CN103270473B - For customizing the method for display about the descriptive information of media asset - Google Patents

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CN103270473B
CN103270473B CN201180062511.0A CN201180062511A CN103270473B CN 103270473 B CN103270473 B CN 103270473B CN 201180062511 A CN201180062511 A CN 201180062511A CN 103270473 B CN103270473 B CN 103270473B
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瓦西尔·纳德扎科夫
阮豪志
普莱尼·K·康加拉
安德鲁·于恩
罗杰·叶
贝塞尔·巴达维埃希
达纳·肖恩·福特
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Abstract

The disclosure relates to the user interface showing multiple window, and wherein each window presents the descriptive information about media asset when being activated.This descriptive information itself can be other media asset (video, audio frequency, text, picture, computer program) can be maybe descriptive information field (assets summary, director, performer, operating room, TV information, film information, music information, music artist, artist, producer, director of photography DP, librettist, Executive Producer people, producer, type and date issued).The layout of window can be changed, make to affect follow-up display to descriptive information by this change.Usually this change will be added or delete descriptive information field or the presenting of other assets as descriptive information media asset.

Description

For customizing the method for display about the descriptive information of media asset
The cross reference of related application
This application claims the U.S. Provisional Application No.61/426 submitted on Dec 22nd, 2010, the right of priority of 137, its mode quoted in full is incorporated to herein.
Technical field
The disclosure relates generally to the user interface for showing the descriptive information about media asset.More specifically, the disclosure is for the method for the user interface of the descriptive information for customizing display media assets.
Background technology
When searching media assets (video, audio frequency, computer program, text etc.), user can use the service of such as electronic program guides or search engine and so on to find the descriptive information describing this media asset.The result of usual this inquiry produces the descriptive information being only shown as text, and wherein, user can not revise the order of this result.That is, for the information of identical type, according to the descriptive information of the same sequence actor information, worker information, director etc. that present such as media asset and so on, and no matter the content of search inquiry is how.
Summary of the invention
Propose a kind of method, utilize user interface, described user interface provides to user and customizes presenting of the descriptive information corresponding with media asset.Described customization comprises to be added or removes window, and wherein, this window corresponds to media asset descriptive information field and/or descriptive information media asset.
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By referring to the detailed description of preferred embodiment read below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, these and other schemes of the present invention, feature and advantage will be described, or these and other schemes of the present invention, feature and advantage will become apparent.
In the accompanying drawings, similar in the drawings and in which Reference numeral represents similar element:
Fig. 1 is the block diagram according to the example system for transmitted video content of the present disclosure;
Fig. 2 is the block diagram according to the example set top box/digital video recorder (DVR) as media device of the present disclosure;
Fig. 3 is the stereographic map of the example apparatus according to disclosure embodiment;
Fig. 4 shows according to the example embodiment of gesture of use of the present disclosure for sensing controller or touch-screen;
Fig. 5 shows the total figure according to example application server 500 of the present disclosure;
Fig. 6 shows according to the example embodiment for carrying out the search user interface searched for of the present disclosure;
Fig. 7 shows according to the example embodiment presenting the user interface of search as search operation result of the present disclosure;
Fig. 8 shows according to the example embodiment presenting the user interface of descriptive information about media asset of the present disclosure;
Fig. 9 shows according to the example embodiment presenting the user interface of descriptive information about media asset of the present disclosure;
Figure 10 shows according to the example embodiment presenting the user interface of descriptive information about the cast be associated with media asset of the present disclosure;
Figure 11 shows according to the example embodiment presenting the user interface of descriptive information about the video frequency propaganda film be associated with media asset of the present disclosure;
Figure 12 shows the example embodiment according to the user interface for presenting descriptive information of the present disclosure;
Figure 13 shows the example embodiment of the user interface of the descriptive information can revised according to the assembly for presenting user's mobile user interface of the present disclosure;
Figure 14 shows the example embodiment according to the user interface for presenting the descriptive information revised by user of the present disclosure;
Figure 15 shows according to the example embodiment operating the user interface of the descriptive information that can revise for presenting user's Use Adjustment size of the present disclosure;
Figure 16 shows the example embodiment according to the user interface for presenting the descriptive information revised by user of the present disclosure;
Figure 17 shows the example embodiment according to the user interface for presenting the descriptive information can revised by user of the present disclosure;
Figure 18 shows the example embodiment according to the user interface for presenting the descriptive information can revised by user of the present disclosure;
Figure 19 shows the example embodiment according to the user interface for presenting the descriptive information can revised by user of the present disclosure;
Figure 20 shows to have and can be specified for receiving the example embodiment for the block diagram of the many services device of the descriptive information of equipment; And
Figure 21 shows the process flow diagram according to the process for revising user interface of the present disclosure.
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Present disclose provides the some different embodiment of user interface, for the information of display about media asset (such as, video, TV show, film, audio frequency, music, video-game etc.).In addition, this user interface embodiment can support for receiving, recording, playback, purchase etc. operation.This user interface can be realized on the equipment such as such as computing machine, Set Top Box, media server, panel computer, mobile phone, personal media device, portable video game system, video game system.User
Compared with the information than usual relaying, descriptive information application can be introduce the program about the more information of media asset (such as, TV show, film, radio programming, music, song, multimedia, game etc.).Such as, when user watches TV show, user can recall electronic program guides, and this electronic program guides is listed the such as elegant time and may be listed the information of elegant cast and so on.But this poor information has the degree of depth of the descriptive information media asset (media of image, video, audio frequency, webpage, interactive application, game, descriptive text, media purchase information, recommendation etc.) of the descriptive information application discussed herein.That is, the usual text that being different from provides when user attempts the information found out about media asset describes, and the principle of the invention provides a kind of for providing the scheme of the additional media properties being called as descriptive information media asset.
