CN102591912A - Systems and methods for acquiring, categorizing and delivering media in interactive media guidance applications - Google Patents

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CN102591912A
CN102591912A CN2011104102424A CN201110410242A CN102591912A CN 102591912 A CN102591912 A CN 102591912A CN 2011104102424 A CN2011104102424 A CN 2011104102424A CN 201110410242 A CN201110410242 A CN 201110410242A CN 102591912 A CN102591912 A CN 102591912A
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Abstract

Systems and methods are discussed for providing guidance for Internet-delivered media. In some embodiments, information on available media on the Internet is gathered. The information is associated with existing media guidance data. The associations enable a media guidance application to identify relevant online media and to display listings in a user- friendly way. A user interface for an online media guidance application is also provided. The user interface allows a user to narrow down the large amount of Internet-delivered media in a systematic way according to criteria that interests a user.

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The system and method for acquisition in the interactive media guidance applications, classification and transfer medium
The present invention be the applying date be October 3 in 2007 day, be called the dividing an application of No. 2007800373448 patented claim of " system and method for acquisition in the interactive media guidance applications, classification and transfer medium ".
Background technology
The present invention relates generally to medium guidance applications (media guidanceapplication), and more specifically, is related to the medium that obtain from the internet guiding is provided.
The internet is a kind of more and more welcome resource that is used to obtain entertainment medium and information.The data source that surprising quantity is arranged on the internet, it provides dissimilar medium, such as Downloadable TV play and film or streaming (streaming) TV announce in advance sheet and movie trailer etc.And almost all medium on the internet and relevant information all are available through asking.So the user can be sure of that the interested medium of institute are always available.
Yet, a large amount of online Media and medium supplier also caused in the location the difficulty aspect the interested medium.For the specific online Media content in location under the situation that does not have guiding, the user possibly know the bulk information about these medium.For example, if the user wants to find the medium about the specific plot (episode) of TV programme, then the user possibly directly find the medium supplier, and the medium supplier is the website of television network in this case.Then, the user possibly know the original broadcast date of this plot or the title of this plot, so as on the network website positioning media effectively.This process is not only very inconvenient for the user, and concerning those do not search for the user of specific medium, does not also offer help.Therefore, easily and effectively locate interested medium in order to allow or help the user, the guiding that is used for the media content of internet transmission is necessary.
The guiding of some forms of the media content that is used for providing on the internet has been available.The guidance applications that much is used for online Media is limited to keyword search and the tabulation of selected (featured) medium is provided.These technology be not provided for reducing obtainable huge amount on the internet medium effectively or the means (means) of system.Therefore, the user of existing guidance applications often receives the bombardment of too much tabulation, and many in these tabulations possibly be not interesting or incoherent.Therefore; Need a kind of guidance applications; It can not only provide keyword search and show selected online Media, but also a kind of method of system is provided, and this method is used for obtainable online Media is reduced to the little medium collection that makes user's interest suitable.
The media list that is produced by existing guidance applications is unfavorable for browsing usually.Video search possibly provide confusion, unorganized, be difficult to the navigation (navigate) or unfocused result.Dissimilar videos can appear through similar form, and makes them in fact be difficult to distinguish.For instance, the form that the media content that professionally generates can be similar to the media content that the user generates shows, and high-quality media content can be similar to the form of inferior quality media content and shows.Therefore, the user possibly need the considerable time of cost to check each media list.Thereby, needing a kind of online Media guidance applications, it allows the set of user's fast browsing online Media tabulation.
In addition, many existing guidance applications only provide guiding for limited video set on the internet.Therefore, described finite aggregate possibly not comprise the interested obtainable online Media of user.Some guidance applications are limited, because they only provide guiding for they have (host) on main frame media content.Other application programs that obtain medium from third party's website depend on the cooperation with the medium supplier, and this causes very limited media data collection equally.Therefore, need a kind of guidance applications, it provides guiding for the numerous online Media content collection of content.
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Therefore, multiple systems and method are provided, said system and method is used for discerning and the information of the media collection that obtains to be used for providing on the internet and show the subclass of the medium that are identified in tabulation.Multiple systems and method also are provided, and said system and method reduces the set that offers the user's online media list based on user's interest modular system ground.
According to a principle of the present invention, the online Media guidance applications provides selectable standard block (for example, action/adventure, comedy, ABC, comedy center etc.) in user interface.Through receiving one or more the selection to selectable standard block, can with the aggregation system of obtainable Online Video be reduced to the set of the fair-sized that makes the user's interest video.Selectable standard block can be organized into classification (for example kind, channel, program).Classification also can be presented in the user interface, and corresponding selectable standard block can be presented near the respective classified or the window of below in.For avoiding user interface chaotic, the standard block in classification can be visible in the given time.When the user selects different branch time-likes, can close the window of the current standard block that appears, and present new window corresponding to the selectable standard block of the classification of selecting.
When the medium guidance applications receives user's choice criteria unit, based on the set of the standard block identification video of selecteed standard block and any previous selection.In some embodiments, the set of the above-mentioned medium that are identified can comprise the obtainable medium that meet all selecteed standard blocks.In other embodiments, the set of the described medium that are identified can comprise the obtainable medium that meet or the more standard block of selecting.The set of described medium can be presented in the tabulation, for example is presented in video mosaic pattern or the text list.In some embodiments, each tabulation is displayed in the selectable frame (frame), and when receiving the user to the selection of frame, guidance applications is directed to the user corresponding medium supplier's website.
In embodiments more of the present invention, after the quantity of reduction tabulation, the standard block that is shown also can change to reflect the set of the new video that is identified.For example, when presenting the new window of selectable standard block, only will produce under the situation of at least one video in the set that defines again in the choice criteria unit, standard block can be displayed in the window.In some cases, concentrate at the video that is identified under the situation of the video that conformance with standard unit and all previous standard blocks of selecting are arranged, standard block can be displayed in the window.
According to another principle of the present invention,, confirm that guidance applications provides the set of the online Media that guiding is used for through the information of the medium of creeping through a plurality of websites and obtaining to provide about each website.The information that obtains can comprise the metadata (for example title, working time, description etc.) corresponding to each video.
For each video that obtains from the internet, the medium guidance applications is with video metadata and medium guidance applications data association from for example medium guidance applications database.Can confirm related with the pilot data in the guidance applications database through comparing video metadata.Dwindle mechanism, keyword search, user individual data or editor's preference based on above-described scope and specify, can select the subclass of obtainable Online Video.The Online Video of selecting may be displayed in the media list, for example is presented in video mosaic pattern or the text list.Be included in be used for each video tabulation in be the guidance applications data that are associated from the guidance applications database.
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Fig. 1 has shown the illustrative display screen of use grid format (grid format), and said grid format can be used for for the medium of Online Video and other types guiding being provided;
Fig. 2 has shown the illustrative display screen of use mosaic pattern (mosaic), and said mosaic pattern can be used for for Online Video guiding being provided;
Fig. 3 has shown the more detailed view of the tabulation in the mosaic pattern of Fig. 2;
Fig. 4-the 5th, two illustrative embodiments of the part of the display screen of Fig. 2;
Fig. 6 has shown the illustrative display screen that is used to check and upgrade user's collection and preference;
Fig. 7 has shown the Vean diagram (Venn diagram) of the obtainable Online Video that Fig. 8 A-AC, 9A and 9B use.
Fig. 8 A-8C is the illustrative stage of the part of the display screen among the Fig. 2 that is in the typical environment for use;
Fig. 9 A and 9B are the illustrative stages of the part of the display screen among the Fig. 2 that is in the typical environment for use;
Figure 10 has shown the illustrative user equipment devices according to an embodiment of the invention;
Figure 11 has shown the illustrative user equipment devices according to an embodiment of the invention;
Figure 12-13 has shown the detailed view of illustrative medium guiding data source (source);
Figure 14 has shown and has been used to obtain, the illustrative process flow diagram of selection and display list;
Figure 15 has shown the illustrative process flow diagram that is used for being directed to the user supplier of online Media content;
Figure 16 shown be used for based on the standard block that the user selects obtain, the illustrative process flow diagram of selection and display list;
Figure 17 has shown the illustrative process flow diagram that is used for display standard unit and identification online Media; And
Figure 18 has shown the illustrative process flow diagram that is used for selecting based on the retrieval term of user's input standard block.
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The obtainable medium quantity of user in any given media delivery system possibly be considerable.Therefore, many user expectations are through the medium guiding of a kind of form at interface, and described interface permission user navigation medium option effectively also discerns the medium that they expect like a cork.Here, provide the application program of this guiding to be called the interactive media guidance applications, perhaps be sometimes referred to as medium guidance applications or guidance applications.Similarly, for internet content and possibly the content of other types provide the medium guidance applications of guiding to be called online Media guidance applications or online guidance applications here.
The media content (for example Streaming Media, Downloadable medium, Web broadcast etc.) that multi-form interactive media guidance applications can be on the internet provides guiding.It is interactive TV program guide that the medium guidance applications of a kind of typical types of guiding is provided for online Media.Interactive TV program guide (being sometimes referred to as electronic program guides) is known guidance applications, among other things, and the media content that it allows the user between the media content of many types, to navigate and locate many types.Be different from online Media; Such content can comprise common television program layout (providing via traditional broadcast, wired, satellite or other means); And pay-per-view program, the request program (as in video request program (VOD) system) watched, and the medium of other types or video content.Guidance applications also allows user navigation and location and the relevant content of video content between the content relevant with video content, and described video content comprises, for example video is collected, commodity (article), advertisement, chat sessions, recreation, or the like.
Appearance along with internet, mobile computing and fast wireless network; The medium of user capture on PC (PC) and other equipment; The user does not visit the medium on said other equipment traditionally, said other equipment such as laptop computer, PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), mobile phone or other mobile device.By these equipment, the user can navigate between obtainable identical medium through TV and locate above-mentioned identical medium.Therefore, the medium guiding also is necessary on these equipment.The guiding that provides only can be used for through the obtainable media content of TV, only be used for through one or the more obtainable media content of these equipment, or be used for not only can be through TV but also can be through or the more media content that obtains of these equipment.The medium guidance applications can be provided as online application program (promptly on the website, providing), or provides as independent (stand-alone) application program or as the client (client) on laptop computer, PDA, mobile phone or other mobile devices.Various device and the platform that to carry out the medium guidance applications have been described in more detail below.
