H04N1/00448

LIBRARY AND RESOURCES FOR THIRD PARTY APPS FOR SMART TV

An application framework includes user interface components and TV resources which facilitate development of intelligent TV applications, including third-party applications. These components and resources are complimented by one or more data services that can generally be run at a services level, to provide access to a variety of data, such as media and program metadata for one or more of local or remote sources. These data services can reside in one and more libraries within the software system components and modules. The various third-party apps are further supported by a third-party application support module, in conjunction with an app center application that supports various different views of the installed apps: a master view, a collection view, and a detail view.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD
20220300122 · 2022-09-22 · ·

An information processing device includes a processor configured to: display a thumbnail image of a file on a screen; receive an enlargement instruction for a file to display an enlarged thumbnail image for the file, the enlarged thumbnail image being an image obtained by enlarging the thumbnail image; display, in response to receiving enlargement instructions for plural files, an enlarged thumbnail image of one file among the plural files; receive a change instruction to display an enlarged thumbnail image of another file among the plural files instead of the enlarged thumbnail image of the one file; and display the enlarged thumbnail image of the another file instead of the enlarged thumbnail image of the one file.

Remote Control Having Hotkeys with Dynamically Assigned Functions

An intelligent television system provides an operating system and an application framework for controlling a user interface to handle user input events from a handheld remote control. The remote control includes color keys that are configured for triggering different functions in different application panels displayed on the television.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACES IN AN INTELLIGENT TELEVISION
20220083147 · 2022-03-17 ·

An intelligent television can provide various interfaces for navigating processes associated with providing content. The user interfaces include unique visual representations and organizations that allow the user to utilize the intelligent television more easily and more effectively. Particularly, the user interfaces pertain to the display of media content, electronic programming guide information, television content, and other content. Further, the user interfaces provide unique process of transitioning between the content.

Remote control having hotkeys with dynamically assigned functions

An intelligent television system provides an operating system and an application framework for controlling a user interface to handle user input events from a handheld remote control. The remote control includes color keys that are configured for triggering different functions in different application panels displayed on the television.

IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD

An image forming device includes a receiving unit and a determining unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive an image to be printed. The determining unit is configured to determine whether the image received by the receiving unit complies with a condition predetermined to be satisfied for printing.

Information processing apparatus, control method, and storage medium
11269496 · 2022-03-08 · ·

In a case where a plurality of operation buttons includes a first operation button for executing processing on one piece of page data included in document data, an information processing apparatus displays execution target page data of the first operation button in an identifiable manner.

Systems and methods for providing user interfaces in an intelligent television
11150736 · 2021-10-19 · ·

An intelligent television can provide various interfaces for navigating processes associated with providing content. The user interfaces include unique visual representations and organizations that allow the user to utilize the intelligent television more easily and more effectively. Particularly, the user interfaces pertain to the display of media content, electronic programming guide information, television content, and other content. Further, the user interfaces provide unique process of transitioning between the content.

Image forming apparatus and method of information display
11115545 · 2021-09-07 · ·

An image forming apparatus includes a display having a function of editing input image data and a function of displaying page images immediately after reading in order. When a first type of instruction to change shape of an image formed on a recording medium is given, the edition is not reflected on a document display mode screen image, and when a second type of instruction to edit page by page the recording medium having images formed thereon is given, the edition is reflected on the document display mode screen image. By switching between a finish preview screen image and the document display mode screen image, the image after edition and the image immediately after reading can be compared easily.

On screen header bar for providing program information

A method, system, and executable instructions are provided that, in a first mode, display, on the television screen, a thumbnail preview comprising EPG information associated with the selected program and the graphical image, wherein the selected program corresponds to an in focus program in a listing of EPG information for multiple channels and/or programs and wherein the graphical image is not related with a currently viewed program and in a second mode, display, on the television screen, a header bar, the header bar comprising EPG information associated with the selected program and the graphical image, wherein the selected program corresponds to a currently viewed program and is not related to an in focus program in a listing of EPG information for multiple channels and/or programs.