Referring now to Fig. 1, show the block diagram of the embodiment for the system 100 to family or terminal user's transferring content.Content source from content source 102, such as, film workshop or make-up room.Can in two forms at least one form content is provided.A kind of form can be the forms of broadcasting of content.Co-sign manager 104 to broadcast and broadcasted content is provided, manager 104 normally government broadcasting service is co-signed in this broadcast, such as, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), National Broadcasting Service (NBC), Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) etc.Broadcast is co-signed manager and can be collected and store content, and can dispatch the content delivery by transmission network (being depicted as transmission network 1 (106)).Transmission network 1 (106) can comprise the satellite link transmission from national center to one or more areal center or local center.Transmission network 1 (106) can also comprise use local transmission system (such as air broadcast, satellite broadcasting, electrophone or via IP from external network) transmission of the local content that carries out.Set Top Box/the digital video recorder (DVR) 108 of the user in user family provides the content of local transmission, and in the family of user, this content being included in subsequently can by the main body of the available content of user search.
The content of the second form is referred to as special content.Special content can comprise watch as prepayment, pay-per-view and the content transmitted or do not co-sign to broadcast other content that manager provides.Under many circumstances, special content can be the content that user asks.Special content can be transmitted to content manager 110.Content Management side 110 can be the service provider being such as under the jurisdiction of the service of content providers, broadcast service or transmission network, such as, and internet site.Internet content can also be merged in transmission system by Content Management side 110, or only explicitly is merged in search, makes it possible to search for the content of the Set Top Box/digital video recorder 108 not yet transferring to user.Content Management side 110 can by Set Top Box/digital video recorder 108 transferring content of independent transmission network (transmission network 2 (112)) to user.Transmission network 2 (112) can comprise the communication system of high-speed broadband networks type.Be important to note that: all or part of that can also use transmission network 2 (112) transmits the content co-signing manager 104 from broadcast, and all or part of that can use transmission network 1 (106) transmits the content from Content Management side 110.In addition, user directly can also obtain content from internet via transmission network 2 (112), and not necessarily will have the content of Content Management side 110 management.In addition, exceed available content in the scope of search, can reach and may broadcast or available content in the future.
Set Top Box/digital video recorder 108 can receive dissimilar content from transmission network 1 and transmission network 2 one or both of.Set Top Box/digital video recorder 108 contents processing, and provide being separated content based on user preference with order.Set Top Box/digital video recorder can also comprise memory device, such as hard drive or disc drives, for record and plays back audio and video content.Hereinafter with reference to Fig. 2 describe Set Top Box/digital video recorder 108 operation and with playback store the further details of the feature that content is associated.The content processed is provided to display device 114.Display device 114 can be traditional 2-D types of display or can be alternatively senior 3-D display.Should recognize: other equipment (such as wireless telephone, PDA, computing machine, gaming platform, telepilot, multimedia player etc.) with display capabilities can adopt instruction of the present disclosure and be regarded as in the scope of the present disclosure.
Application server 116 is coupled to Set Top Box 108 via transmission network 2 (112), and application server 116 can be configured to run various at least one application of calling (request) and responding to from Set Top Box 108.That is, Set Top Box 108 can as client operation, and application server 116 operations server, and multiple this application can be run, such as web server, database.The framework of such as HTML, JAVA, AJAX framework, ASP (the active server page) etc. and so on can be used to realize calling, wherein, application server 116 to receive from Set Top Box 108 about transmission data call or function responds.Similarly, application server 116 can run according to declarative state transfer (REST) model or Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP).
Based in the environment of JAVA, the server based on Glassfish can be used to realize application server 116, should based on the application programming interfaces of the server use of Glassfish based on Jersey, these application programming interfaces receive and call from the various of Set Top Box 108, but also can use alternative server and API.
Can also use the second model, wherein, application server 116 and Set Top Box 108 are configured to work in reciprocity environment, in this reciprocity environment, run application with a scattered manner.
Turn to Fig. 2 now, show the block diagram of the embodiment of the core of Set Top Box/digital video recorder 200.Shown equipment 200 also can be incorporated into and comprise in other system of display device 114.In addition, equipment 200 can be realized when display device 214 is touch panel devices, make it possible to the order or the gesture that display 214 are used for the operation of input control apparatus 200.In such cases in any one situation, for simplicity, the necessary some assemblies of complete operation for system are not shown, because they are known to those skilled in the art.
In equipment 200 in fig. 2, in receiver input signal 202, receive content.Receiver input signal 202 can be for by some may the signal that provides of network one of (it comprises air network, cable network, satellite network, ethernet network, fiber optic network and telephone line network) receive, one of the some known receiver circuit of demodulation code.Based on the user's input provided by control interface (not shown), can select in receiver input signal 202 and obtain the input signal expected.Decoded output signal is provided to inlet flow processor 204.Inlet flow processor 204 performs final signal behavior and process, and comprises for content flow being separated video content and audio content.Audio content is provided, to be converted to analog waveform signal from reception form (such as, compression digital signal) to audio process 206.There is provided analog waveform signal to audio interface 208, and provide analog waveform signal to display apparatus 114 or note amplifier (not shown) further.Alternatively, audio interface 208 can use high-definition media interface (HDMI) cable or alternative audio interface (such as, via Sony/Philips Digital Interconnect Format (SPDIF)) to provide digital signal to audio output apparatus or display device.Audio process 206 also performs any necessity conversion being used for stored audio signal.