One of function of medium guidance applications is to the user media list and media information to be provided.Fig. 1-2 has shown illustrative display screen, and it can be used for providing the medium guiding, and media list is provided especially.The display screen that in Fig. 1-2, shows can be realized on any suitable equipment or platform.Although the demonstration of Fig. 1-2 is illustrated as full screen display, they also can be to cover on the media content that just is being shown fully or partly.The user can be through (for example being chosen in the selectable options that provides in the display screen; Menu option, list option, icon, hyperlink etc.) or press on remote control or other user's inputting interfaces or the equipment dedicated button (for example; Guiding (GUIDE) button), indicate the request of access medium information.Indication in response to the user; The medium guidance applications can provide the display screen with media information of organizing with a kind of mode in several kinds of modes; Said mode for example presses time and channel in the grid, by the time, press channel, press medium type, press and (for example classify; The classification of film, sports, news, children or other Promgrammings), or other are predetermined, user-defined or other organizational standards.
Fig. 1 has shown that illustrative grid the rendition list of arranging by time and channel shows 100, and said demonstration 100 also allows the dissimilar media content (for example Online Video) in the accessing individual demonstration.Show that 100 can comprise grid 102, grid 102 has: (1) one row channel/media-type identifier 104, wherein each channel/media-type identifier (it is the single lattice in the row) obtainable different channel of identification or medium type; And (2) delegation time identifier 106, the wherein time block (time block) of each time identifier (it is the single lattice in the row) identification Promgramming.Grid 102 also comprises single lattice of the rendition list, and for example the rendition list 108, and wherein each tabulation provides about the associated channel of tabulation and the title of the program that is provided of time.Use user input device, the user can select the rendition list through moving highlight bar 110.Can be provided in the programme information zone 112 with the relevant information of selecting by highlight bar 110 of the rendition list.The zone 112 can comprise, for example programm name, program specific, time (if available) of program is provided, program place channel (if available), the rank of program, and the information of other expectations.
Except the visit to the linear Promgramming that provides according to timetable is provided, the medium guidance applications also provides the visit to the non-linear Promgramming that does not provide according to timetable.Non-linear Promgramming can comprise the content from different source of media; (for example comprise from the internet content of different online data source; Streaming Media, Downloadable medium etc.), the media content of on-demand media content (for example VOD), local storage (for example, is stored in digital video recorder (DVR), digital video disc (DVD); Or other are to the media content of time insensitive (time-insensitive) video content on videocassette, the CD (CD) etc.).On-demand content can comprise film that provides and original media content by specific medium supplier (the HBO order program service (HBO On Demand) of " The Sopranos " and " Curb Your Enthusiasm " for example is provided).HBO ON DEMAND, THE SOPRANOS and CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM are all trade marks of Home Box Office company.Internet content can comprise the Web incident, for example chat sessions or Web broadcast, or the content that obtains through internet site or other internet access (for example FTP) but as Streaming Media or Downloadable medium program request.
Grid 102 can be provided for the tabulation of non-linear Promgramming, comprises the media list 116 and the internet content tabulation 118 of program request tabulation 114, record.Be sometimes referred to as " mixed-media (mixed-media) " and show in conjunction with being used for demonstration from the tabulation of the content of dissimilar source of media.Being different from the various arrangements that show list type 100, that can be shown can select or guidance applications definition (for example, have only the demonstration of tabulation record and broadcasting, have only the demonstration of tabulation program request and broadcasting, or the like) based on the user.As shown in, tabulation 114,116 and 118 is shown as to cross over and is presented at the whole time block in the grid 102, can provide respectively being used for the tabulation of program request tabulation, record with the selection of indicating these tabulations, or the visit of the demonstration of internet tabulation.As shown in Figure 1, when the such tabulation of visit, information area 112 can show available information about the type that shows.In other embodiments, the tabulation of these medium types can directly be included in the grid 102.Additional tabulation can be shown in response to the user one of selects in the navigation icon 120.(pressing arrow key on the user input device can be similar to and select the mode of navigation icon 120 to influence demonstration.)
Show that 100 also can comprise video area 122, advertisement 124 and option area 126.Video area 122 can allow the user to check and/or the preview user current obtainable, with obtainable or former obtainable program.The content of video area 122 can corresponding to, or be independent of one of them of the tabulation that is presented in the grid 102.The grid that comprises the video area shows that being sometimes referred to as guiding picture (picture-in-guide) (PIG) shows.PIG show and function the 6th of the people such as Satterfield of issue on May 13rd, 2003; 564; No. 378 United States Patent (USP)s, and the people such as Yuen of May 29 calendar year 2001 issue the 6th, 239; In No. 794 United States Patent (USP)s more detailed description is arranged, described these two United States Patent (USP)s are all incorporated at this by reference.The PIG demonstration can be included in other medium guidance applications display screens of the present invention.
Advertisement 124 can be media content advertisement is provided; The access rights that depend on the beholder (for example; For ordering Promgramming); This media content be currently available for watch, in the future can be used for watching, or possibly not be used in and watch, and maybe corresponding to or have nothing to do one or more media list in grid 102.Advertisement 124 also can be used for about or the product or the service of the media content in being presented at grid 102 that has nothing to do.Advertisement 124 can be selectable, and the more information about media content is provided, and the information about product or service is provided, and allows purchase media content, product or service, provides advertisement relevant media content, or the like.Based on the type of brief introduction/preference of user, the User Activity that monitors, the demonstration that provides, or based on other targeted advertisements that is fit to, advertisement 124 can be used as target.
Although advertisement 124 is shown as rectangle or banner shape, advertisement can be by with any suitable size, shape, and any position of guidance applications in showing provides.For example, advertisement 124 can be provided as the rectangular shape of contiguous grid 102 flatly.This is sometimes referred to as the panel advertisement.In addition, advertisement can cover media content or guidance applications shows, or embeds in the demonstration.Advertisement can comprise that also text, image, image rotating, video are collected or the media content of other types.Advertisement can be stored in the subscriber's installation with guidance applications, is stored in the database that is connected to subscriber's installation, is stored in remote location (comprising streaming media server), or is stored in the combination of other storage arrangements or these positions.At the for example people's such as Knudson of submission on January 17th, 2003 the 10/347th, No. 673 U.S. Patent application, the Ward of issue on June 29th, 2004; The 6th, 756, No. 997 United States Patent (USP)s of people such as III; And in the 6th, 388, No. 714 United States Patent (USP)s of the people such as Schein of issue on May 14th, 2002; To in the medium guidance applications, providing advertisement to carry out more detailed discussion, above-mentioned patent and patented claim are all incorporated into by reference and all.It should be understood that advertisement can be included in other medium guidance applications display screens of the present invention.
Option area 126 can allow the dissimilar media content of user capture (for example internet content), medium guidance applications to show, and/or medium guidance applications characteristic (feature).Option area 126 can be the part that shows 100 (and other display screens of the present invention), maybe can select the option on the screen or press that special-purpose or assignable button calls on the user input device through the user.Selectable options in the option area 126 can relate to the correlated characteristic of the rendition list in the grid 102, maybe can comprise showing the option that obtains from master menu.The correlated characteristic of the rendition list can comprise other broadcast times of searching for program receiving or mode, program recording, permission series record (series recording) program, be provided with program and/or channel for collection, buy program, or other characteristics.Can comprise that search option, VOD option, the head of a family control option, coverage diagram (browseoverlay) is browsed in visit, the order to the additional payment service, the brief introduction of compiles user, visit that dissimilar tabulations is shown from the option that master menu show to obtain, or other options.
Shown among Fig. 2 and be used to provide another demonstration of guiding to arrange.Show that 200 videos for the internet transmission provide guiding, and can be provided as the demonstration in the online Media guidance applications, or as client-server or the independently demonstration in (for example, based on STB) guidance applications.Although disclosed embodiment can be the media content of interior perhaps any other type of film, user's generation guiding is provided, in some examples here, the TV programme that provide the internet to transmit.In some embodiments, show that 200 have shown that the user selects to show the result (Fig. 1) of the tabulation 118 in 100.For clear and coherent purpose, show that 200 can be divided into three row.Central series 204 is included in the media list of arranging in the mosaic pattern 208.Left column 202 permits a user to the video definition standard that provides in the mosaic pattern 208 (for example specific kind, program (show), or the like).Right row 206 provide recommendation to the user.To combine Fig. 2-7,8A-8C and 9A-9B to come more detailed each row of discussing in these row below.
Left column 202 allows the user based on interested Standard Selection video.Left column 202 provides the tabulation of selectable classification 210.These classification can comprise kind, channel, program, the tabulation of heat station, type (for example, TV play, film, or the like) or any other such classification.The a kind of of classification is in selecteed state.Classification can be selected based on user's indication, maybe can be defaulted as to be selected.Under selecteed state, the window 214 corresponding to the selectable standard block 212 of selecteed classification can be arranged.This window can be positioned at the specific name below and select which classification with indication.Use user input device, user can select the standard block 212 (for example through highlight regions 216 being moved to the standard block of expectation and press key, or through directly clicking the standard block of expecting) in the window 214.In case be selected, in being displayed on window 214, selecteed standard block also can occur 218.Just, selecteed standard block can appear at the below of its corresponding classification 210 and the top of window 214.This indicates the user: standard block is successfully selected.When in identical classification, having selected a plurality of standard block, each standard block can be listed below classifying by certain order (for example, press the selecteed order of standard block, alphabetically, or the like).Even when not being selected, selecteed standard block also can be listed below its corresponding classification in classification, as indicated by selecteed standard block 222.Selectable button 220 can be provided as near each selecteed standard block 218 and 222.Selector button 220 can be cancelled the selection to corresponding selecteed standard block.
The optional method of choice criteria unit is manually to import retrieval term/keyword concerning the user.The user can use user input device with in one or the more keyword inputted search bar 224.Selectable button 226 can be selected with the keyword that uses input and begin search.If expectation, search bar 224 can combine left column 202 to use (for example, the user can define standard block based on the keyword in selecteed standard block in the row 202 and the inputted search bar 224).
Central series 204 can be in mosaic pattern 208 the display video collection, wherein this video collection is confirmed based on the user's input that receives search bar 224 and/or left column 202.Different with the tabulation of Fig. 1, show that the tabulation in 200 is not limited to describe the simple text (for example programm name) and the icon of medium.More properly; Showing in 200; Tabulation can provide the graph image that comprises front cover theme (cover art), from rest image, the video of media content collect trailer, from the live video of media content, or the medium of the other types of the media content of describing by tabulation to user's indication.Each graphical list also can be with text to provide the more information about the media content related with tabulation.For avoiding making accompanying drawing too complicated, in Fig. 3, shown the more detailed view of tabulation 228 in the mosaic pattern 208.
