CN103270473A - Method for customizing the display of descriptive information about media assets - Google Patents

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CN103270473A
CN103270473A CN2011800625110A CN201180062511A CN103270473A CN 103270473 A CN103270473 A CN 103270473A CN 2011800625110 A CN2011800625110 A CN 2011800625110A CN 201180062511 A CN201180062511 A CN 201180062511A CN 103270473 A CN103270473 A CN 103270473A
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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
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Abstract

The present disclosure is directed towards a user interface that displays a number of windows where each window when activated presents descriptive information about a media asset. The descriptive information itself can either be a further media asset (video, audio, text, picture, computer program) or can be a descriptive information field (synopsis of the asset, director, actor, studio, television information, movie information, music information, music artists, artists, producers, director of photography, screenplay authors, executive producers, producers, genre, date of release). The arrangement of the windows can be changed so that the subsequent display of descriptive information is affected by such a change. Typically, the change would add or delete the presentation of a descriptive information field or the further asset as a descriptive information media asset.

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Be used for the customization demonstration about the method for the descriptive information of media asset
The cross reference of related application
The application requires in the U.S. Provisional Application No.61/426 of submission on Dec 22nd, 2010,137 right of priority, and its mode of quoting is in full incorporated this paper into.
Technical field
The disclosure relates generally to for the user interface that shows about the descriptive information of media asset.More specifically, the disclosure is at the method for the user interface of the descriptive information that is used for customization display media assets.
Background technology
When searching media assets (video, audio frequency, computer program, text etc.), the user can use the service such as electronic program guides or search engine to find the descriptive information of describing this media asset.The result of common this inquiry produces the descriptive information that only is shown as text, and wherein, the user can not revise this result's order.That is, for the information of same type, present descriptive information actor information such as media asset, worker information, the director etc. according to same sequence, and no matter the content of search inquiry how.
Summary of the invention
Propose a kind of method, utilize user interface, described user interface provides to the user presenting of the descriptive information corresponding with media asset is customized.Described customization comprises interpolation or removes window that wherein, this window is corresponding to media asset descriptive information field and/or descriptive information media asset.
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By with reference to the detailed description of preferred embodiment of reading below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, will describe these and other schemes of the present invention, feature and advantage, or these and other schemes of the present invention, feature and advantage will become apparent.
In the accompanying drawings, similar Reference numeral is represented similar element in each accompanying drawing:
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 as media device of the present disclosure (DVR);
Fig. 3 is the stereographic map according to the example apparatus of disclosure embodiment;
Fig. 4 shows according to the example embodiment of use of the present disclosure at the gesture of 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 be used to the search user interface of searching for of the present disclosure;
Fig. 7 shows the example embodiment that has presented as the user interface of search operation result's search according to of the present disclosure;
Fig. 8 shows the example embodiment that has presented about the user interface of the descriptive information of media asset according to of the present disclosure;
Fig. 9 shows the example embodiment that has presented about the user interface of the descriptive information of media asset according to of the present disclosure;
Figure 10 shows the example embodiment that has presented about the user interface of the descriptive information of the cast that is associated with media asset according to of the present disclosure;
Figure 11 shows the example embodiment that has presented about the user interface of the descriptive information of the video frequency propaganda film that is associated with media asset according to of the present disclosure;
Figure 12 shows according to the example embodiment be used to the user interface that presents descriptive information of the present disclosure;
Figure 13 shows the example embodiment according to the user interface of the descriptive information that can revise be used to the assembly that presents user's mobile user interface of the present disclosure;
Figure 14 shows according to the example embodiment be used to the user interface that presents the descriptive information of being crossed by user's modification of the present disclosure;
Figure 15 shows according to of the present disclosure be used to presenting the example embodiment that the user uses the user interface of adjusting the descriptive information that big or small operation can revise;
Figure 16 shows according to the example embodiment be used to the user interface that presents the descriptive information of being crossed by user's modification of the present disclosure;
Figure 17 shows according to the example embodiment be used to the user interface that presents the descriptive information that can be revised by the user of the present disclosure;
Figure 18 shows according to the example embodiment be used to the user interface that presents the descriptive information that can be revised by the user of the present disclosure;
Figure 19 shows according to the example embodiment be used to the user interface that presents the descriptive information that can be revised by the user of the present disclosure;
Figure 20 show have can be designated for the example embodiment that receives at the block diagram of the multiple server of the descriptive information of equipment; And
Figure 21 shows according to the process flow diagram for the process of revising user interface of the present disclosure.
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The disclosure provides the some different embodiment of user interface, is used for showing the information about media asset (for example, video, TV show, film, audio frequency, music, video-game etc.).In addition, this user interface embodiment can support the operation for reception, record, playback, purchase etc.Can realize this user interface at equipment such as for example computing machine, set-top box, media server, panel computer, mobile phone, personal media device, portable video games system, video game systems.The user
With compare than common relayed information, it can be the program of introducing about the more information of media asset (for example, TV show, film, radio programming, music, song, multimedia, recreation etc.) that descriptive information is used.For example, when the user watched the TV show, the user can access electronic program guides, and this electronic program guides is listed such as the time of show and may be listed information the elegant cast.Yet this poor information has the degree of depth of the descriptive information media asset (image, video, audio frequency, webpage, interactive application, recreation, descriptive text, medium are bought medium of information, recommendation etc.) of the descriptive information application of this paper discussion.That is, be different from the common textual description that provides when the user attempts finding out information about media asset, it is a kind of be used to the scheme that the additional media assets that are called as the descriptive information media asset are provided that the principle of the invention provides.