The video exported from inlet flow processor 204 is provided to video processor 210.Vision signal can have one of several form.Video processor 210 provides the conversion to video content based on input signal format as required.Video processor 210 also performs any necessity conversion being used for stored video signal.
Memory device 212 is stored in the audio content and video content that input receives.Memory device 212 allows to obtain and playing back content under the control of controller 214 and based on the order received from user interface 216 (such as, the navigation instruction of such as F.F. (FF) and fall back (Rew) and so on) after a while.Memory device 212 can be hard drive, one or more Large Copacity integrated electronic storer (such as, static RAM or dynamic RAM), or can be interchangeable optical disc storage system (such as, compact disk drives or digital video disc driving).In one embodiment, memory device 212 can be outside, and is not present in system.
The vision signal after from the conversion of video processor 210 (be derived from input or be derived from memory device 212) is provided to display interface 218.Display interface 218 provides display to the display device of type mentioned above further.Display interface 218 can be the analog signal interface of such as R-G-B (RGB) and so on, or can be the digital interface of such as high-definition media interface (HDMI) and so on.Should recognize: as will be described in more detail, generation is used for the various screens presenting Search Results with the form of cubical array by display interface 218.
Via bus controller 214 is interconnected to the some assemblies in the assembly of equipment 200, comprises: inlet flow processor 202, audio process 206, video processor 210, memory device 212 and user interface 216.Controller 214 manages the transfer process being used for signal inlet flow signal being converted to signal or the display stored on a storage device.Controller 214 also manages acquisition to stored content/media asset and playback and the communicating for playing back content/media asset with remote server.In addition, as will be described below, controller 214 performs the search to the content perhaps will transmitted via transmission network in above-mentioned storage.Controller 214 is also coupled to control store 220 (such as, volatile memory or nonvolatile memory, comprise random access memory, static RAM (SRAM), dynamic ram, ROM (read-only memory), programming ROM, flash memory, EPROM, EEPROM etc.), for the information stored for controller 214 and instruction code.In addition, the realization of storer can comprise some possible embodiments, such as, and single memory device, or alternatively, be joined together to form the more than one memory circuitry of shared or public storer.In addition, storer and other circuit (such as, each several part of bus communication circuitry) can be included in larger circuit.
In order to effectively operate, user interface 216 of the present disclosure adopts the input equipment moving cursor over the display, itself so that make through content, content to be amplified when cursor.In one embodiment, input equipment is telepilot, and it has the form that motion detects, such as gyroscope or accelerometer, and it allows user to move freely cursor relative to screen or display.In another embodiment, input equipment is the controller of the form with touch pad or touch-sensitive device, and it is by the motion of tracking user onboard or on screen.In another embodiment, input equipment can be the traditional remote controller with arrow button.
Turn to Fig. 3 now, user interface process of the present disclosure uses the input equipment that can be used in expressive function (such as F.F., fall back).In order to can so operate, can via the user interface 216 of receiving equipment 200 and/or touch pad interface 222, dock with panel computer or touch panel equipment 300 (identical with the touch panel device 116 shown in Fig. 1 and/or be the integrated example of media device 108 and touch panel device 116).Touch panel equipment 300 allows receiving equipment or Set Top Box to operate based on hand exercise or gesture, and the action by panel is converted to the order for Set Top Box or other opertaing devices.In one embodiment, touch panel 300 can only be used as to show to grid the navigational tool navigated.In other embodiments, touch panel 300 also will as display device, and it allows user more directly to be carried out alternately with navigation by the grid display of content.Can comprise the part of touch panel equipment as remote control equipment, this remote control equipment comprises the controlling functions that such as activator appliance button and so on is more traditional.Touch panel 300 can also comprise at least one camera elements.As described in more detail below, can move fast and perhaps be invested main screen (display device 114 such as, shown in Fig. 1) in display on touch panel equipment 300.
Referring now to Fig. 4, polytype user interactions is provided to the use of gesture sensing controller or (example as shown) touch-screen.Carry out the input of self-controller for defining gesture, and gesture and then the order of definition specific context.The configuration of sensor can allow to define the motion on the touchscreen of user's finger, or even can allow to define controller self moving along one dimension or two dimension.The two dimensional motion of such as diagonal line and so on and the combination of waving, tilt and rolling may be used for defining any three-dimensional motion such as to swing and so on.Fig. 4 shows various gestures.Decipher gesture within a context the defined motion made by user are to identify gesture.
Drawn by two strokes indicated the sensing along a direction (upwards, downwards, to the left or to the right) and define shock 420.Clash into gesture to be associated with the particular command in context.Such as, in time shift (TimeShifting) pattern, left shock gesture 420 indicates and falls back, and right shock gesture indicates F.F..In other contexts, shock gesture 420 is interpreted as and increases progressively particular value along clashing into the direction of specifying.Ticking 440 is defined as and draws hook number.This is similar to slamming down gesture 420.Identify within a context and tick to specify reminder, user tag or option or element.To draw a circle and 440 be defined as and draw a circle along either direction.Both direction can be distinguished.But in order to avoid obscuring, no matter direction how, and circle is identified as individual command.Dragging 450 is defined as the angular motion (change of tilting and/or waving) (that is, " trigger and drag ") of the same Time Controller of the button of on pressing panel computer 300 (virtual or physics).Drag gesture 450 may be used for navigation, speed, distance, time shift, falls back and F.F..Drag the change that 450 may be used for cursor, virtual cursor or state on mobile display, such as highlighted display outlining or selection over the display.Drag 450 and along any direction, and two dimensional navigation can be generally used for.But in some interface, the response revised for drag command is preferred.Such as, in some interface, depend on the position of virtual cursor or the direction of motion, the operation along one dimension or a direction is more preferential relative to the operation in other dimension or other directions.Defined by the vertical movement up and down of twice rapid triggering dragging and teeter 460.Teeter and 460 be used to indicate "Yes" or " acceptance ".Draw fork 470 and be defined as drafting letter " X ".Draw fork 470 to order for " deletion " or " prevention ".The quick anterior-posterior horizontal dragged by twice triggering moves to define and vacillates now to the left, now to the right 480.Gesture of vacillating now to the left, now to the right 480 is used to indicate "No" or " cancellation ".