Fig. 3 shows an embodiment of the media list 228 in the mosaic pattern 208 (Fig. 2).Video can be represented by graphical identifier 302 (for example, the trailer of the thumbnail/screenshot capture of video, video, video itself etc.).The rank 304 of video can cover on the part of graphical identifier 302.Rank can reflect from all users' rank specifies, and described all users grade to video from their medium guidance applications or relevant/correlating programs separately.Visual detector also can be with text box/coverage diagram 306 to provide the more information about media content.For example, textual description 308 can comprise that media name, video become the obtainable date, and the length of video.Text box also can comprise simple icon 310 and/or 312.If medium spend a certain amount of money to download from the medium supplier or to flow out, then possibly there is simple dollar mark () icon 310.If icon 310 does not exist, then video is free.Similarly, if video is the video that editor's (for example, TV or Movie Reviewers) recommends, then for example the icon of check mark 312 can exist.Otherwise check mark 310 can not exist.
Get back to Fig. 2, in zone 230, shown the quantity of the video that after standard application choice or input, all is identified.Zone 230 is shown as and is in the left column 202, but may be displayed on the user interface 200 Anywhere.If discerned than the more video of current video visible in mosaic pattern 208, then selectable arrow 234 and 236 can be used for watching more obtainable video.The new subclass that selectable arrow 234 allows users to watch the video that is identified, and the subclass of before having watched of the video that selectable arrow 236 turns back to the user to be identified.The user can be through one of selecting in the classification link 238 to change the order that presents video.Can become the obtainable date according to video (for example nearest formerly or formerly the oldest), the popularity (total degree of for example being selected by other users) of video based on video, by random sequence or use be used to classify any other mechanism of video collection, the video of classifying and being identified.
User interface 200 also allows the user to use the maximum video length of slide block 240 and 242 indicative of desired and the new degree of expectation.Slide block 240 is provided with maximum video length.When slide block 240 during at ultra-Right end, to not restriction of video length.Along with slide block moves to left, have only shorter and shorter video to be included among the result.For example, if slide block 240 is in the mid point of scale, then only comprises less than 30 minutes video among the result and collect.If slide block at ultra-Left end, then only comprises the video segment less than 5 minutes among the result.Similarly, slide block 242 is provided with maximum date range.When slide block 242 during, video there are many old not restrictions at ultra-Right end.Along with slide block moves to left, have only more and more recent video can be included in the last demonstration.
Mosaic pattern 208 is that two grid is taken advantage of in two of tabulation 228.Yet, also can use any other arrangement, for example three take advantage of three or two to take advantage of three grid.In addition, 228 be shown as identical size although respectively tabulate, their size also can be different.According to medium supplier's expectation or based on user preference, tabulation can have different size or the outstanding graphically correlativity with the video that respectively is identified after indication user's interest degree, the search, or stresses a certain content.In the 11/324th, No. 202 U.S. Patent application of the for example Yates of submission on Dec 29th, 2005, the different system and method that is used for giving prominence to graphically media list has been discussed, this application is all incorporated at this by reference.
Each is tabulated 228 can be selectable framework.In an embodiment of the invention, when the user selected selectable framework, the user was directed to the website that corresponding video can be downloaded or flow out.The website can show in coverage diagram or in new screen.In yet another embodiment of the present invention, when user's selective listing 228,, for example, can in coverage diagram or in right row 206, present to the user to the description of program about the additional information of video.Based on this additional information, the user can select to be directed to the website that video is provided, and can video be added to my collection list of videos, maybe can video be added to and watch formation 244.
Watch formation 244 to show that the user has selected the tabulation with the video of watching in the time after a while.Each video can be by graphical identifier, for example screenshot capture/thumbnail, video trailer, or video itself is represented.In an embodiment of the invention, each video identifier 246 is selectable, and it provides the light visit of the video that the user is wanted to watch to the user.When from the video of watching formation when selected, the user can be directed to the website that video is provided.When video was selected, video can automatically remove from watch formation, and perhaps the user can manually remove video from watch formation.In yet another embodiment of the present invention, watch formation 244 to play " playlist ".When the user prepares to watch when watching the video of formation, the user is directed to the website of watching first video in the formation.
Right row 206 can show two types information.It can (1) present the video of recommendation to the user, or (2) show the additional information about selected video.Fig. 2 and Fig. 4 have shown that execution shows the rightmost row 206 of the last function of recommendation to the user.To combine Fig. 5 to describe back one function in detail below.The title 250 of row 206 shows " today first-selected (TODAY ' S TOPPICKS) ", and indication is based on most popular video in a day and selected recommendation.Provide the additive method of recommendation to combine Fig. 4 to describe in detail below to the user.Can present the video of recommendation to the user through the form that is similar in the above and combines the tabulation 228 that Fig. 3 discusses is provided.Alternatively, the title 252 through listing video, the graphical identifier 254 of the video with rank coverage diagram 256 and the concise and to the point program of video describe 258, can show the video of recommendation.Each video that can be in the row 202 provides other information.
When the user got into guidance applications at first, first-selection can be based on most popular video in the obtainable videos all in any classification.When the user limited interested video type through the standard block in searching key word or the selection left column 202, the video of recommending in the right row 206 can change the operation with the reflection user.For example; If " action/adventure (the Action/Adventure) " standard block in the selected window 214 of user, then " today is first-selected " video down can be changed to comprise one or more the most preceding video in the most popular action/adventure video on the same day.
The recommendation that provides in the right row 206 can be based on the standard except pouplarity.For example, recommendation can be based on editor's recommendation, as shown in the row 400 of Fig. 4.Title 402 shows " edit selected (EDITOR ' S PICKS) " mode with the video that reflects selected recommendation.Editor can be famous movie or television reviewer, or user any other the famous person that can admit.Consistent with an embodiment of the invention, the tabulation (Fig. 2) in the row 400 comparable mosaic patterns 208 provides the information of much more more videos about each recommendation.For example, for the video of each recommendation, show title 404, had the graphical identifier (for example, thumbnail/screenshot capture etc.) 406 of rank 408 coverage diagrams and briefly described 410.The class 4 06 of each video can be based on the grade of user's input.Can comprise network of network symbol 412 (for example FOX) from initial this video of broadcast, kind (for example action/adventure, drama about other information of this video; Or the like) or type 414 (for example TV play, film; Or the like), the length 416 of video, and the expense 418 of downloading or flow out video.FOX is all registered trademarks of Fox broadcaster (FOXBroadcast Company).Row 400 are just illustrative, thereby can show the information greater or less than above-mentioned information about video.
But operation technique (technique) rather than based on welcome degree or edit and selectedly come to be that the user is selected and to recommend.Recommendation can be based on user's interest.Can pass through behavior, the user appointment through understand of monitor user ' on the medium guidance applications, or, obtain user's interest according to user profile.For example, if the user dislikes the action/adventure video, the video of then recommending can be most popular two or three videos of getting rid of outside the action/adventure video.If the user watches the outstanding video that shows with Roger Ebert usually, the video of then recommending can be up-to-date two or three videos with the outstanding demonstration of Roger Ebert.
When the user when mosaic pattern 208 or the video recommended are selected video, right row 206 (Fig. 2) can show the option that be used for selecteed video to the user, and are as shown in Figure 5.In addition, can show more information about video.Fig. 5 has shown the result of one of first video of selecting among Fig. 4 or video in the mosaic pattern 208.Except the information content, also present selectable options 504,506,508,510,516 and 518 to the user about selecteed video.Selectable button 504 is opened new demonstration or coverage diagram and is directed to the user website that video is provided.Selectable button 506 adds current video to watches formation 244 (Fig. 2), and selectable button 508 adds video to the favorites list of user.
Option 510 provides and relevant the linking of the current video that shows.Therefore, if the user likes video, then the user can be directed to relevant video.Associated video is presented to the user as keyword 512.Keyword 512 can be network, the network of relation at performer or other famous persons related with video, program place, or any other keyword related with video.Near the tabulation in each keyword be the numeral 514, it is corresponding to the quantity of the obtainable video relevant with keyword.For example, in Fig. 5, Kiefer Sutherland is the performer in selecteed program, and 392 obtainable these performers' video is arranged.If the user selectes selectable link 520, then mosaic pattern 208 (Fig. 2) is reflected as and comprises this 392 videos.Right column 206 can turn back to the user based on selecteed keyword (Fig. 4) subsequently recommendation is provided.
Row 500 can present other options relevant with selecteed video, comprise " sending to friend (Send to Friend) " 516 and " about the blog (Blog about thisVideo) of this video " 518 characteristics.Characteristic 516 allows the user to notify current video to the friend.In an embodiment of the invention, the e-mail address that provides the URL of the website of video can be sent to the friend maybe can use any other method that is fit to be sent out to the friend.In yet another embodiment of the present invention, video can be added to the recommendation list in friend's the user profile, when the friend can visit his or his account on the medium guidance applications he or she, visits said recommendation list.Email or any other method that is used for distributing information also can be sent out to the friend, have added new recommendation to notify this friend.
Characteristic 518 can be pointed to new display screen (not shown) to the user.Display screen can allow the user after watching video, import he or she for the idea or the comment of video.These ideas can be kept in the blog related with the user.Blog can comprise Projects with Different (entry), and wherein projects are corresponding to specific video or about the related media information of video (for example, specific kind, program (show), channel, performer etc.).In some embodiments, through selecting option 518, about the project automatically starting of video.Blog can be stored in the user profile.Blog can be kept on user's the equipment, and can be this user-accessible.Alternatively, blog can be by long-range preservation, and blog can be the user-accessible that is designated as the friend, or can open to the publicly read.
Can offer other characteristics of user through row 500; But for avoiding making chaotic these other characteristics that do not show of accompanying drawing; Said other characteristics are options that video is graded, and visit the option about the forum of video, or go to the option about revisable (wiki-able) page of video.On demand, the user can be directed to forum so that video or the topic relevant with video (for example, TV programme, the network that video is provided, the performer in the video, or the like) to be discussed.The user also can go to about the revisable page of video or the topic relevant with video with other guidance applications user sharing information.