Referring now to Fig. 1,, shows the block diagram for the embodiment of the system 100 of transmitting content to family or terminal user.Content source is from content source 102, for example, and film workshop or make-up room.Can provide content with at least a form in two kinds of forms.A kind of form can be the forms of broadcasting of content.Co-sign manager 104 to broadcasting broadcasted content is provided, normally government broadcasting service of manager 104 is co-signed in this broadcasting, for example, and American Broadcasting Company (ABC), National Broadcasting Service (NBC), Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) etc.Manager is co-signed in broadcasting can collect also memory contents, and can be to dispatching by the content delivery of 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 centers or local center.Transmission network 1 (106) can also comprise the local content delivery of using local transmission system (for example air broadcast, satellite broadcasting, electrophone or via IP from external network) to carry out.Set-top box/the digital video recorder (DVR) 108 of user in the user family provides the content of local transmission, in user's family, subsequently this content is included in can the main body by the available content of user search in.
The content of second kind of form is known as special content.Special content can comprise as prepayment watch, pay-per-view is watched and the content transmitted or do not co-sign other content that manager provides to broadcasting.Under many circumstances, special content can be the content that the user asks.Can be to content manager 110 transmission special contents.Content Management side 110 can be the provider that serves who for example is under the jurisdiction of content providers, broadcast service or transmission network service, for example, and internet site.Content Management side 110 can also merge to internet content in the transmission system, or only explicitly merges in the search, the feasible content that can search for the set-top box/digital video recorder 108 that does not transfer to the user as yet.Content Management side 110 can be by the set-top box/digital video recorder 108 transmission contents of independent transmission network (transmission network 2 (112)) to the 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 of co-signing manager 104 from broadcasting, and can use transmission network 1 (106) all or part of transmit content from Content Management side 110.In addition, the user can also directly obtain content via transmission network 2 (112) from the internet, and not necessarily will have the content of Content Management side's 110 management.In addition, exceed available content in the scope of searching for, can reach and to broadcast or available content in the future.
Set-top box/digital video recorder 108 can receive dissimilar contents from transmission network 1 and transmission network 2 one or both of.Set-top box/digital video recorder 108 contents processings, and provide separating content based on user preference with order.Set-top box/digital video recorder can also comprise memory device, and for example hard drive or disc drives are used for record and plays back audio and video content.The further details of the feature of hereinafter describing the operation of set-top box/digital video recorder 108 with reference to Fig. 2 and being associated with playback institute memory contents.The content of handling is provided to display device 114.Display device 114 can be traditional 2-D types of display or alternatively can be senior 3-D display.Should recognize: other equipment (for example 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 move at least one application that various the calling (request) from set-top box 108 responded.That is, set-top box 108 can be used as client work, and application server 116 operations server, and can move a plurality of this application, for example web server, database etc.Can use the framework such as HTML, JAVA, AJAX framework, ASP (the active server page) etc. to realize calling, wherein, 116 pairs of application servers from set-top box 108 receive about the transmission data call or function responds.Similarly, application server 116 can shift (REST) model or Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) operation according to the statement sexual state.
In the environment based on JAVA, can use based on the server of Glassfish and realize application server 116, should use the application programming interfaces based on Jersey based on the server of Glassfish, these application programming interfaces receive and call from the various of set-top box 108, yet also can use alternative server and API.
Can also use second model, wherein, application server 116 and set-top box 108 are configured to work in reciprocity environment, in this equity environment, move application with dispersing mode.
Turn to Fig. 2 now, show the block diagram of embodiment of the core of set-top box/digital video recorder 200.Apparatus shown 200 also can be incorporated in other system that comprises display device 114.In addition, can be realization equipment 200 under the situation of touch panel device at display device 214, make order or the gesture that display 214 can be used for the operation of input control apparatus 200.In these situations, under any one situation, for simplicity, do not illustrate for the necessary some assemblies of the complete operation of system, because they are known to those skilled in the art.
In the equipment 200 shown in Fig. 2, in receiver input signal 202, receive content.Receiver input signal 202 can be for to by some may networks one of (it comprises air network, cable network, satellite network, ethernet network, fiber optic network and telephone line network) signal of providing receive, one of some known receiver circuits of demodulation sign indicating number.Can in receiver input signal 202, select and obtain the input signal of expectation based on the user's input that provides by the control interface (not shown).Provide decoded output signal to inlet flow processor 204.Inlet flow processor 204 is carried out final signal and is selected and handle, and comprises at content stream separating video content and audio content.Provide audio content to audio process 206, to be converted to analog waveform signal from receiving form (for example, compression digital signal).Provide analog waveform signal to audio interface 208, and further provide analog waveform signal to display apparatus 114 or note amplifier (not shown).Alternatively, audio interface 208 can use high-definition media interface (HDMI) cable or alternative audio interface (for example, via Sony/Philips digital interconnect form (SPDIF)) to provide digital signal to audio output apparatus or display device.Audio process 206 is also carried out any necessary conversion that is used for stored audio signal.