Depend on the complexity of sensing system, can only allow simple motion in one dimension or gesture.Such as, the simple right side on sensor shown here or left movement can produce F.F. or rewind function.In addition, multiple sensor can be comprised and be placed on the diverse location on touch-screen.Such as, the horizon sensor for side-to-side movement can be placed in the three unities and be used for volume increase and reduce, and can will be placed in different location place for the vertical reference moved up and down, and increasing for channel/subtract.In this manner, certain gestures can be used to map.As discussed in further detail below, main screen or display device 114 are invested or moved to content from panel computer 300 by two can be used to point brandish gesture to initiate.
Fig. 5 shows the total figure according to example application server 500 of the present disclosure, and it can use to provide service to the equipment on this network together with transmission network 106,112.Application server 500 can comprise the memory storage 510 for storing information (such as, apply, data, database information, info web, media data etc. for this application).Memory storage 510 can be embodied as one or more hard drive, RAID system, volatile memory, nonvolatile memory, based on dish memory storage, solid-state storage device, rolling tape etc.Operating system 520 is the first floor system for operations server 500.The example of operable operating system is: Windows, Solaris, Unix, Linux, MacOS etc.Application 530 is application of the such as web server, file server, application license, search engine, certification, telenet (telenet), Email, file transfer, media transmission, media asset information programme, program code execution etc. can run on application server 500 and so on.
Communication interface 540 provides for carrying out with the equipment on network 106,112 interface that communicates to server 500.The example of communication interface is: Ethernet, satellite interface, Fiber connection, T1, T2, T3, concentric cable etc., wherein, this communication is preferably packet-based, but also can use other data transmission systems.
When the interest of user is that when finding media asset, user can use interface as shown in Figure 6, it represents the example embodiment for finding the search user interface 600 about the information of different media asset.Particularly, as known in the art, user interface 600 is used as front end, with the inquiry of inputted search in region 620, transmits the search inquiry of input thus in order to Search Results to search engine.Namely, in order to Search Results, can be inquired about to remote search engines (such as GOOGLE, YAHOO, BING etc.) by equipment, can search in local memory device in order to Search Results, can inquire about multiple search engine at one time in order to Search Results, and the other technologies according to this description can be used.
User interface 600 presents viewing area 610, and this viewing area 610 can be checked on display device, display screen etc.Can activate search control 605 to call function of search by user, the result of this action has thus taken search user interface 600 out of.Region 620 is for carrying out inputted search criterion by the character shown in use keyboard 630.Can activator button 640, to take other the popular search undertaken by other users out of, wherein, this search information can be obtained from remote server.When activator button 645, button 645 is taken out of by the search carried out before user.
In this example, user has keyed in word " howtotrainyourdragon " in region 620.Figure 7 illustrates the result of this search inquiry, Fig. 7 shows the example embodiment of the user interface 700 presenting Search Results.That is, Search Results 650,653 and 655 presents the different editions of film " howtotrainyourdragon ", and wherein, 650 are applicable to the conventional version of films, and 653 correspond to 3D version, and the IMAX version that 655 relate to film.Film can be selected at the broadcast button 659 on Search Results side by activating.Ideally, if user have purchased media asset, if user is by ordering the access rights had media asset, if user has the version of the media asset by Local or Remote storing accessive, etc., then will generate broadcast button 659.Alternatively, if user activates option (such as, option 657), then media asset can be bought.In addition, descriptive information about media asset can also be visited by activating option 657.
Fig. 8 shows according to the example embodiment presenting user interface 800 about the descriptive information of media asset of the present disclosure.The example of descriptive information can be: placard art, assets summary, director, performer, operating room, TV information, film information, music information, music artist, artist, producer, director of photography DP, librettist, Executive Producer people, producer, type, date issued etc.This descriptive information can be obtained from the source of such as baseline (Baseline), forum's media services (TMS), Internet film database (IMDB), internet video archives (IVA) and so on, from equipment this locality, electronic program guide information, grading, length of a film, distributing data etc. can also be accessed and produce this information.Can also classify to descriptive information in interior media asset descriptive information field by comprising classification (such as, assets summary, director, performer, operating room, TV information, film information, music information, music artist, artist, producer, director of photography DP, librettist, Executive Producer people, producer, type, date issued etc.).
Descriptive information media asset be call as a part for descriptive information when seeking the information about media asset video, audio frequency, picture, enclose text, computer program etc.Such as, if user search goes out the descriptive information of the film as media asset, in film the picture of performer, film propaganda film, all represent multi-form descriptive information media asset from the sound etc. with movie director's interview.