The medium guidance applications for example provides the application program of the display screen 200 of Fig. 2, can be based on user's preference and by personalized.Personalized medium guidance applications allows customization demonstration and characteristic to generate personalized " experiencing (experience) " by the medium guidance applications.Through allowing the user to import these customizations and/or operating to confirm various user preferences, can generate this personalized experience through medium guidance applications monitor user '.The user can be through login or is otherwise confirmed that to guidance applications they self visit their personalized guidance applications.The customization of medium guidance applications can be formulated according to user profile.Customization can comprise different scheme (scheme of colour that for example shows, the font sizes of text of appearing; Or the like), the aspect (media content of for example recommending of the media content tabulation that shows; Or the like), aspect (the for example ordering of classification or standard block of the standard block that shows; Or the like), head of a family's control setting, and the customization of other expectations.
The medium guidance applications can allow the user that profile information is provided or can automatically work out profile information.For example, but the medium of medium guidance applications monitor user ' visit and/or user maybe be mutual with other of guidance applications.In addition; The medium guidance applications can obtain other user profiles (other websites (web site) from the internet of user capture for example of all or part relevant with the specific user; Such as www.tvguide.com, from other medium guidance applications of user capture, from other interactive applications of user capture; From user's handheld device, or the like) and/or from the information of addressable other data source acquisitions of medium guidance applications about the user.As a result, on user's distinct device, can be the user provides unified guidance applications to experience.The user experience of this type has been described below in conjunction with Figure 11 in more detail.The 11/179th of the people such as Ellis that additional personalized medium guidance applications characteristic was submitted on July 11st, 2005; No. 410 U.S. Patent applications; The people's such as Boyer that submitted on November 9th, 1999 the 09/437th, No. 304 U.S. Patent application, and the people such as Ellis that submitted on February 21st, 2002 the 10/105th; Made more detailed description in No. 128 U.S. Patent applications, these U.S. Patent applications are all incorporated at this by reference.
But the demonstration that user's inputting preferences is provided by guidance applications with customization is for example through the demonstration 600 among Fig. 6.User preference can be kept at this user's related user brief introduction in.But the video of liking of user interface 600 explicit users, user's demonstration preference, and can allow the user to add or remove preference.My collection list of videos 602 is tabulations of video, and wherein the user is the video of liking with each video marker through for example selecting " adding my favorites (Add to My Favorites) to " selectable button 508 (Fig. 5).Projects in the tabulation can be by graphical identifier 604 (for example screenshot capture/thumbnail) and text message 606 signs.Text message 606 can comprise that video name, video length, video become the obtainable date, and any other relevant information." closing " designator 608 near each video in the tabulation 602 allows the user from tabulation, to remove any independent video.My collection list of videos 602 can be different from watches formation 246, at least because the favorites list preserved more permanent (for example, in user profile).Therefore the user can leave guidance applications and return application program in the time after a while, and does not lose the information that shows in 600 that is kept at.The favorites list 602 belows are links 610 of " sending to the friend ".Link 610 allows the user that the video in the favorites list of user is sent to the friend.Can use any technology of link 516 descriptions that combine among Fig. 5, the favorites list 602 is sent to the friend.
The user can import in my list of preferences 612 and watch preference.My list of preferences 612 can comprise (favorite) that like editor 614 of one or more user.My list of preferences 612 can comprise one or more overcharge the video type 616 of Tibetan.Obtainable any selectable standard block in the left column 202 (Fig. 2) of user interface 200 (for example, kind, channel, program, the tabulation of heat station, video type, or the like in standard block) all can be included in my list of preferences.Any preference of user's input can be removed through the button 618 of selection corresponding to preference, and can add preference through selecting link 620.Link 620 can be taken the user to and allow the selected additional options of user with new screen (not shown) or coverage diagram in the preference that is included in me.
Link 622 is used in alarm is set in the time of can obtaining the new video of user's interest.When the new video of in the list of preferences that meets me 612 or more standard blocks becomes can obtain the time, can notify the user.The user can be provided with alarm, so that any or all standard block is used to trigger alarm.Alarm can be that the message that is transmitted is: the video that user's interest is new has become and can obtain with the form of the Email that is used to transmit message, text message or other forms that is fit to.
User interface 200 (Fig. 2) can be customized based on the preference in the input tabulation 624 and 626.Tabulation 624 stops any video that shows the character that does not have at least one standard block in the tabulation.For example, in illustrative user interface 600, the user has specified he or her only to want to watch the result of action/adventure type.The filtration of tabulation 624 takes place under the selecteed situation of at least one standard block only.
Tabulation 626 can stop presents to the user to the video that satisfies any standard block in the tabulation.Therefore, if tabulate 620 for empty, the not influence of video of then tabulating 620 pairs and presenting to the user.Through using tabulation 624 or tabulating 626, the user can be controlled in any search effectively can return the video that maybe cannot return what type.Show that 600 also can comprise and are used to customize UI other options of 200.In some embodiments, the user can change the form or the option of left column 202.The user can comprise classification or stop classification to be shown.The user can select to show the order of classification or standard block.
Fig. 7 has shown the illustrative Vean diagram 700 of the obtainable video in news category.Shown in Vean diagram 700, in news kind 702, can be shown to user's 2000 videos that have.In these 2000 news videos, 704 is relevant in 139 videos and the channel-comedy.In addition, 518 in 2000 news videos are relevant with channel-C-SPAN (public affair satellite cable television network) 706.Have than more and these two videos that channel is relevant that in Vean diagram, shown, but they are not in the news kind.It shows with the dotted line that extends news frame 702 710.At last, shown that like frame 708 30 videos in the news kind are all relevant with comedy center and C-SPAN.
The exemplary display screens that in Fig. 8 A-8C and Fig. 9 A-9B, shows shows user interface 200, and the typical environment for use of left column 202 (Fig. 2) more specifically.Describe with reference to 700 pairs of these environment of the Vean diagram among the figure 7.In the different stages, row 202 (Fig. 2) can be taked the form of the row 800A-800C among Fig. 8 A-8C.In this environment, use row 202 (Fig. 2) to dwindle mechanism as scope, the quantity of the video that is identified thus reduces along with each selecteed standard block.At first, row 202 can comprise the classification that is used for kind, channel, program and the tabulation of heat station.The kind classification can be defaulted as selecteed, and the standard block of display category classification.When (see figure 2) was selected the standard block " news " 802 in the kind classification as the user, standard block was being listed below the kind distribution caption and above the window of selectable unit.Near selecteed standard block 804 be the Close button 806, this button can be used for cancelling the selection to standard block, and the position of standard block from window 812 tops removed.After the user selected the news kind, obtainable Online Video was identified in the news kind.The quantity of the video that is identified, in other words 2000, be displayed on 708 places, this quantity is consistent with the quantity of obtainable news video in Vean diagram 700.
Selected classification-channel 810 if receive the user, then the window 812 corresponding to the selectable unit of kind classification is closed.Window 814 corresponding to channel classification is presented on channel classification title below.Each of standard block in the window 814 all has the video in the news kind.The channel that does not have the video in the news kind is not included in the window 814.When receiving the user when having selected standard block 816 (comedy center), the same before with it, standard block 818 is moved to the distribution caption below, and near standard block the Close button 820 is provided.After the user selected comedy center channel standard block, identification was not only in the news kind but also the obtainable Online Video relevant with the comedy center.The quantity that shows the video be identified at 822 places, in other words 139.Therefore, in 2000 videos in the news kind, have only wherein 139 relevant with the comedy center, dwindle and the scope of video collection is corresponding.This with Vean diagram 700 in 704 consistent.
After having selected the C-SPAN in the channel classification, Fig. 8 C 824 in the volume residual of display video, in other words 30.Therefore, for not only meeting news but also meeting 139 videos of comedy central standard, wherein have only 30 videos simultaneously relevant with C-SPAN.708 consistent in this quantity and the Vean diagram 700.If selected program classification, then window 814 is closed, and is present in the below of program classification title corresponding to the new window-window 826 of TV programme.Notice and have only a program that show every day (The Daily Show) is listed in window.This shows based on news, relevant with the comedy center and appear in show every day with all relevant 30 videos of C-SPAN, and is perhaps relevant with show every day at least.
If receive the user's indication (for example, having selected button 820 if receive the user) that removes comedy central standard unit, the video that then is identified only need meet news and C-SPAN standard, and according to Vean diagram 700, this will produce 818 videos.This can be reflected in (not shown) on the user interface subsequently.Standard block will correspondingly change, and will comprise having the program that not only meets news but also meet the obtainable video of C-SPAN standard.
Row 202 (Fig. 2) also can be taked 900A and the form of 900B among Fig. 9 A and the 9B.In this environment for use, the scope mechanism of dwindling can be every now and then along with subsequently to the selection of standard block and increase the video collection that is identified.Reaching the related step of configuration that in Fig. 9 A, shows can realize through top combination Fig. 8 A and the described step of 8B.Therefore, for convenience's sake, Fig. 8 B is replicated to Fig. 9 A.In Fig. 9 A, select the news standard block of kind classification and the comedy central standard unit of channel classification, and the standard block of indicated channel classification.This produces 139 videos, and is consistent with Vean diagram 700.
In channel classification, select after the C-SPAN, the video that is identified is enlarged to comprise video relevant with news among comedy center or the C-SPAN.Correspondingly, the quantity at 904 videos that are identified that show is increased to 627 videos from 139.Can see like the window 906 through watching selectable standard block in the program classification (for example), list not only from the comedy center but also from C-SPAN, relevant program with news through selecting program classification.Notice in window 906, separated video (program 908 is from the comedy center, and program 910 is from C-SPAN), meet the various criterion unit in other classification so that show them from each channel.In some embodiments, standard block is shown (for example by alphabetic(al) order) together, and does not consider selecteed standard block in other classification.
If receive the user's indication (having selected button 914 if for example receive the user) that removes comedy central standard unit, then the video collection can be dwindled.In this case, the video that is identified meets news and C-SPAN standard with needs, and according to Vean diagram 700, this will make the video collection reduce to 518 from 627.This can be reflected in (not shown) on the user interface subsequently.Standard block will correspondingly change, and will comprise having the program that not only meets news but also meet the obtainable video of C-SPAN standard.
