scope. Therefore, it is intended that the invention not be limited to the particular embodiment disclosed, but that the invention will include all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims.
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1. A method for identifying a user-selected object in a video stream, the method comprising:
in a display device:
presenting a video stream, the video stream comprising user-selectable objects;
determining an on-screen pointing location pointed to by an input device; and
identifying a user-selectable object in the video stream at which the user is pointing based, at least in part, on the determined on-screen pointing location and a popularity of the user-selectable object.
2. The method ofclaim 1 , wherein said identifying comprises:
determining respective regions of the screen associated with respective user-selectable objects; and
identifying a user-selectable object in the presented video stream at which the user is pointing based, at least in part, on the determined on-screen pointing location and the determined respective regions.
3. The method ofclaim 1 , wherein said identifying comprises:
determining respective regions of a frame of the presented video stream associated with respective user-selectable objects; and
identifying a user-selectable object in the presented video stream at which the user is pointing based, at least in part, on the determined on-screen pointing location and the determined respective regions.
4. The method ofclaim 1 , comprising, in the display device, receiving information identifying selectable objects in the presented video stream.
5. The method ofclaim 4 , wherein receiving information identifying selectable objects in the presented video stream comprises receiving said information embedded in a same data stream as a stream communicating the presented video stream.
6. The method ofclaim 4 , wherein receiving information identifying selectable objects in the presented video stream comprises receiving said information in a data stream communicated in parallel with a stream communicating the presented video stream.
7. The method ofclaim 4 , wherein the information identifying selectable objects in the presented video stream is communicated with the presented video stream without being requested by the display device.
8. The method ofclaim 4 , wherein the information identifying selectable objects in the presented video stream comprises timing information associated with the selectable objects.
9. The method ofclaim 4 , wherein the information identifying selectable objects in the presented video stream comprises information defining respective regions of the presented video stream associated with respective selectable objects in the presented video stream.
10. The method ofclaim 9 , wherein the information defining respective regions of the presented video stream associated with the respective selectable objects comprises information describing movement of the respective regions as a function of time.
11. The method ofclaim 4 , wherein:
the presented video stream is user-stored; and
the information identifying selectable objects is user-stored.
12. The method ofclaim 1 , comprising communicating information indicating the identified user-selectable object to a remote control device.
13. The method ofclaim 1 , wherein the determined on-screen pointing location is associated with multiple user-selectable objects, and the identified user-selectable object is identified from the multiple objects based on the popularity of the user-selectable object being higher than each respective popularity of remaining objects.
14. The method ofclaim 1 , wherein the popularity is determined based on activity of the user.
15. A display device comprising at least one module operable to, at least:
present video stream to a user, the video stream comprising user-selectable objects;
determine an on-screen pointing location pointed to by a user of the display device; and
identify a user-selectable object in the presented video stream at which the user is pointing based, at least in part, on the determined on-screen pointing location and a popularity of the user-selectable object.
16. The display device ofclaim 15 , wherein the at least one module is operable to receive information identifying selectable objects in the presented video stream.
17. The display device ofclaim 16 , wherein the at least one module is operable to receive information identifying selectable objects in the presented video stream by, at least in part, operating to receive said information embedded in a same data stream as a stream communicating the presented video stream.
18. A method for identifying a user-selected object in a video stream, the method comprising:
in a display device:
presenting the video stream to a user, the video stream comprising user-selectable objects;
determining an on-screen pointing location pointed to on the display device; and
identifying a user-selectable object from the user-selectable objects in the presented video stream at which the user is pointing based, at least in part, on the determined on-screen pointing location and a determination of a most likely user-selected programming object based on history of selection from a particular user.
19. The method ofclaim 18 , wherein the video stream is one of a news program, sports program, music television program, movie, television series program, advertisement, educational program.
20. The method ofclaim 18 , wherein the determined on-screen pointing location is associated with multiple user-selectable objects, and the identified user-selectable object is identified from the determination of the most likely user-selected programming object based on the history of selection from the particular user.
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