Refer again to user interface 800, some descriptive informations comprise: placard art 610 and the descriptive information text 660 comprising various descriptive information field, descriptive information field comprises: the fields such as assets title, staff, assets summary, grading, length of a film, operating room and date issued.Note, viewing area 610 only presents the applicable part of information sometimes, and wherein, user interface 800 presents the additional information of the director about movie asset, and this additional information can be visited by downward roll display region 610.That is, expect that the descriptive information of media asset is greater than the information shown in viewing area 610 sometimes, wherein, can by making the rolling operation that gesture, control inputs, order etc. are initiated along appropriate direction, to locate this information.The video frequency propaganda film that propaganda film option 662 visits the media asset as media asset descriptive information example can be play, the playback that this broadcasting propaganda film option 662 will cause to propaganda film on main screen, auxiliary screen etc. by activating.
Fig. 9 shows according to the example embodiment presenting user interface 900 about the descriptive information of media asset of the present disclosure.Replace and only present text in response to the request of the descriptive information for media asset, user interface 900 presents picture and the descriptive text for corresponding media asset descriptive fields in viewing area 910.Such as, except the assets title bar 920 showing media asset title, window 925 shows the interactive application can called for selected media asset.In addition, window 930 indicates: there is the additional information about media asset, and wherein, this information can be by drama of the comment of reviewer to media asset, the consumers' opinions about media asset, media asset etc.
Window 940 shows cast information, can visit worker information by window 950, can visit image from media asset, and can be visited the video of media asset by theactivewindow 970 by window 960.Alternatively, the figure ground of such as 980 and so on can be called, wherein, in the prospect of viewing area 910, place the window of such as 925,930,940,950,960,970 and 980 and so on.According to this description, expection can use other windows for other descriptive information fields.
Show in Table 1 and may be used for generating the example with the allocation list of the embodiment of the descriptive user interface shown in Fig. 9.
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Table 1 lists: for presented window, there is corresponding position and size information.In this example, positional information is rendered as x and y coordinate, wherein from the upper left quarter of viewing area, measures " x ", as shown in Figure 9, wherein, " x " value should be positive, and instruction is according to specifying unit (pixel, inch, centimetre etc.) motion to the right.From the upper left quarter of viewing area, measure " y " value, as shown in Figure 9, wherein, " y " value should be positive, and is the motion according to specifying unit (pixel, inch, centimetre etc.) downward.Width value " w " is window size in the x direction, and it starts from " x " coordinate of specifying, and with specify unit be moved to the left (such as, window be 100 pixels wide, 0.5 inch wide, 3.23 centimetres wide etc.).Height value is window size in y-direction, and it starts from " y " coordinate of window, and with specify unit move down (such as, window be 400 pixels long, 0.75 inch high, 8 centimetres high).Note, the structure of window can adopt other forms and use other unit.Background field indicates the background can called from particular server, or uses term "None" when not having background.
Continue the description of his-and-hers watches 1, the field being called as media asset descriptive fields indicates the field by activating the addressable descriptive information of corresponding window.Medium type indicates what to show in the window corresponding with descriptive information field, and it can be video, audio frequency, picture, the page, computer program, text, its combination etc.That is, when theactivewindow, the corresponding descriptive information media asset corresponding with media asset can be accessed.Such as, if media asset has the descriptive media asset of correspondence as visual form propaganda film, if activate corresponding window, then can call and activate this propaganda film with playback.The server location of corresponding descriptive media asset can be specified in the field.Note, for some media asset descriptive fields, the priority in the source distributing to this descriptive fields media asset can be there is.Such as, the grading in source can be: be first the descriptive fields media asset from IVA, then from TMS, then from home server.Can, by user, service provider etc. by inputting in relevant information, the server precedence for information be specified to set.Other examples of this server precedence setting can be realized according to this description.
Note, in media type field, can quoting for additional pages be there is, the mode similar with table 1 is set up this additional pages, wherein, can additional window, media asset etc. be described.Usually, the identifier of " page " is called as in table by the existence of the additional pages shown in instruction Figure 10 as described below and 11.Such as, instruction should Show Picture for corresponding window by the term " page " in media type field with another Asset Type " picture ", but usually generates the page with more multiwindow when theactivewindow.Alternatively, the term " page " with " video " will play video in the window, generate the quoted page thus when activating corresponding window.That is, when not having term " page " in for the table of window, the term of such as " video ", " audio frequency ", " text ", " interactive program " and " picture " and so on occurs, will not generate the corresponding page by theactivewindow.According to described principle, other schemes are possible.
When to server request descriptive information media asset, likely this assets in allocation list, file, database with filename or specify by other means.Can expect sometimes there is not the specific file quoted in the request for descriptive information media asset, but the inquiry can carrying out for assets to search engine resident on the server.The method example for movie promos presents inquiry " (movie promos) and (assets title) " to the search engine at server place.If can obtain Search Results from search inquiry, then search engine returns the link pointing to video asset, and it corresponds to the movie promos of this assets title.Can to apply the method, to obtain video, audio frequency, picture, text, application etc.In addition, if inquiry first server and first server can not provide the link pointing to descriptive information media asset, then can according to inquiry second servers such as the precedence informations indicated in the table.The other technologies that can realize for receiving the descriptive information media asset corresponding with media asset according to described principle.
Figure 10 shows according to the example embodiment presenting the user interface 1000 of descriptive information and the descriptive information media asset be associated with media asset of the present disclosure.Particularly, as shown in viewing area 1010, window 1020,1025,1030,1035,1040,1045,1050 and 1055 corresponds to the different performers be associated from descriptive fields " cast ".In the present case, the additional pages of the descriptive information relevant to specific actors can be brought to the activation of window any in these windows.According to this description, can ad infinitum continue this process.Can also when activating this window, playback descriptive information media asset.