The user can be from their user equipment devices one or more media content and medium guidance applications (and above-described display screen) of visiting more.Figure 10 has shown the general embodiment of illustrative user equipment devices 1000.Being implemented in below in conjunction with Figure 11 more specifically of user equipment devices discussed.User equipment devices 1000 can be via I/O (hereinafter " I/O ") path 10 02 receiving media content and data.I/O path 10 02 can provide media content (for example, broadcast program layout, request program layout, internet content, and other videos or audio frequency) and data to control circuit 1004, and said control circuit 1004 comprises treatment circuit 1006 and storer 1008.Utilize I/O path 10 02, control circuit 1004 can be used for sending and receiving order, request and other data that are fit to.I/O path 10 02 can be connected to one or more communication port (being described below) with control circuit 1004 (and particularly treatment circuit 1006).Much more more the I/O function can or provides through one in these communication ports, but in Figure 10, is shown as single passage to avoid making accompanying drawing too complicated.
Control circuit 1004 can be based on any suitable treatment circuit 1006, for example based on the treatment circuit of or more microprocessor, microcontroller, digital signal processor, PLD etc.In some embodiments, control circuit 1004 is carried out the instruction that is used to be stored in the medium guidance applications in the storer (that is, storer 1008).In the embodiment based on client-server, control circuit 1004 can comprise the telecommunication circuit that is fit to guidance applications server or other networks or server communication.Telecommunication circuit can comprise cable modem, Integrated Service Digital Network(ISDN) (ISDN) modulator-demodular unit, Digital Subscriber Line modulator-demodular unit, telephone modem, or is used for the radio modem with other devices communicatings.Such communication relates to the internet so that obtain the online Media content at least, and additionally can relate to any other communication network that is fit to or passage (combining Figure 11 to carry out more detailed description).In addition, telecommunication circuit can comprise the peer-to-peer communications that allows user equipment devices, or the position each other away from the circuit (following more detailed description) of communication of user equipment devices of position.
Storer (for example RAS, ROM (read-only memory) or any other storer that is fit to), hard disk drive, CD-ROM drive or any other are fit to fixing or movably memory device (for example DVD register, CD register, video cassette recorder or other recording units that is fit to) can be provided storer 1008 as the part of control circuit 1004.Storer 1008 can comprise the memory device of or more above type.For example, user equipment devices 1000 can comprise the hard disk drive that is used for DVR (be sometimes referred to as personal video recorder, or PVR) and as the DVD register of auxiliary storage device.Storer 1008 can be used for storing various types of medium described here and guidance applications data, comprises programme information, guidance applications setting, user preference or profile information, or other data of when the operation guidance applications, using.Also can use nonvolatile memory (for example starting routine and other instructions) with operation.
Control circuit 1004 can comprise that video produces circuit and tuned circuit; For example one or more analog tuner (analog tuner), one or more MPEG-2 demoder or other digital decoding circuit, high definition tuner; Or any other tuning or video circuit that is fit to, or the combination of sort circuit.Coding circuit (for example being used for radio (over-the-air) analog or digital conversion of signals is become mpeg signal so that storage) also can be provided.Control circuit 1004 also can comprise scaler circuit (scaler circuitry), is used for medium up-conversion (upconverting) is become with down coversion (downconverting) the preferred output format of subscriber's installation 1000.Circuit 1004 also can comprise d convertor circuit and analog-digital converter circuit so that between digital signal and simulating signal, change.Subscriber's installation can use tuning and coding circuit to receive and show, broadcast or record media content.Tuning and coding circuit also can be used for receiving pilot data.Circuit described here comprises for example tuning, video generation, coding, decoding, scaler and analog/digital circuit, and these circuit can use the software that on one or more general or special-purpose processor, moves and realize.Can provide a plurality of tuners to handle tuber function (for example, watching and writing function, picture-in-picture (PIP) function, multi-tuner record etc.) simultaneously.If storer 1008 is provided as the device that separates with subscriber's installation 1000, then tuning and coding circuit (comprising a plurality of tuners) can be related with storer 1008.
The user can use user's input interface 1010 to control control circuit 1004.User's input interface 1010 can be any suitable user interface, for example telepilot, mouse, trace ball, keypad, keyboard, touch-screen, touch pad, indicating pen loader, operating rod, voice recognition interface or other user's input interfaces.Display 1012 can be provided as separate equipment or integrated with other unit of user equipment devices 1000.Display 1012 can be the LCD (LCD) of monitor, TV, mobile device, or is used for showing any other equipment that is fit to a kind of or more kinds of of visual pattern.In some embodiments, display 1012 can be (HDTV-capable) that HDTV can use.Loudspeaker 1014 can be provided as with other unit of user equipment devices 1000 integrated, maybe can be parts independently.The video that on display 1012, shows can be play through loudspeaker 1014 with the audio frequency component of other media contents.In some embodiments, audio frequency can divide gives the receiver (not shown), this receiver processing audio and via loudspeaker 1014 output audios.
The user equipment devices 1000 of Figure 10 can be embodied as user's TV equipment 1102, subscriber computer equipment 1104, wireless subscriber communication equipment 1106 or be suitable for the subscriber's installation of any other type of access medium, for example non-portable game machine in the system 1100 of Figure 11.For the sake of simplicity, here these equipment can be referred to as subscriber's installation or user equipment devices.User equipment devices (the medium guidance applications is carried out above that) can play autonomous device, maybe can be the part of device network.Can realize the diverse network configuration of equipment, will discuss in more detail below.
User television equipment devices 1102 can comprise STB, is used to handle the IRD of satellite television (IRD), televisor, digital storage equipment, DVD register, video cassette recorder (VCR), local media server, or other user's TVs equipments.On demand, one or more these equipment can be integrated into individual equipment.Subscriber computer equipment 1104 can comprise PC, kneetop computer, graphic tablet (tablet), webtv box (WebTV box), personal computer TV (PC/TV), PC media server, PC media center, or other subscriber computer equipments.WEBTV is all trade marks of Microsoft Corp.Wireless subscriber communication equipment 1106 can comprise PDA, mobile phone, portable video player, portable music player, portable game machine, or other wireless devices.
It should be noted that; Along with the appearance and the video of the TV tuner card that is used for PC (television tuner card), Web TV is attached to other user equipment devices; When attempting that a kind of equipment classified as a kind of in the above equipment, boundary has thickened.In fact; User's TV equipment 1102, subscriber computer equipment 1104; All can use at least some characteristics that combine in the system features that Figure 10 describes in the above with in the wireless subscriber communication equipment 1106 each; And therefore, comprise with this equipment on the relevant adaptability (flexibility) of type of obtainable media content.For example, user's TV equipment 1102 can be (Internet-enabled), the permission access internet content with internet function, and subscriber computer equipment 1104 can comprise the tuner that allows the visit television program layout.The medium guidance applications also can have identical layout on various dissimilar subscriber's installations, maybe can be the display capabilities that is fit to subscriber's installation.For example, on the subscriber computer equipment, guidance applications can be provided as the website through the web browser visit.In another example, guidance applications can scaledly be used for wireless subscriber communication equipment.
In system 1100, all types of user equipment devices more than is arranged usually, but in Figure 11 all types of shown one, too complicated to avoid making accompanying drawing.In addition, each user can use the user equipment devices (for example the user can have televisor and computing machine) and same more than a type to use all types of user equipment devices (for example the user can have PDA and mobile phone and/or a plurality of televisor) more than.
The user also can set the medium guidance applications setting of various settings on family expenses equipment and remote equipment, to be consistent.Setting comprises described here, and channel and program collection, the Promgramming preference of preference and the guiding setting of other expectations are recommended, shown in the guidance applications layout that is used for programming.For example; If user's channel on the for example website www.tvguide.com on their their PC of office is set to collection; The housed device that then identical channel will appear at the user as collection (for example; User's TV equipment and subscriber computer equipment) on, and on user's the mobile device, if expectation.Therefore, the guiding that the change of on a user equipment devices, making can change on another user equipment devices is experienced, and does not consider whether these facilities are identical or dissimilar user equipment devices.In addition, the change of making can be based on the setting of user input, and the user's that monitors of guidance applications operation.
User equipment devices can be coupled to communication network 1114.That is, user's TV equipment 1102, subscriber computer equipment 1104 and wireless subscriber communication equipment 1106 are coupled to communication network 1114 via communication port 1108,1110 and 1112 respectively.Communication network 1114 comprises the internet; And additionally can be one or more other networks; Said other networks comprise mobile telephone network, mobile device (for example blackberry (Blackberry)) net, cable system (cable network), the communication network of public switch telephone network or other types or the combination of communication network.BLACKBERRY is all trade marks of Research In Motion company limited.Passage 1108,1110 and 1112 comprises one or more communication port discriminably or jointly; For example the passage of satellite channel, optical-fibre channel, cable passage, support internet communication (for example; IPTV), free space connects (for example being used for broadcasting or other wireless signals), or any other the wired or wireless communication passage that is fit to or the combination of these passage.Passage 1112 with dashed lines draw with indication in exemplary embodiment shown in Figure 11, and passage 1112 is radio channels, and passage 1108 and 1110 usefulness solid lines to draw to indicate them are wired passage (although on demand, these passages can be radio channels).Can or much more more to provide by one in these communication ports with communicating by letter of user equipment devices, but in Figure 11, be shown as single passage, to avoid making accompanying drawing too complicated.
Although between user equipment devices, do not draw communication port; But these equipment can directly communicate via communication port each other, and said communication port for example combines passage 1108,1110 and 1112 at passage described above, and other short range, point point to-point communication passages; For example USB cable, IEEE1394 cable, radio channel are (for example; Bluetooth, infrared ray, IEEE 802-11x, or the like), or via other junction services of wired or wireless passage.BLUETOOTH is all trade marks of Bluetooth SIG company.User equipment devices also can directly communicate through indirect path by communication network 1114 each other.
System 1100 comprises the webserver 1116 and medium pilot data source 1118 that is coupled to communication network 1114 respectively via communication port 1120 and 1122. Passage 1120 and 1122 can comprise and combines passage 1108,1110 and 1112 and at any communication port of above description.Can or more exchange on the communication port at one with communicating by letter of the webserver 1116 and medium pilot data source 1118, but only show that in Figure 11 single passage is to avoid making accompanying drawing too complicated.In addition, can have more than one the webserver 1116 and each in the medium pilot data source 1118, but the webserver 1116 has all only shown one with medium pilot data source 1118 in Figure 11, to avoid making accompanying drawing too complicated.(each dissimilar in these sources have been discussed below.) if desired, the webserver 1116 can be integrated into a source device with medium pilot data source 1118.Although source 1116 and 1118 with user equipment devices 1102,1104 and 1106 between communicate by letter and be shown as through communication network 1114; But in some embodiments; Source 1116 and 1118 can directly communicate via communication port (not shown) and user equipment devices 1102,1104 and 1106, and said communication port for example combines passage 1108,1110 and 1112 at passage described above.