Provide from the video of inlet flow processor 204 outputs to video processor 210.Vision signal can have one of some kinds of forms.Video processor 210 provides conversion to video content based on input signal format as required.Video processor 210 is also carried out any necessary conversion that is used for stored video signal.
Memory device 212 is stored in audio content and the video content that the input receives.Memory device 212 allows to obtain and playing back content under the control of controller 214 and based on the order that receives from user interface 216 (for example, the navigation instruction such as F.F. (FF) and fall back (Rew)) after a while.Memory device 212 can be hard drive, the integrated electronic memory of one or more big capacity (for example, static RAM or dynamic RAM), perhaps can be interchangeable optical disc storage system (for example, compact disk drives or digital video disc drives).In one embodiment, memory device 212 can be outside, and is not present in the system.
Provide from the vision signal after the conversion of video processor 210 (be derived from input or be derived from memory device 212) to display interface 218.Display interface 218 further provides the demonstration signal to the display device of type mentioned above.Display interface 218 can be the analog signal interface such as R-G-B (RGB), perhaps can be the digital interface such as high-definition media interface (HDMI).Should recognize: as below will be in greater detail, display interface 218 will generate the various screens that are used for presenting with the form of cubical array Search Results.
Controller 214 is interconnected to the some assemblies in the assembly of equipment 200 via bus, comprises: inlet flow processor 202, audio process 206, video processor 210, memory device 212 and user interface 216.Controller 214 management is used for the inlet flow signal is converted to the transfer process of the signal of the signal stored at memory device or demonstration.Controller 214 also manage to content/media asset of storing obtain with playback and with remote server be used for communicating by letter of playing back content/media asset.In addition, as below will describing, controller 214 is carried out perhaps will be via the search of the content of transmission network transmission to the interior of above-mentioned storage.Controller 214 (for example also is coupled to control store 220, 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.), to be used for storage at information and the instruction code of controller 214.In addition, the realization of storer can comprise some possible embodiment, for example, single memory device, perhaps alternatively, be joined together to form shared or public storer more than one memory circuitry.In addition, storer and other circuit (for example, the each several part of bus communication circuit) can be included in the bigger circuit.
For operation effectively, user interface of the present disclosure 216 adopts the input equipment of moving cursor on display, itself so that make when cursor and through content content amplified.In one embodiment, input equipment is telepilot, and it has the form of motion detection, for example gyroscope or accelerometer, and it allows user to move freely cursor with respect to screen or display.In another embodiment, input equipment is the controller with form of touch pad or touch-sensitive device, and it will follow the tracks of the user onboard or the motion on the 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 is used the input equipment that can be used in expressive function (for example F.F., fall back etc.).In order can so to operate, can be via user interface 216 and/or the touch pad interface 222 of receiving equipment 200, dock with panel computer or touch panel equipment 300 (identical with touch panel device shown in Figure 1 116 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 will be converted to the order at set-top box or other opertaing devices by the action of panel.In one embodiment, touch panel 300 can be only with doing that grid is shown the navigational tool that navigates.In other embodiments, touch panel 300 also will be as display device, and it allows the user more directly to carry out alternately with navigation by the grid demonstration of content.Can comprise touch panel equipment as the part of remote control equipment, this remote control equipment comprises for example more traditional control function of activator appliance button and so on.Touch panel 300 can also comprise at least one camera elements.As hereinafter described in more detail, can fast moving on touch panel equipment 300 content displayed or it is invested main screen (for example, shown in Figure 1 display device 114).
Referring now to Fig. 4,, provides polytype user interactions to the use of gesture sensing controller or (for example illustrating) touch-screen.Come the input of self-controller to be used for the definition gesture, and gesture and then the order of definition specific context.The configuration of sensor can allow to define the motion of user's finger on touch-screen, or even can allow to define controller self along one dimension or two-dimentional moving.For example the two dimensional motion of diagonal line and so on and the combination of waving, tilting and rolling can be used for for example any three-dimensional motion of swing and so on of definition.Fig. 4 shows multiple gesture.Decipher gesture and identify gesture by the campaign of definition that the user makes in context.
By two strokes of indicating along the sensing of a direction (upwards, downwards, to the left or to the right) are drawn to define bump 420.The bump gesture is associated with particular command in the context.For example, in time shift (TimeShifting) pattern, left side bump gesture 420 has been indicated and has been fallen back, and right bump gesture has been indicated F.F..In other contexts, the direction that bump gesture 420 is interpreted as edge bump appointment increases progressively particular value.To tick 440 and be defined as the drafting number of colluding.This is similar to downward bump gesture 420.Identification ticks to specify reminder, user tag or option or element in context.To draw a circle and 440 be defined as along either direction and draw a circle.Can distinguish both direction.Yet, for fear of obscuring, no matter direction how, is identified as individual command with circle.To drag 450 angular motions (change of tilting and/or waving) (that is, " triggering drags ") that are defined as controller in the button of on pressing panel computer 300 (virtual or physics).Dragging gesture 450 can be used for navigation, speed, distance, time shift, fall back and F.F..Dragging 450 can be for the change of cursor, virtual cursor or state on the mobile display, for example highlighted demonstration outlining or selection on display.Dragging 450 can be along any direction, and is generally used for two dimensional navigation.Yet in some interface, it is preferred revising for the response that drags order.For example, in some interface, depend on position or the travel direction of virtual cursor, more preferential with respect to the operation of other dimension or other directions along the operation of one dimension or a direction.The vertical movement up and down that is dragged by twice rapid triggering defines and teeters 460.Teeter and 460 be used to indicate "Yes" or " acceptance ".Draw fork 470 and be defined as drafting letter " X ".Draw fork 470 and be used for " deletion " or " prevention " order.The quick front and back tangential movement that is dragged by twice triggering defines vacillates now to the left, now to the right 480.The gesture of vacillating now to the left, now to the right 480 is used to indicate "No" or " cancellation ".