Show another example that how can present Figure 10 in table ii, and this information can be presented according to this description thus.
Figure 11 shows according to the example embodiment presenting the user interface 1100 of video frequency propaganda film as the descriptive information media asset be associated with media asset of the present disclosure.In this example, viewing area 1120 shows the screenshot capture 1120,1125,1130,1135,1140,1145 and 1150 of multiple video frequency propaganda film, can be come by any corresponding window activating this video frequency propaganda film playback they.As previously mentioned, according to present principles, can from given server accessing video propaganda film, with playback on equipment.
Figure 12 shows the example embodiment according to the user interface 1200 for presenting descriptive information of the present disclosure.For viewing area 1210, present some windows 1220,1230,1240,1250,1260,1270,1280 and 1290.Especially, a part for window 1250,1260 and 1290 resides in outside the screen of viewing area 1210, wherein, rolling operation can be adopted intactly to be taken back in the visual field by this window.As mentioned before, each window has the corresponding descriptive information field or descriptive information media asset that use present principles to call.The element of Figure 12 can be customized by user, wherein, can make to use gesture, various window moved, adjust size, interpolation or delete from this viewing area by control inputs order, drag and drop etc. everywhere.That is, if user wants to add for the new window of " staff " information to user interface, this interpolation changes the attribute of configuration file, form, database.
Figure 13 shows the example embodiment according to the user interface 1300 for presenting the descriptive information can revised by the assembly of user's mobile user interface of the present disclosure.Such as, if window 1230 will be moved to the position at 1235 places by user, then the correspondence " x " of window and " y " coordinate change.Similarly, window 1290 moves to correspondence " x " and " y " coordinate that position 1295 have also been changed window 1290.This change is stored in associated profile, form, database.According to the user interface 1400 of result that display motor performance has been shown in Figure 14 of the present disclosure.
Figure 15 shows according to of the present disclosure for presenting the example embodiment that can be operated the user interface 1500 of the descriptive information revised by user's Use Adjustment size.For viewing area 1210, window 1230 is adjusted size, to occupy region 1235.In the art, this for being known by the adjustment size operation of the content of video window in addition convergent-divergent.The result of adjustment size operation will change correspondence " w " and " h " of window, wherein, in associated profile, form, database, store this change.The user interface 1600 adjusting the result that size operates is being shown according to having illustrated in Figure 16 of the present disclosure.
Figure 17 shows the example embodiment according to the user interface 1700 for presenting the descriptive information can revised by user of the present disclosure.For viewing area 1210, show the revision of Figure 12, it comprises the less element from user interface 1200.Particularly, to rearrange window 1230,1240,1250,1260,1270 and 1290 with the mode described for present principles.In addition, from user interface 1200, window 1220 and 1280 is removed, to obtain user interface 1700.
Figure 18 shows the example embodiment according to the user interface 1800 for presenting the descriptive information can revised by user of the present disclosure.In this arrangement, by window 1230,1240,1250 with 1260 in groups together with.Window 1290 is moved to another region of viewing area 1210.Note, from this configuration, delete window 1270.Similarly, Figure 19 shows the alternative arrangement of the window 1230,1240,1250,1260 and 1290 according to user interface 1900 of the present disclosure.
Figure 20 shows to have and can be specified for receiving the example embodiment for the block diagram 2000 of the various servers of the descriptive information media asset of equipment.According to being used to specify the ability should accessing or inquire about what server for descriptive information field media asset, server 2010,2020 and 2030 represents the server of such as IVA, TMS etc. and so on.Server 2040 is the servers operated by network service provider 2050, and wherein, service provider is provided services on the Internet to equipment 2060.Service provider 2050 may be wanted to allow their corresponding server 2040 have higher priority than other servers 2010,2020 and 2030, because service provider 2050 or can be attempted obtaining economic interests by their sale server media asset by advertisement.Such as, in response to the inquiry of the descriptive information for media asset, network service provider 2050 can present propaganda film (as descriptive information field media asset), and this propaganda film allows subscriber equipment 2060 to ask media asset by video-on-demand service to service provider 2050.This prevent external service (such as, Amazon, Itunes, Netflix, IVA, IMDB etc.) to add to user to sell by their information service.Alternatively, the local memory device 2070 being coupled to the equipment 2060 of user also can make descriptive information and descriptive information media asset to use.This precedence information can be specified in form, database, configuration file etc.
Can by the descriptive information media asset using application server 118 to call media asset and their correspondences, wherein, construct each provenance (assembly etc. of file, media file), wherein, the resource that media asset will have for every kind that can generate.Such as, " cast " resource is by corresponding to " credits present " information illustrated.Similarly, for " video " classification, the list of videos under " audio content " resource will be there is.Text, video, picture, JAVA code, HTML code etc. can be used to realize resource.To run between the resource on the application server of REST service and asset server various call as follows.
getContentVideos：
This service acquisition has the JSON request of contentId parameter, and returns the JSON response with IVA (internet video archives) the propaganda film URL in database that to be ingested during importing process.
getContentImages：
This service acquisition has the JSON request of contentId parameter, and returns the JSON response or JSON available in the JSON response file upper/lower positions response with the correspondence image URL returned from database.
\opt\Spectrum\catalogs\backstage\contentimagesgetContentNotes：
This service acquisition has the JSON request of contentId parameter, and returns the JSON response or JSON available in the JSON response file upper/lower positions response with the correspondence image URL returned from database.