Online Media can be provided by the webserver 1116.The webserver 1116 can provide online Media supplier's website (for example television network website, entertainment sites, web film or set are from the website of the content of multiple source).Online Media supplier (for example can have (host) plurality of kinds of contents on main frame; The popularization of the part of unabridged film/TV play, film/plot, trailer/advance notice, performer/director/producer's interview, music video, original only online content, network or program, or the like).Online Media supplier can have dissimilar medium (for example the medium that generate of Streaming Media, Downloadable medium, user, the medium that specialty generates, or the like) on main frame.The online Media that provides can this locality be stored in the webserver 1116 or be stored in the remote media server.Except media content, the webserver 1116 also can be the media store metadata that respectively is provided (for example title, description, URL, or the like).
One or more other source of media (not shown)s also can media content be provided to subscriber's installation; And being connected to communication network through one or more passage, said one or more passage can comprise and combine passage 1108,1110 and 1112 described any communication ports in the above.Other source of media can comprise one or more eurypalynous distribution of media equipment; Comprise the television distribution facility; Cable system front end (cable system headend), satellite distribution facility, Promgramming source (for example television broadcasting, such as NBC, ABC, HBO, or the like); Middle distribution facilities (intermediate distribution eq uipment) and/or server, on-demand media server and other media contents supplier.NBC is all trade marks of National BroadcastingCompany (National Broadcasting Service), and ABC is all trade marks of company ABC (American Broadcasting Company), and HBO is all trade marks of Home Box Office (family box office) company.Other source of media can be the creators (for example Television Broadcasting Limited, Web broadcast supplier etc.) of media content, or can not be the creators (for example supplier of on-demand media content etc.) of media content.Other source of media can comprise other suppliers of cable data source, satellite supplier, program request supplier or media content.Other source of media also can comprise remote media server, and it is used for dissimilar media content (comprising the video content that the user selects) is stored in the position that is away from any user equipment devices.Be used for the remote storage media content and the 09/332nd of people such as Ellis that the system and method for the media content of remote storage combines to submit on June 11st, 1999 are provided to subscriber's installation; No. 244 U.S. Patent application has carried out more detailed discussion, and this U.S. Patent application is all incorporated at this by reference.
Medium pilot data source 1118 can be the medium guidance applications medium pilot data is provided.Medium pilot data source 1118 comprises data storage device (data store) 1124 and 1126, and the pilot data from arbitrary data storage device can be provided.Pilot data can comprise programme information, for example programm name, plot title, plot summary, editorial review etc., and this usually can be at, TV Guide Magazine (TV guide magazine) or on www.tvguide.com, find for example. Data storage device 1124 and 1126 can be one or more relational databases or other storing mechanisms that is fit to. Data storage device 1124 and 1126 can be local (shown in system 1100), or is in remote location.
The online acquisition or unavailable medium pilot data of data storage device 1126 storages.The pilot data that the medium pilot data of being stored can comprise media list, the information relevant with medium (for example airtime, broadcasting channel, media name, media description, class information (for example head of a family's controlling grade, reviewer's grade etc.), kind or classified information, actor information, the trade mark data of broadcaster or supplier's trade mark etc.), media formats (for example MPEG), advertising message (for example text, image, medium collect etc.) and help user's any other type that the medium of navigation and location expectation are selected between the medium of expectation are selected.Data storage device 1126 also can store the identifier of giving the related media Attach Note in the data storage device 1124 into.
Medium pilot data source 1118 also can comprise data storage device 1124.Data storage device 1124 storages and the relevant information of obtainable video on the webserver 1116.Data storage device 1124 can store with from each video metadata associated (for example title, description, URL etc.) of the webserver 1116, maybe can store the information that derives from metadata.Data storage device 1124 also can be stored the metadata that is not to provide from the webserver 1116 (for example be input to label/keyword that the data the data storage device 1124, welcome degree, user generate etc.).Data storage device 1124 can store in the data storage device 1126 identifier with the indication additional media pilot data relevant with the video that finds from the webserver 1116 into.In some embodiments, the net online Media that provided by the webserver 1116 of data storage device 1124 storage is together with the information about these medium.
Medium guidance applications data can use any suitable method to offer user equipment devices.In some embodiments; Guidance applications can be an interactive TV program guide independently; It is via data feed (data feed) (for example transmit special line (continuous feed), continuous supplementation formula continuously and transmit special line (trickle feed), or the interim data of the vertical blanking of channel) program receiving guidance data.Can on the television channel sideband,, use digital signal in the band, use the outer digital signal of band, or through any other data transmission technology that is fit to, coming provides program schedule data and other pilot data to subscriber's installation at the vertical blanking period of television channel.Can on a plurality of analog or digital television channels, program schedule data and other pilot data be provided to subscriber's installation.Can be any suitable frequency (every day ground, user-defined time period, system's official hour section, in response to from the request of subscriber's installation etc.) for example, continuously, provides program schedule data and other pilot data to subscriber's installation.In certain methods, can use the method for client-server the pilot data from medium pilot data source 1118 and/or other source of media to be provided to subscriber's installation.For example, the guidance applications client that exists on the subscriber's installation can be initiated with the session in source 1118 so that obtain pilot data when needed.Medium pilot data source 1118 can provide medium guidance applications itself or be used for the software upgrading of medium guidance applications to user equipment (ue) device 1102,1104 and 1106.
For instance, the medium guidance applications can be the independently application program that on user equipment devices, realizes.In other embodiments, the medium guidance applications can be the client-server application program, wherein has only client to be present on the user equipment devices.For example, the medium guidance applications can partly be embodied as the client application on the operation circuit 1011 of user equipment devices 1000, and partly is embodied as the server application (for example medium pilot data source 1118) on the remote server.Guidance applications shows and can produce and be transferred to user equipment devices by medium pilot data source 1118.Data also can be transmitted so that on subscriber's installation, store in medium pilot data source 1118, and it shows based on produced guidance applications by the control circuit processed instruction subsequently.
Medium guidance system 1100 is intended to explain certain methods or network configuration; Through these methods and network configuration; The source of user equipment devices and media content and pilot data can intercom mutually, so that visit comprises the medium of the content that the internet transmits and the medium guiding is provided.The present invention can be applicable in the subclass of any or these methods in these methods, perhaps can be applied in to use transfer medium and provide in the system of additive method of medium guiding.Below three kinds of methods bright specifically to the general instance of Figure 11 is provided.
In one approach, user equipment devices can intercommunication mutually in home network.User equipment devices can be via above-described short range, point point to-point communication scheme, via through the hub that on home network, provides or the indirect path of other similar devices, or via communication network 1114, and directly intercommunication mutually.Everyone of a plurality of philtrums in single family can operate the different user facilities on the home network.As a result, possibly expect different medium guidance information (comprise and be used for medium guidance information or the setting that the internet transmits content), between different user equipment devices, transmit.For example; The user can be desirably in the medium guidance applications setting that is consistent on the different user devices device in the home network; Institute's detailed description more just as in the people's such as Ellis that submit on July 11st, 2005 the 11/179th, No. 410 U.S. Patent application.Dissimilar user equipment devices in the home network also can intercom with transmitting media content mutually.For example, the user can give portable video player or portable music player with the online Media content delivery from user's computer equipment.
In the second approach, the user can have polytype subscriber's installation, and the user comprises the media content of the media content that the internet transmits through these equipment visits, and obtains the medium guiding.For example, some users can have the home network by housed device and mobile device visit.The user can be via the medium guidance applications control housed device of on remote equipment, carrying out.For example, via the PC of user's office, or mobile device (for example PDA or have the mobile phone of network function), the online Media guidance applications of user on can access websites.The user can set various settings (for example write down, remind or other settings) on online guidance applications, with control user's home-equipment.User's equipment can be directly controlled in online guiding, or through with user's home-equipment on the medium guidance applications communicate the equipment of controlling the user.Be used for user equipment devices communication various system and methods (wherein user equipment devices be in each other away from the position) people such as Ellis that submit in for example on August 26th, 2004 the 10/927th; Discuss in No. 814 U.S. Patent applications, this U.S. Patent application is all incorporated at this by reference.
In the third method; At home with stay out in the user of user equipment devices can use them the medium guidance applications directly to communicate, so that content and other media contents of access internet transmission with the webserver 1116 or other media content sources.Particularly, in the time of at home, the user-accessible medium guidance applications of user's TV equipment 1104 and subscriber computer equipment 1106 is with the media content of navigation between the media content of expectation and location expectation.The user also can use wireless subscriber communication equipment 1106 access medium guidance applications when staying out, with the media content of navigation between the media content of expectation and location expectation.
Concentrated on the video content although it should be understood that the discussion to media content, the principle of medium guiding also can be applied to the media content of other types, for example is applied to music, image, or the like.
The more detailed view that has shown an embodiment in medium pilot data source 1118 among Figure 12.Except that data memory storage 1124 and 1126, medium pilot data source 1118 also can comprise web crawlers (web crawler) equipment 1202 and the webserver 1204.Each all can comprise one or more treatment circuit 1214 and 1208 and storer 1216 and 1210 web crawlers equipment 1202 and the webserver 1204.They can comprise any characteristic and the assembly of the user equipment devices that combination Figure 10 describes in the above.They can comprise any circuit or software stored (for example database device, web crawlers appliance applications, web server application program etc.) in addition.Web crawlers equipment 1202 and the webserver 1204 through I/O passage 1210,1218,1220 and 1222 and data storage device 1124 and 1126 carry out alternately.Web crawlers equipment 1202 is communicated by letter with communication network 1114 with 1212 through I/O passage 1206 with the webserver 1204, and I/O passage 1206 and 1212 is referred to as link 1122 in Figure 11.I/O passage 1206,1210,1212,1218,1220 and 1222 can be any suitable communication port that combination 1108,1116 and 1112 is described in the above.Although the entity that web crawlers equipment 1202 and the webserver 1204 are shown as separating, their function can be realized by single parts.