The complexity that depends on sensing system can only allow simple motion in one dimension or gesture.For example, the simple right side on the sensor shown here or left movement can produce F.F. or rewind function.In addition, can comprise a plurality of sensors and be placed on diverse location on the touch-screen.For example, the horizon sensor at side-to-side movement can be placed the three unities and be used for volume to increase and reduce, and can place the place, different location at the vertical reference that moves up and down, and be used for channel and increase/subtract.In this manner, can use the certain gestures mapping.Further be discussed in detail as following, can use the gesture of brandishing of two fingers to initiate main screen or display device 114 are invested or moved to content from panel computer 300.
Fig. 5 shows the total figure according to example application server 500 of the present disclosure, and it can use with the equipment on this network with transmission network 106,112 service is provided.Application server 500 can comprise the memory storage 510 for storage information (for example, use, data at this application, database information, info web, media data etc.).Memory storage 510 can be embodied as one or more hard drive, RAID system, volatile memory, nonvolatile memory, the memory storage based on dish, 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.Using 530 is can be in the application such as web server, file server, application permission, search engine, authentication, telenet (telenet), Email, file transfer, medium transmission, media asset information programme, program code execution etc. of application server 500 operations.
Communication interface 540 to server 500 provide be used for network 106,112 on the interface that communicates of equipment.The example of communication interface is: Ethernet, satellite interface, optical fiber connection, T1, T2, T3, concentric cable etc., wherein, this communication is preferably packet-based, yet also can use other data transmission systems.
When user's interest was the discovery media asset, the user can use interface as shown in Figure 6, and its expression is used for discovery about the example embodiment of the search user interface 600 of the information of different media assets.Particularly, as known in the art, user interface 600 is as front end, with inputted search inquiry in zone 620, the search inquiry of importing to the search engine transmission for Search Results thus.Namely, for Search Results, can be inquired about to remote search engines (for example GOOGLE, YAHOO, BING etc.) by equipment, can in local memory device, search for for Search Results, can inquire about a plurality of search engines at one time for Search Results, and can use other technologies according to this description.
User interface 600 has presented viewing area 610, and this viewing area 610 can be checked on display device, display screen etc.Can activate search control 605 by the user and call function of search, the result of this action has taken search user interface 600 out of thus.Zone 620 is used for by using the character shown in the keyboard 630 to come the inputted search criterion.Can activator button 640, to take other popular search of being undertaken by other users out of, wherein, can obtain this search information from remote server.When activator button 645, button 645 is taken out of by the search of carrying out before the user.
In this example, the user has keyed in word " how to train your dragon " in zone 620.Figure 7 illustrates the result of this search inquiry, Fig. 7 shows the example embodiment of the user interface 700 that presents Search Results.That is, Search Results 650,653 and 655 has presented the different editions of film " how to train your dragon ", and wherein, 650 are fit to the conventional version of films, and 653 corresponding to the 3D version, and the 655 IMAX versions that relate to film.Can select film by activating at the broadcast button 659 on Search Results next door.Ideally, if the user has bought media asset, if the user has access rights to media asset by order, if the user has the version by the media asset of Local or Remote storing accessive, etc., then will generate broadcast button 659.Alternatively, if the user activates option (for example, option 657), then can buy media asset.In addition, can also visit descriptive information about media asset by activating option 657.
Fig. 8 shows the example embodiment that presents about the user interface 800 of the descriptive information of media asset according to 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.Can be from the source such as baseline (Baseline), forum's media services (TMS), Internet film database (IMDB), internet video archives (IVA), obtain this descriptive information from equipment this locality, can also visit electronic program guide information, grading, length of a film, distributing data and wait to produce this information.Can also be by comprising that classification (for example, 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.) classifies to descriptive information in interior media asset descriptive information field.
The descriptive information media asset is as the part of descriptive information and the video that calls, audio frequency, picture, the text of enclosing, computer program etc. when the information of seeking about media asset.For example, if user search goes out the descriptive information as the film of media asset, the propaganda film of performer's picture, film in the film, from all having represented multi-form descriptive information media asset with sound of movie director's interview etc.