\opt\Spectrum\catalogs\backstage\contentnotesgetPersonVideos：
This service acquisition has the JSON request of personId parameter, and by returning JSON response from reading JSON response file with upper/lower positions.
\opt\Spectrum\catalogs\backstage\person\videosgetPersonImages：
This service acquisition has the JSON request of personId parameter, and by returning JSON response from reading JSON response file with upper/lower positions.
\opt\Spectrum\catalogs\backstage\person\imagesgetHomePage：
This service acquisition has the JSON request of contentId parameter, and by returning JSON response from reading JSON response file with upper/lower positions.
\opt\Spectrum\catalogs\backstage\homepage
Show the generation of the various URL of the realization as the above-mentioned various order for obtaining resource in table 3.
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The establishment of above-mentioned resource can come from each provenance and method of data capture.
Embodiment of the present disclosure can also be realized in the following manner.In response to user's request about the more information of media asset, generate such as Figure 12 the homepage to present and so on.This homepage shows the multiple descriptive informations selected for user ideally.The generation of homepage comes from various resource.Such as, when producing homepage, the image for filling homepage comes from baseline (Baseline).Can construct homepage, wherein use identical category for each homepage, and the media asset no matter inquired about how.In this example, there are 6 classifications in the accompanying drawing presented, but can select the classification of any number for homepage.For classification " image ", available multiple different images can be there are, when title and descriptive information available from external data base or other types information source time, also there is this title and descriptive information.When selecting image, the application of image preview device or slideshow can be activated, it illustrates selected image and other also relevant to selected media asset in " image " classification images.
Alternatively, the background image from database can also be used for homepage, but any other background graphics also can be made to use.Also consider: the supplier for the various image and information constructing homepage and underlying pages below can be changed according to the requirement realizing described disclosed network service provider.
When access level " video ", as descriptive information media asset resource (such as, movie promos, performer's interview, staff's interview, documentary film, advertisement etc. about media asset) can be used for playback, use such as FLASH, QUICKTIME, microsoft media player, H.264 media player and so on program to carry out this playback.This " video " resource can come from the database comprising video, video thumbnails, title and descriptor, such as IVA, but other databases can be used to obtain this information.
When accessing " credits present ", each member in cast is presented together with image, actor name and corresponding character names (if this Information Availability).Such as, if can use for image performer, then image, actor name and character names is shown.If image is unavailable, then actor name and character names (if this Information Availability) are shown, otherwise application will use alternative or default image.
When selecting concrete performer, can show for this performer can example, birthday on the dead date of such as performer and other record informations (if this information is available in the such as database such as baseline, IMDB) of information.Ideally, show 4 videos and 5 images for concrete performer, but the requirement of service provider Network Based, user etc. can change the number of image and video according to present principles.Described above is the selection to video and image.Alternatively, the source of video or image can produce as the result of carrying out searching for service (such as, YouTube, Google etc.), or can be pre-charged with video due to manual operation.
When " staff " information of access, in staff, each member is by the image of the name and staff's post and working member of listing them.If the image of working member is unavailable, default image will be shown.The resume page (when this Information Availability) of this working member will be brought to the selection of specific works member.
Alternatively, the information of media asset can be used realize " additional annotations " classification, total sale (such as, numeral downloads, DVD, blue light, streaming media etc.), awards, the track information of the country of origin of such as this media asset, film shooting ground, box office total value, media, how to buy for the track of media asset or the information of music from sources such as similar AMAZON, ITUNES.If this information is unavailable, then should not show additional annotations classification.
Figure 21 is the process flow diagram according to the process 2100 for revising user interface of the present disclosure.In step 2110, generate user interface in response to user command, wherein, user interface should comprise multiple window.As previously mentioned, because user's request is about the accompanying descriptive information of media asset, so generate this user interface.When these windows a period of time of activated user interface, present the descriptive information as the descriptive information media asset relevant to media asset, or present the information relevant to media asset descriptive information field.That is, to activation or the media asset descriptive information field showing different descriptive information media assets (the first propaganda film, the second propaganda film, audio frequency interview etc.) and/or show for generating the additional information page according to the present disclosure of window.
Can be determined the generation of user interface by configuration file, form, database, local storage, remote storage etc., it indicates and whether will generate how many windows, the position (position) of these windows, the location (location) of these windows and these windows corresponding to descriptive information media asset and/or media asset descriptive information field.Can also quote configuration information, which source should obtain descriptive information to indicate, wherein, this provenance comprises remote server and local storage.
User can revise presenting of this window in step 2120, and wherein, amendment can be to window adjusting size in step 2130, changes the position of window in step 2140, adds or remove in step 2150 to window.As optional step, can by using server hierarchy list to the position setting priority that can obtain descriptive information.This step can occur in the server that service provider is wanted to use themselves using, instead of when using other servers.
In step 2160, store any amendment that user interface is carried out in memory, comprise contain the window's position change, the change of window size, the interpolation of window or the information to remove etc.In addition, this step comprises: can owing to adding or removing window and change to presenting of descriptive information.Such as, add the window corresponding with " cast " to ask during the descriptive information for media asset, to generate the window being used for media asset descriptive information field " cast " in the user interface by upper once user.Similarly, the number that another window can be lifted at the propaganda film shown in viewing area is added.Therefore removing of window will ask from the display of user interface, to eliminate corresponding descriptive information field or descriptive media asset during the descriptive information for media asset upper once user.Therefore, changed by this amendment and present presenting the follow-up of what descriptive information.Other amendments can be realized according to present principles.