In a typical environment, web crawlers equipment 1202 obtains online Media information (for example, metadata), and in some embodiments, the network medium contents that its acquisition provides on the webserver 1116 at first.Just, web crawlers equipment 1202 obtains about the information of obtainable online Media on the internet.In Figure 12, show that between the link 1206 and the webserver 1116 dotted line is to show that web crawlers equipment 1202 is from the webserver 1116 direct request medium and media informations.Web crawlers equipment 1202 can be subsequently with about the information stores of obtainable online Media in data storage device 1124.Do like this, data visited, fetched (retrieve), add, upgrade or remove to web crawlers equipment 1202 can from data storage device 1124.Web crawlers equipment 1202 can be with the information stores on the webserver 1116 in storer 1210.Therefore, web crawlers equipment 1202 can directly be stored in the information of catching in the data storage device 1124, perhaps can at first use the related data in data storage device 1126 and/or the storer 1210 to handle the information of catching.
In a typical environment, the webserver 1204 can or be fetched data from data storage device 1124 and 1126 visits.The webserver 1204 can use the data of fetching from any or two in the data storage device, and coming provides medium guidance applications data for the medium guidance applications.The webserver 1204 can be stored in user individual data (for example user profile) in the storer 1216, and storage is used to prepare to show and/or any other information that is fit to of data.The webserver 1204 can use any method that combines Figure 11 to describe in the above, through I/O link 1212 data is provided.For example, depend on the type of subscriber's installation and/or guidance applications, the webserver 1204 can send the data after raw data, the processing, maybe can prepare to show.
System 1300 among Figure 13 is another illustrative embodiments in medium pilot data source 1118.Figure 13 comprises the assembly of Figure 12, but also comprises data management system subscriber's installation 1302, compiles user equipment 1310, and edit selected data storage device 1308.
Data management system subscriber's installation 1302 can comprise treatment circuit 1304 and storer 1306.The data management system subscriber's installation can be in user equipment devices 1102,1104 or 1106.Data management system subscriber's installation 1302 can comprise any or all the assembly in the user equipment devices.In Figure 13, data management system subscriber's installation 1302 this locality are in data storage device 1124, and can communicate by letter with data storage device 1124 with 1112 described any passages through combining I/O passage 1108,1116.In some embodiments; The data management system subscriber's installation is the Standard User equipment (for example kneetop computer, mobile device etc.) that is away from system 1300, and data management system can be logined to pass through web crawlers equipment 1202 or the webserver 1204 gain access.Generally the data management system subscriber's installation more than is arranged in system 1300, but only shown one, to avoid making accompanying drawing too complicated.
In a typical environment for use, data management system can use the data management system subscriber's installation to visit, fetch, add, remove or the memory storage 1124 that Updates Information in project.Data management system can correct the error message about Online Video; Remove the unavailable video that becomes; Add online media information and/or online Media content; Add with data storage device 1126 in the relevant label of project, or interpolation web crawlers equipment 1202 and the webserver 1204 spendable any information.For example, but some webserver 1116 of data management system mark, and the tabulation of any like this webserver of crossing from these marks is by outstanding in tabulation.
Editing selected data storage device 1308 can be one or more relational database or other storing mechanisms that is fit to.Edit selected database 1308 and can comprise the independently storage space that is used for each editor.Edit selected database 1308 and can comprise the editor's preference appointment that is used for single online Media.In addition, edit selected database 1304 and can comprise the heat station tabulation that is used for each editor, wherein the tabulation of heat station is that editor likes or the tabulation of the medium of preference.Each editor's preference in the selected database 1308 of editor is specified, and edits selected database 1308 and all can link be stored in data storage device 1124 and 1126.Said link can be used by the webserver 1204 when producing demonstration for the medium guidance applications or collecting data.In some embodiments, the part that to edit selected data storage device 1308 are storeies 1216 in the webserver 1204.
Compiles user equipment 1310 can comprise treatment circuit 1312 and storer 1314.Compiles user equipment 1310 can comprise characteristic and/or the assembly that binding data manager user equipment 1302 is discussed.The compiles user equipment can remotely or locally communicate with the selected data storage device 1308 of editor through any passage that combines I/ O passage 1108,1116 and 1112 to describe.In some embodiments, the part of the storer 1216 in the compiles user equipment addressable network server 1214, and the appointment of editor's preference can be stored in the storer 1216.In a typical environment for use, editor can be similar to the mode (see figure 5) that the user imports medium my the favorites list, and inputting preferences is specified.Generally the editing machine subscriber's installation more than is arranged in system 1300, but only shown one, to avoid making accompanying drawing too complicated.
In the present invention, the online Media guidance applications can be selected the video collection, and can be shown to the user about the information of selected video.Shown the process flow diagram 1400 that obtains and provide the related illustrative steps of medium pilot data among Figure 14.In step 1402, identification and visit are from one or more online Media supplier's (for example the webserver 1116) Online Video.The information of the video that is used for respectively being identified can obtain from the online Media supplier.In some embodiments, a plurality of internet sites (internet site) are creeped (crawl), and are dug out (scrape) corresponding to the metadata of obtainable video from internet sites.Internet sites can comprise online Media supplier's website.Video metadata (for example can comprise video name, description, video URL, source name, origin url, kind, program category; Collect, unabridged plot, online available, preview only), performer, working time, role's title, video format (for example REAL, WMV, Flash, Quicktime etc.) in the screenshot capture/thumbnail, video; Effectively/Expiration Date, outflow/download, DRM, price and resolution (for example, full screen, 320 * 240 etc.).
In step 1404, the metadata of collecting of the video that is used for respectively being identified can be stored (for example at data storage device 1124).In addition; Except the metadata of collecting; (for example also can store not other metadata of obtaining from the medium supplier; Find the date of video, editor's preference to specify revisable content-data etc. on keyword that adds by data management system or label (for example coming from data management system subscriber's installation 1310), user gradation, welcome degree, the internet).The metadata of storage can be constantly, upgrade with the time interval fixing or that change, or can not upgrade fully.In some embodiments, the also Online Video itself (for example practical video file/collect/data (asset)) that is identified of storage.
In step 1406, the metadata that is used for each video of video can be related with the medium pilot data, and wherein the medium pilot data can be stored in the medium pilot data storehouse.Association can confirm that perhaps association can be added through data management system based on the metadata that compares in video metadata and medium pilot data storehouse (for example data storage device 1126).In some embodiments, some metadata in the metadata of collecting are used for related with the foundation of medium pilot data, and do not have actual being stored in step 1404.Again in other embodiments, can store the degree of association, rather than only storage is related.For example, metadata can be compared, and the higher degree of association of Online Video of most of metadata can be mated.
In step 1406, each video can with one or more item association in the medium pilot data storehouse.For example, being used for the metadata of the video of TV play can be related with the editor's who TV play or program is done comment about the performer of TV programme, TV play, program, TV network or any pilot data.Carry out related through the store video metadata with label from medium pilot data storehouse.Alternatively, the related or link between the metadata of storage and the medium pilot data can remotely be preserved.
In step 1408, can select the subclass of video.Said subclass can be specified (for example according to the selected database 1308 of editor) based on editor's preference or selected automatically based on the user individual data.The user individual data can be from monitor user ' behaviors, the clearly appointment (see figure 6) of carrying out from user profile or from the user and are obtained.The video collection also can or newly be spent such standard (seeing the row 206 of Fig. 2) and automatic selecting based on the welcome degree of for example video.
In step 1408, can select the subclass of video in response to receiving user command.The user can import one or more search term or keyword (for example in search bar 224), and can be based on the subclass of confirming video with the comparison of each video metadata associated of keyword and storage.The user can select interested certain criteria unit (for example kind, program, channel, collect length etc.) (for example using the row 202 of Fig. 2).The subclass of video can be standard compliant subclass, and can confirm based on the metadata that inspection stores.
Existence and medium pilot data and Online Video be metadata associated all.Therefore, can confirm the subclass of video through the source of comparison search term or other standards and arbitrary metadata.In one embodiment, the metadata of search term and/or other standard blocks and medium guidance applications relatively.This relatively returns relevant medium pilot data.Because the association that the medium pilot data is linked to the network of relation video is arranged, so can confirm the subclass of video.In yet another embodiment of the present invention, confirm the subclass of video based on the comparison of the metadata of searching key word and/or other standards and video.Be decided by that the metadata of collecting is the metadata amount and related how foundation of video how to store, be used for respectively collecting, two kinds of technology can be returned or can not return identical video subclass.
In some embodiments, medium pilot data storehouse comprises the medium pilot data incessantly.Medium pilot data storehouse also comprises medium, for example video media.The subclass of the video of in step 1408, discerning in this case, can comprise from the video of the identification of internet and/or be stored in the video in the medium pilot data storehouse.
Produce each video displaying in the instruction video subclass in step 1410.Each video displaying comprises the guidance applications data from the guidance applications database in the subclass.Be based on the association of 1406 generations, confirm the guidance applications data.Show and also can comprise some or whole video metadata that collect and/or that produce (for example in the text box 308 of Fig. 3, in the row 400 of Fig. 4) like the keyword among Fig. 5 512 etc.In some embodiments, be shown as mosaic pattern, wherein each video in the subclass is by at least one graphical identifier still image of video (for example from) expression.In other embodiments, demonstration can be a plain text.In addition, the media list of demonstration can be indicated relevance of each tabulation, wherein can be based on the indication (seeing Figure 13) of data management system or the degree of association of when step 1406 tabulation is related with the medium pilot data, evaluating and definite related.
In some embodiments, the online Media guidance applications can be directed to this user's interest media content with the user.The process flow diagram 1500 of Figure 15 has shown the illustrative step of the characteristic that is used to provide such.The strategy that is based on step 1404 to 1406 discussion among Figure 14 can obtain and handle online Media information.In the subclass that step 1502 can use any technology of discussion in step 1408 to come identification video, comprise based on user individual data, editor's the search term (for example in the search bar 224 of Fig. 2) that preference is specified, the user imports or the selected video of standard block (for example in the left column 202 of Fig. 2) of user's selection.In step 1504, use frame to produce demonstration from each video in the video that is identified.Demonstration can be similar to the display screen 200 that is presented among Fig. 2.In step 1506, the online Media guidance applications receives the selection of user to frame.Based on this selection, in step 1508, guidance applications is directed to the user website that selecteed media content is provided.The website can provide in the frame in coverage diagram, the guidance applications, or may be displayed on the whole screen.