Refer again to user interface 800, some descriptive informations comprise: placard art 610 and the descriptive information text 660 that comprises various descriptive information fields, the descriptive information field comprises: fields such as assets title, staff, assets summary, grading, length of a film, operating room and date issued.Notice that viewing area 610 is the available part of presentation information only sometimes, wherein, user interface 800 presents the additional information about the director of movie asset, and this additional information can visit by downward roll display zone 610.That is, the descriptive information of expectation media asset is sometimes greater than in the information shown in the viewing area 610, wherein, can wait to initiate along the appropriate rolling operation of direction, to locate this information by making gesture, control input, order.Can be by activate playing the video frequency propaganda film that propaganda film option 662 visits as the media asset of media asset descriptive information example, this broadcasts propaganda film option 662 will cause at main screen, assist on the screen etc. the playback to propaganda film.
Fig. 9 shows the example embodiment that presents about the user interface 900 of the descriptive information of media asset according to of the present disclosure.Replacement is in response at the request of the descriptive information of media asset and only present text, and user interface 900 presents picture and at the descriptive text of corresponding media asset descriptive fields in viewing area 910.For example, except the assets title bar 920 that shows the media asset title, window 925 shows the interactive application that can call at selected media asset.In addition, window 930 has been indicated: have the additional information about media asset, wherein, this information can be to the comment of media asset, about the consumers' opinions of media asset, drama of media asset etc. by the reviewer.
Window 940 shows cast information, can visit worker information by window 950, can visit image from media asset and the video that can visit media asset by theactivewindow 970 by window 960.Alternatively, can call the figure ground such as 980, wherein, in the prospect of viewing area 910, place the window such as 925,930,940,950,960,970 and 980.According to this description, expection can be used other windows at other descriptive information fields.
The example that can be used for generating with the allocation list of the embodiment of descriptive user interface shown in Figure 9 has been shown in table 1.
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Table 1 has been listed: at the window that presents, have corresponding position and size information.In this example, positional information is rendered as x and y coordinate, wherein begins to measure " x " from the upper left quarter of viewing area, as shown in Figure 9, wherein, " x " value should be positive, and indication is according to appointment unit (pixel, inch, centimetre etc.) motion to the right.Begin to measure " y " value from the upper left quarter of viewing area, as shown in Figure 9, wherein, " y " value should be positive, and is according to the downward motion of appointment unit (pixel, inch, centimetre etc.).Width value " w " is the size of window on the x direction, and it starts from " x " coordinate of appointment, and with specify unit be moved to the left (for example, window be 100 pixels wide, 0.5 inch wide, 3.23 centimetres wide etc.).Height value is the size of window on the y direction, and it starts from " y " coordinate of window, and to specify unit to move down (for example, window is that 400 pixels are long, 0.75 inch high, 8 centimetres are high).Notice that the structure of window can adopt other forms and use other unit.The background field has been indicated the background that can call from particular server, or uses term " nothing " when not having background to exist.
Continue the description of his-and-hers watches 1, the field that is called as the media asset descriptive fields has been indicated by activating the field of the addressable descriptive information of corresponding window.Medium type has indicated in the window corresponding with the descriptive information field what shows, it can be video, audio frequency, picture, the page, computer program, text, its combination etc.That is, when theactivewindow, can visit the corresponding descriptive information media asset corresponding with media asset.For example, if media asset has the corresponding descriptive media asset as the visual form propaganda film, if activate corresponding window, then can call and activate this propaganda film with playback.Can in this field, specify the server location of corresponding descriptive media asset.Note, for some media asset descriptive fields, can have the priority in the source of distributing to this descriptive fields media asset.For example, the grading in source can be: at first be the descriptive fields media asset from IVA, then from TMS, then from home server.Can be by the user, serve provider etc. by in relevant information, importing, specify the server priority level initializing for information.Can describe to realize other examples of this server priority level initializing according to this.
Note, in the medium type field, can exist at the quoting of additional pages, will set up this additional pages with the similar mode of table 1, wherein, can describe additional window, media asset etc.Usually, the identifier that is called as " page " in the table will be indicated the existence of the additional pages shown in Figure 10 as described below and 11.For example, the term " page " that has another Asset Type " picture " in the medium type field will be indicated and should be Showed Picture at corresponding window, have the more page of multiwindow but generate usually when theactivewindow.Alternatively, have the term " page " of " video " will be in window displaying video, when activating corresponding window, generate the page of quoting thus.That is, the term under the situation that does not have term " page " in the table at window such as " video ", " audio frequency ", " text ", " interactive program " and " picture " occurs, and will not generate corresponding page by theactivewindow.According to described principle, other schemes are possible.
When to server request descriptive information media asset, might this assets in allocation list, file, database with filename or by other means and appointment.Can expect not existing sometimes the specific file of quoting in the request at the descriptive information media asset, but can carry out inquiry at assets to search engine resident on server.Present inquiry " (movie promos) and (assets title) " at this method example of movie promos to the search engine at server place.If can obtain Search Results from search inquiry, then search engine returns the link of pointing to video asset, and it is corresponding to the movie promos of this assets title.Can use this method, to obtain video, audio frequency, picture, text, application etc.In addition, can not provide the link of pointing to the descriptive information media asset if inquire about first server and first server, then can be according to inquiry second servers such as the precedence informations of in form, indicating.Can realize for the other technologies that receive the descriptive information media asset corresponding with media asset according to described principle.