Should be appreciated that and hardware in a variety of manners, software or its combination can realize the element shown in figure.Preferably, can at the common apparatus of one or more suitable programming (it can comprise processor, storer and input/output interface) with the combination of hardware and software to realize these elements.
This description demonstrates principle of the present disclosure.Therefore, will recognize, those skilled in the art can imagine various layout like this, although that is, these arrange do not have to describe clearly in this article or illustrate, embody principle of the present disclosure and will be included in the disclosure.
All examples described herein and conditional statement are intended to the object for information, with the design helping reader understanding's principle of the present disclosure and inventor to contribute to go deep into this area, and all examples described herein and conditional statement should be interpreted as the example and condition that are not limited to clearly record.
In addition, all statements of principle, scheme and embodiment disclosed in notebook and concrete example thereof are intended to contain its equivalent structures and function equivalent herein.In addition, these equivalents are intended to comprise current known equivalent and the equivalent in exploitation in the future, that is, any element of the function that the execution of developing is identical, no matter and structure.
Therefore, such as, those skilled in the art will recognize that: the block diagram presented herein represents the conceptual view of the illustrative circuit embodying principle of the present disclosure.Similarly, will recognize: the expression such as any process flow diagram, schematic flow sheet, state transition graph, false code represents in fact and the various processes therefore performed by computing machine or processor (no matter whether explicitly show this computing machine or processor) in computer-readable medium.Can with transitory state (signal) and non-provisional state (such as, tangible medium, the such as tangible media of CD-ROM, DVD, blue light, hard disk drive, flash card or other types) realize this computer-readable medium and its upper code write.
Can by by specialized hardware with the hardware of executive software can provide the function of each element shown in figure with the software conbined usage be applicable to.When a function is provided by a processor, these functions can be provided by single application specific processor, provided by single share processor or provided by multiple independent processor, wherein can share some in described multiple independent processor.In addition, the explicit use of term " processor " or " controller " not should be understood to exclusively to refer to can the hardware of executive software, and implicitly can comprise (and being not limited to) digital signal processor (" DSP ") hardware, ROM (read-only memory) (" ROM "), random access memory (" RAM ") and non-volatile memory device for storing software.
Other hardware (traditional and/or customization) can also be comprised.Similarly, any switching shown in figure is only notional.Can by the operation of programmed logic, by special logic, by the mutual of programmed control and special logic or even manually realize this function, wherein, specific technology can be selected by implementor, as more clearly understood by context.
Although be shown specifically in this article and describe the embodiment being incorporated to instruction of the present disclosure, those skilled in the art easily can be susceptible to the embodiment of other modification a lot of being incorporated to these instructions equally.It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make amendment according to above-mentioned instruction and change.

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1. the method for customizing UI, comprises the following steps:
In response to the request of the descriptive information for media asset, generate the user interface comprising multiple window, described descriptive information comprises at least one item in descriptive information media asset and media asset descriptive information field;
Described user interface is changed by the amendment of the position of at least one window in described multiple window;
Store described amendment, when activating at least one window described with box lunch, described amendment changes the follow-up display to described descriptive information.
2. method according to claim 1, comprise the additional step adding window to described multiple window, wherein, the window added causes the descriptive information showing following at least one: the new descriptive information media asset corresponding with added window and new media asset descriptive information field.
3. method according to claim 1, comprise the additional step removing window from described multiple window, wherein, by removing at least one item in the descriptive media asset corresponding with removed window and media asset descriptive information field from follow-up display, affect the display of described descriptive information.
4. method according to claim 1, wherein, at least one in descriptive information media asset comprises following at least one item: video, audio asset, text, picture and computer program.
5. method according to claim 1, wherein, at least one in media asset descriptive information field comprises following at least one item: the summary of assets, director, performer, operating room, TV information, film information, music information, music artist, artist, producer, director of photography DP, librettist, Executive Producer people, producer, type and date issued.
6. method according to claim 1, comprises the additional step obtaining descriptive information according to server precedence from selected server.
7. method according to claim 1, comprises and submits the additional step for the inquiry of descriptive information when first server fails to return descriptive information to the search engine at second server place.
8. the equipment for customizing UI, comprising:
Generate for the request in response to the descriptive information for media asset the device comprising the user interface of multiple window, described descriptive information comprises at least one item in descriptive information media asset and media asset descriptive information field;
Amendment for the position by least one window in described multiple window changes the device of described user interface;
For storing described amendment, described in activating with box lunch, during at least one window, described amendment changes the device to the follow-up display of described descriptive information.
9. equipment according to claim 8, also comprise the device for adding window to described multiple window, wherein, the window added causes the descriptive information showing following at least one: the new descriptive information media asset corresponding with added window and new media asset descriptive information field.
10. equipment according to claim 8, also comprise the device for removing window from described multiple window, wherein, by removing at least one item in the descriptive media asset corresponding with removed window and media asset descriptive information field from follow-up display, affect the display of described descriptive information.
11. equipment according to claim 8, wherein, at least one in descriptive information media asset comprises following at least one item: video, audio asset, text, picture and computer program.
12. equipment according to claim 8, wherein, at least one in media asset descriptive information field comprises following at least one item: the summary of assets, director, performer, operating room, TV information, film information, music information, music artist, artist, producer, director of photography DP, librettist, Executive Producer people, producer, type and date issued.
13. equipment according to claim 8, also comprise the device for obtaining descriptive information from selected server according to server precedence.
14. equipment according to claim 8, submit the device for the inquiry of descriptive information to the search engine at second server place when also comprising for failing to return descriptive information when first server.
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