According to principle of the present invention, based on the selection of user to selectable standard block, the video collection can be identified, and is further refined.The process flow diagram 1600 of Figure 16 shows such process.The strategy that is based on step 1404 to 1406 discussion can obtain and handle online Media information.In step 1602, standard block (for example action/adventure, news, ABC, comedy center etc.) can be shown to the user, for example in the window 214 of Fig. 2, is shown to the user.In some embodiments, selectable standard block can be the set of the standard block that always is shown be scheduled to.In other embodiments, selectable standard block can include only the standard block that meets at step 1402 medium of identification from the internet.
In step 1604, the medium guidance applications receives user's indication of one in the selectable standard block.Based on selecteed standard block, the subclass of the medium of selecting in step 1606 to be identified.Because first standard that selecteed standard block is the user to be selected, so subclass is only selected based on this selecteed standard block.Yet,, can select the subclass of video based in all selecteed standard blocks one or more if the standard block of other selections is received.Can select the subclass of the video that is identified based on any strategy that the step 1408 that combines Figure 14 is described in the above.
After the subclass of video is chosen, can produce each video displaying in the indication subclass in step 1410, for example in the mosaic pattern 208 of Fig. 2, produce said demonstration.This step can be used and combine any technology of Figure 14 discussion to carry out.The medium guidance applications can receive the selection of user to another selectable standard block 1604 subsequently.This will refine the subclass of selected video in step 1606, and the subclass that changes will be reflected in the demonstration of step 1410 generation.
In some embodiments, but selectable standard block of synthetic each classification of guidance applications display set.Select based on the user, the user's interest video can be identified, and the standard block that shows can correspondingly be updated.Therefore the video that is identified can not only depend on has selected for which standard block, the standard block that also depended on what categorizing selection.The process flow diagram 1700 of Figure 17 is the illustrative process flow diagrams according to principle of the present invention.Like what will be described in detail below, process flow diagram 1700 can be taked numerous embodiments.
In an embodiment of process flow diagram 1700, the video collection that is identified only depends on the standard block of up-to-date selection.When the user got into guidance applications at first, in step 1702, a plurality of classification were displayed to the user.For instance, classification can be kind, channel, program and heat station tabulation (seeing the row 202 of Fig. 2).In addition, one of classification can be defaulted as the selecteed stage (stage), and wherein the window of standard block is shown in the classification.In some embodiments, the standard block that is used for selecteed classification only just is shown when at least one video of database meets this standard block.
When step 1704 receives user's selection,, then meet the video of selecteed standard in step 1706 identification if this selection is the standard block (the for example standard block among Fig. 2 212) in the selecteed classification.Video can be identified based on any strategy that combines Figure 14 discussion.The video that is identified can be presented in the mosaic pattern, for example is presented in the display screen 200 of Fig. 2.The medium guidance applications can receive the selection (step 1704) that the user classifies to difference to the selection or the reception of another standard in the current classification subsequently.
When step 1704 reception user selects,,, close window corresponding to the selectable standard block of current selected classification then in step 1708 if this selection is the classification that is different from current selected classification.Present new window in step 1710, and be presented in the new window corresponding to the selectable standard block of new choosing classification.Window can be located immediately at the classification below and classify corresponding to this with display window.User interface can receive the selection of user to the standard block in the new choosing classification subsequently, or receives the selection (step 1704) to the difference classification.
In another embodiment of process flow diagram 1700, the medium guidance applications can write down selecteed standard block, and the standard block that uses each to select scope of dwindling the video that is identified.When the user gets into guidance applications at first, show a plurality of classification to the user in step 1702.For example, classification can be kind, channel, program and heat station tabulation (seeing the row 202 of Fig. 2).In addition, one of classification can be defaulted as the selecteed stage, and wherein the window of standard block is shown in the classification.
When receiving the user in step 1704 and select, if to select be the standard block in the selecteed classification, then meet selecteed standard with all before the video of the standards selected be identified (step 1706).Because the choice criteria unit has added the condition that all videos that are identified must meet, so the choice criteria unit dwindles the quantity that the video collection also reduces the video that is identified.For instance, see that the video collection that wherein is identified reduces to 30 (824 among Fig. 8 C) from 139 (822 Fig. 8 B) to the row 800B of Fig. 8 B and 8C and the discussion of 800C.When from one or the more a plurality of standard block of categorizing selection, the video that is identified satisfies Boolean expression:
(SC1 and (AND) SC2 with ... with newly select standard), wherein " SCX " representative " standard x of selection ".Alternatively, can use other a plurality of choice criteria schemes that are fit to, comprise (inclusive) that for example belong to any one all videos that are identified in a plurality of choice criteria selects; The video that is identified can satisfy Boolean expression:
(SC1 or (OR) SC2 or ... or newly select standard), wherein " SCX " representative " standard x of selection ".
When step 1704 reception user selects,, then cancel selection (step 1712) corresponding to the standard of closing indication if selection is indication (for example passing through the button 220 of selection display screen 200) of " closing " the previous standard block of selecting.Like this, in step 1714, the set of the video that is identified enlarges to comprise the standard block that meets remaining selection but does not meet all videos of the standard block that is cancelled selection.
When step 1704 reception user selects,,, can close window (the for example window 814 of Fig. 8 B) corresponding to the classification of current selection then in step 1708 if selection is the classification that is different from the classification of current selection.New window is presented (the for example window 826 of Fig. 8 C), and is presented at (step 1710) in the new window corresponding to the selectable standard block of new choosing classification.Selectable standard block can comprise if be selected then will produce the standard block of at least one video that is identified.Just, if there is the obtainable video of conformance with standard unit and all previous standard blocks of selecting, then can show the selectable standard block in the new choosing classification.
Similarly, when in 1704 user's choice criteria unit,, also can reduce remaining selectable standard block in the classification together with reducing the video that is identified in step 1706.Just, after dwindling the video collection that is identified, if in the set of dwindling, do not meet the video of selectable standard block simultaneously, then selectable standard block can remove from tabulation.
In another embodiment of process flow diagram 1700, select a plurality of standard blocks can enlarge the set of the video that is identified.When the user got into guidance applications at first, in step 1702, the medium guidance applications can show a plurality of classification.For example, classification can be kind, channel, program and the tabulation of heat station.In addition, one of classification can be defaulted as the selecteed stage, and wherein the window of standard block is shown in the classification.
When step 1704 reception user selects; If selecting is the standard block in the selecteed classification; Identification video collection then; Wherein each video meets the standard block of any previous selection of (1) selecteed standard block or same category, and (2) have the standard block (step 1706) of at least one selection in each classification in other classification of standard block of at least one selection.The video collection can be enlarged only meets the video that newly selects standard block in the classification and do not meet the standard block of previous selection to comprise.For instance, see that the video collection that wherein is identified expands 627 (904 among Fig. 9 B) to from 139 (902 Fig. 9 A) to the row 900A of Fig. 9 A and 9C and the discussion of 900B.Therefore, when from one or the more a plurality of standard block of categorizing selection, the video that is identified satisfies Boolean expression:
(SC1 Classification 1Or (OR) ... or SCN Classification 1) and (SC1 Classification 2Or ... or SCN Divide Class 2) ..., " SCX wherein Classification Y" expression " standard x of selecting among the classification Y ".
When step 1704 reception user selects,, then cancel selection (step 1712) corresponding to the standard of closing indication if selection is indication (for example passing through the button 220 of selection display screen 200) of " closing " the previous standard block of selecting.Because the subclass of the video that is identified possibly only meet the standard that is cancelled selection in the classification, and does not meet remaining selected standard block, so the video in this subclass no longer is identified and presents to user's (step 1714).Therefore, cancellation can be dwindled the quantity that the video collection also reduces the video that is identified to the selection of standard block.
When receiving the user in step 1704 and select,,, be closed corresponding to the window of the classification of current selection then 1708 if to select be the classification that is different from the classification of current selection.New window is presented on new choosing classification below, the window 906 of Fig. 9 B for example, and can be presented at (step 1710) in the new window corresponding to the selectable standard block of new choosing classification (for example 908 of Fig. 9 B or 910).The tabulation of selectable standard block can comprise if be selected then will return the standard block of at least one video.Just; Meet selectable standard block or any other previous standard block of selecting in (1) same category if in database, have; And (2) have the video of the standard block of at least one selection in each classification of residue classification of unit of at least one selection, then can show the selectable standard block in the new choosing classification.
In another embodiment of process flow diagram 1700, which classification is the effect of choice criteria unit can be depending on standard block in.For example, select a plurality of standard blocks in some classification (for example kind) can make guidance applications meet the video of all selecteed standard blocks in step 1706 identification.Select a plurality of standard blocks in another classification (for example channel and program) can make guidance applications identification meet the video of any selecteed standard block.In fact, this embodiment is the combination of previous two kinds of embodiments discussing.Therefore, when from one or the more a plurality of standard block of categorizing selection, the video that is identified can satisfy Boolean expression:
(SC1 Classification 1Or ... or SCN Classification 1) and (SC1 Classification 2With ... with SCN Classification 2) ..., " SCX wherein Classification Y" representative " standard x of in classification Y, selecting ".
The medium guidance applications also can use keyword that the user imports to define the video collection.The process flow diagram 1800 of Figure 18 explicit declaration property, it is used for after receiving one or more keyword, video and standard block being provided.In step 1802, the medium guidance applications receives one or more keyword.In step 1804, based on this or more key word recognition video collection.Can select the video collection based on any strategy that combines Figure 14 to describe in the above.The set of the standard block of classification (classification of for example selecting from the step 1710 of Figure 17) can be shown in step 1806.The standard block that shows comprises the unit that meets at the video collection of step 1804 identification only.The user can continue to change this video collection subsequently based on combining process flow diagram 1700 described strategies.
Aforementioned content description be used to the system and method that uses the interactive media guidance applications to obtain, classify and transmit online media content.The proposition of above-mentioned embodiment of the present invention is for illustrative purposes, rather than the purpose of restriction.

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1. a video that is used on the internet provides the method for guiding, and said method comprises:
Visit the video that a plurality of internet sites are provided by said internet sites with identification;
Be the metadata of each video storage in the said video that is identified from said internet sites;
In the future the guidance applications data of self-aiming application database and the said metadata association that is used for each video of the said video that is identified;
Select the subclass of said video; And
Generation is indicated each video displaying in the subclass of the said video that is identified to the user, and wherein said demonstration comprises the said guidance applications data that are associated with each video of being indicated.
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