Figure 10 shows the example embodiment that presents the user interface 1000 of the descriptive information that is associated with media asset and descriptive information media asset according to of the present disclosure.Particularly, as shown in viewing area 1010, window 1020,1025,1030,1035,1040,1045,1050 with 1055 corresponding to the different performers that are associated with descriptive fields " cast ".Under this situation, can bring the additional pages of the descriptive information relevant with specific actors to the activation of any window in these windows.According to this description, can ad infinitum continue this process.Can also be when activating this window, playback descriptive information media asset.
Another example that can how to present Figure 10 has been shown in Table II, and can have described to present this information according to this thus.
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Figure 11 shows the example embodiment that presents as the user interface 1100 of the video frequency propaganda film of the descriptive information media asset that is associated with media asset according to of the present disclosure.In this example, viewing area 1120 shows the screenshot capture 1120,1125,1130,1135,1140,1145 and 1150 of a plurality of video frequency propaganda films, can come by any corresponding window that activates this video frequency propaganda film playback they.As previously mentioned, according to present principles, can be from given server the accessing video propaganda film, with playback on equipment.
Figure 12 shows according to the example embodiment be used to the user interface 1200 that presents descriptive information of the present disclosure.For viewing area 1210, some windows 1220,1230,1240,1250,1260,1270,1280 and 1290 have been presented.Especially, window 1250, a part of 1260 and 1290 reside in outside the screen of viewing area 1210, wherein, can adopt rolling operation with this window complete take back in the visual field.As mentioned before, each window has corresponding descriptive information field or the descriptive information media asset that uses present principles to call.Can be customized the element of Figure 12 by the user, wherein, can make use gesture, control input command, drag and drop etc. with various windows in addition everywhere mobile, adjust size, add or from this viewing area, delete.That is, if the user wants to the new window of user interface interpolation at " staff " information, this interpolation has changed the attribute of configuration file, form, database etc.
Figure 13 shows according to the example embodiment be used to the user interface 1300 that presents the descriptive information that can be revised by the assembly of user's mobile user interface of the present disclosure.For example, if the user will move to window 1230 position at 1235 places, then the correspondence of window " x " and " y " coordinate change.Similarly, window 1290 moves to correspondence " x " and " y " coordinate that position 1295 has also changed window 1290.This change of storage in relevant configuration file, form, database etc.The user interface 1400 that shows the result of motor performance has been shown in according to Figure 14 of the present disclosure.
Figure 15 shows according to of the present disclosure and adjusts the example embodiment that size is operated the user interface 1500 of the descriptive information of revising be used to presenting to be used by the user.For viewing area 1210, window 1230 is adjusted size, to occupy zone 1235.In the art, this for the content of video window in addition the adjustment size operation of convergent-divergent be known.The result who adjusts the size operation will change correspondence " w " and " h " of window, wherein, and this change of storage in relevant configuration file, form, database etc.The user interface 1600 that shows the result who adjusts the size operation has been shown in according to Figure 16 of the present disclosure.
Figure 17 show according to of the present disclosure can be by the example embodiment of the user interface 1700 of the descriptive information of user's modification be used to presenting.For viewing area 1210, show the revision of Figure 12, it comprises the element still less from user interface 1200.Particularly, to rearrange window 1230,1240,1250,1260,1270 and 1290 with the mode of describing at present principles.In addition, window 1220 and 1280 from user interface 1200, have been removed, to obtain user interface 1700.
Figure 18 show according to of the present disclosure can be by the example embodiment of the user interface 1800 of the descriptive information of user's modification be used to presenting.In this arrangement, window 1230,1240,1250 is in the same place in groups with 1260.Window 1290 has been moved to another zone of viewing area 1210.Note, from this configuration, deleted window 1270.Similarly, Figure 19 shows the window 1230,1240,1250 according to user interface 1900 of the present disclosure, 1260 and 1290 alternative arrangement.
Figure 20 show have can be designated for the example embodiment that receives at the block diagram 2000 of the various servers of the descriptive information media asset of equipment.According to being used to specify the ability that to visit or to inquire about what server at descriptive information field media asset, server 2010, the server of 2020 and 2030 expressions such as IVA, TMS etc.Server 2040 is the servers of being served provider's 2050 operations by network, wherein, serves the provider and provides services on the Internet to equipment 2060.Service provider 2050 may want to allow their corresponding with service device 2040 have higher priority than other servers 2010,2020 and 2030, can or attempt by advertisement obtaining economic interests by their sale server media asset because serve provider 2050.For example, in response to the inquiry at the descriptive information of media asset, network is served provider 2050 can present propaganda film (as descriptive information field media asset), and this propaganda film allows subscriber equipment 2060 to ask media assets by video-on-demand service to serving provider 2050.This has prevented that external service (for example, Amazon, Itunes, Netflix, IVA, IMDB etc.) from appending sale to the user by their information service.Alternatively, be coupled to the user equipment 2060 local memory device 2070 also can so that descriptive information and descriptive information media asset can use.Can in form, database, configuration file etc., specify this precedence information.
Can call the descriptive information media asset of media asset and their correspondences by using application server 118, wherein, construct each provenance (assembly of file, media file etc.), wherein, media asset will have the resource at every kind that can generate.For example, " cast " resource will be corresponding to " credits present " information that illustrates.Similarly,, will exist in list of videos under " content video " resource at " video " classification.Can use text, video, picture, JAVA code, HTML code to wait to realize resource.It is as follows that various between the application server of operation REST service and the resource on the asset server call.
getContentVideos:
The JSON request with contentId parameter is obtained in this service, and returns the JSON response of IVA (internet video archives) the propaganda film URL that has in the database that is ingested during importing process.
getContentImages:
The JSON request with contentId parameter is obtained in this service, and returns JSON response with the correspondence image URL that returns from database or available JSON response in the JSON response file the upper/lower positions.
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The JSON request with contentId parameter is obtained in this service, and returns JSON response with the correspondence image URL that returns from database or available JSON response in the JSON response file the upper/lower positions.
\opt\Spectrum\catalogs\backstage\contentnotes?getPersonVideos:
The JSON request with personId parameter is obtained in this service, and by returning the JSON response from read the JSON response file with upper/lower positions.
\opt\Spectrum\catalogs\backstage\person\videos?getPersonImages:
The JSON request with personId parameter is obtained in this service, and by returning the JSON response from read the JSON response file with upper/lower positions.
\opt\Spectrum\catalogs\backstage\person\images?getHomePage:
The JSON request with contentId parameter is obtained in this service, and by returning the JSON response from read the JSON response file with upper/lower positions.
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The generation of conduct for the various URL of the realization of the above-mentioned various command that obtains resource has been shown in table 3.
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The establishment of above-mentioned resource can come from each provenance and method of data capture.
Can also realize embodiment of the present disclosure in the following manner.In response to the more information of user's request about media asset, generate the homepage such as Figure 12 presents.This homepage shows a plurality of descriptive informations of selecting for the user ideally.The generation of homepage is to come from various resources.For example, when producing homepage, the image that is used for the filling homepage comes from baseline (Baseline).Can construct homepage, wherein use identical category at each homepage, and no matter the media asset of inquiry how.In this example, there are 6 classifications in the accompanying drawing that presents, yet can select the classification of any number at homepage.For classification " image ", can have available a plurality of different images, but when title and descriptive information the time spent from external data base or other types information source, also have this title and descriptive information.When selecting image, can use or slideshow as previewer by activation graph, it shows selected image and also other images relevant with selected media asset in " image " classification.
Alternatively, can also will be used for homepage from the background image of database, however also can so that any other background graphics can use.Also consider: can be according to realizing that requirement that described disclosed network is served the provider changes for the various images of structure homepage and the following bottom page and the supplier of information.
When access level " video ", as the resource of descriptive information media asset (for example, about the movie promos of media asset, performer's interview, staff's interview, documentary film, advertisement etc.) can be used for playback, use such as FLASH, QUICKTIME, microsoft media player, H.264 the program the media player is carried out this playback.This " video " resource can come from and comprise video, video thumbnails, title and descriptor at interior database, IVA for example, however can use other databases to obtain this information.
When visit when " credits present ", each member in the cast and image, actor name and corresponding character names (if this information can with) be presented together.For example, if image can be used for the performer, then show image, actor name and character names.If image is unavailable, actor name and character names (if this information can be used) then are shown, otherwise application will be used alternative or default image.
When selecting concrete performer, can show the example for this performer's information available, for example performer's birthday on dead date and other record informations (if this information is available in such as databases such as baseline, IMDB).Ideally, show 4 videos and 5 images at concrete performer, but according to present principles can be Network Based service provider's, user etc. requirement change the number of image and video.Selection to video and image has been described above.Alternatively, the source of video or image can be used as to the result that searches for of service (for example, YouTube, Google etc.) and produces, or can be pre-charged with video owing to manual operation.
When visit " staff " information, each member will list their name and staff's post and working member's image among the staff.If working member's image is unavailable, will show default image.To bring this working member's the resume page (but when this information time spent) to concrete working member's selection.
Alternatively, " additional annotations " classification of can using the information of media asset to realize, for example total sale (for example, digital download, DVD, blue light, streaming media etc.) of the country of origin of this media asset, film shooting ground, box office total value, medium, awards, track information, how buy the track that is used for media asset or the information of music from sources such as similar AMAZON, ITUNES.If this information is unavailable, then should not show the additional annotations classification.
Figure 21 is according to the process flow diagram for the process 2100 of revising user interface of the present disclosure.In step 2110, generate user interface in response to user command, wherein, user interface should comprise a plurality of windows.As previously mentioned, because user's request is about the additional descriptive information of media asset, so generate this user interface.When one of these windows of activated user interface, present the descriptive information as the descriptive information media asset relevant with media asset, or present the information relevant with media asset descriptive information field.That is, to the activation of window or show different descriptive information media asset (first propaganda film, second propaganda film, audio frequency interview etc.) and/or show the media asset descriptive information field that is used for generating the additional information page according to the present disclosure.
Can be waited to determine the generation of user interface by configuration file, form, database, local memory storage, remote storage, whether it has indicated the location (location) that will generate what windows, these position of window (position), these windows and these windows corresponding to descriptive information media asset and/or media asset descriptive information field.Can also quote configuration information, should obtain descriptive information from which source with indication, wherein, this provenance comprises remote server and local memory storage.
The user can revise presenting of this window in step 2120, and wherein, modification can be in step 2130 window to be adjusted size, changes position of window in step 2140, in step 2150 window is added or removes etc.As optional step, can be by using the server hierarchy tabulation to obtaining the set positions priority of descriptive information.This step can occur in serves the provider and wants to use themselves server that is using, rather than when using other servers.
In step 2160, any modification that storage is carried out user interface in storer comprises the interpolation of change, window of the change that comprised the window's position, window size or the information that removes etc.In addition, this step comprises: can or remove window owing to interpolation to presenting of descriptive information and change.For example, add the window corresponding with " cast " and will in user interface, generate window for media asset descriptive information field " cast " during at the descriptive information of media asset in user's request next time.Similarly, add the number that another window can be lifted at the propaganda film that shows in the viewing area.Therefore removing of window will be eliminated corresponding descriptive information field or descriptive media asset during at the descriptive information of media asset in user's request next time from the demonstration of user interface.Therefore, change by this modification and present presenting the follow-up of what descriptive information.Can realize other modifications according to present principles.
Should be appreciated that and to make up to realize the element shown in the figure with various forms of hardware, software or its.Preferably, can realize these elements with the combination of hardware and software at the common apparatus (it can comprise processor, storer and input/output interface) of one or more suitable programmings.
Principle of the present disclosure has been demonstrated in this description.Therefore, will recognize that those skilled in the art can imagine various such layouts, that is, though these layouts not describing clearly in this article or illustrating, have embodied principle of the present disclosure and have been included in the disclosure.
All examples described herein and conditional statement are intended to the purpose for information, with the design that helps reader understanding's principle of the present disclosure and inventor to contribute in order to go deep into this area, and all examples described herein and conditional statement should be interpreted as example and the condition that is not limited to clearly put down in writing.
In addition, all statements of the disclosed principle of this paper notebook, scheme and embodiment and concrete example thereof are intended to contain its equivalent structures and function equivalent.In addition, these equivalents are intended to comprise current known equivalent and at the equivalent of exploitation in the future, that is, any element of the execution identical functions of developing, no matter and structure how.
Therefore, for example, those skilled in the art will recognize that: the block representation that this paper presents embodies the conceptual view of the illustrative circuit of principle of the present disclosure.Similarly, will recognize: any process flow diagram, schematic flow sheet, state transition graph, false code etc. are illustrated in the various processes of representing in fact and therefore being carried out by computing machine or processor (no matter whether showing this computing machine or processor clearly) in the computer-readable medium.Can realize this computer-readable medium and the code that writes on it with interim state (signal) and non-interim state (for example, tangible medium, for example tangible storage medium of CD-ROM, DVD, blue light, hard disk drive, flash card or other types).
Can make the function that is used to provide each element shown in the figure by specialized hardware and hardware that can executive software are united with the software that is fit to.When processor provided function, these functions can be provided by single application specific processor, be provided or provided by a plurality of independent processors by single shared processing device, wherein can share in described a plurality of independent processor some.In addition, the explicit use of term " processor " or " controller " not should be understood to exclusively to refer to can executive software hardware, and can implicitly comprise (and being not limited to) digital signal processor (" DSP ") hardware, be used for ROM (read-only memory) (" ROM "), random access memory (" RAM ") and the non-volatile memory device of storing software.
Can also comprise other hardware (traditional and/or customization).Similarly, any switching shown in the figure only is notional.Operation that can be by 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 the implementor, as more clearly understanding by context.
Although be shown specifically and described the embodiment that incorporates instruction of the present disclosure in this article, those skilled in the art can be susceptible to the embodiment of a lot of other modification of incorporating these instructions equally into easily.Should be noted that those skilled in the art can make modification and change according to above-mentioned instruction.

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1. one kind is used for the method customize UI, may further comprise the steps:
In response to the request at the descriptive information of media asset, generate the user interface that comprises a plurality of windows; And
Information at the modification of described a plurality of windows has been indicated in storage, and described modification influences at least one window in described a plurality of window, and wherein, when activating described at least one window, described modification changes the follow-up demonstration to described descriptive information.
2. method according to claim 1 wherein, is that described at least one window is moved to zones of different in the viewing area to the modification of described at least one window.
3. method according to claim 1 wherein, is that size with described at least one window is adjusted into different sizes to the modification of described at least one window.
4. method according to claim 1, comprise the additional step that adds window to described a plurality of windows, wherein, the window that adds causes showing following at least one descriptive information: the new descriptive information media asset corresponding with the window that adds and new media asset descriptive information field.
5. method according to claim 1, comprise the additional step that from described a plurality of windows, removes window, wherein, by from follow-up demonstration, removing at least one in the descriptive media asset corresponding with the window that removes and the media asset descriptive information field, influence the demonstration of described descriptive information.
6. method according to claim 1, wherein, described descriptive information comprises at least one in descriptive information media asset and the media asset descriptive information field.
7. method according to claim 6, wherein, at least one in the descriptive information media asset comprises following at least one: video, audio asset, text, picture and computer program.
8. method according to claim 6, wherein, at least one in the media asset descriptive information field comprises following at least one: 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.
9. method according to claim 1 comprises the additional step that obtains descriptive information according to server priority from selected server.
10. method according to claim 1 comprises when first server fails to return descriptive information to the search engine at second server place and submits additional step at the inquiry of descriptive information to.
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