User interface for audio video display device such as tv

Abstract

For a graphical user interface (GUI) for an audio video display device (AVDD) showing plural content information panels arranged in a grid, each content panel belongs to a respective category, with content panels of different categories being mixed on the screen. A category icon with an associated color and shape is presented next to each content panel to make it easy for a viewer to understand which category of item the content panels represents. Examples of some categories are favorites, recorded, recommended, frequently viewed, and now playing. Next to each icon, a numeral pertaining to the grid position of the content may also appear to facilitate voice selection of a content panel by number. The numerals are enlarged when voice command input is enabled.

1 . Audio video display device (AVDD) comprising:
 processor;   video display presenting demanded images;   computer readable storage medium bearing instructions executable by the processor to:   present on the display a first graphical user interface (GUI) including plural content panels, each content panel representing a respective video content; and   present on the display next to each respective content panel a respective numeral representing a position in the GUI of the respective content panel, the numerals having ah appearance when voice command input is enabled that is not present on the display when voice command input is not enabled.   
     
     
         2 . The AVDD of  claim 1 , wherein the GUI includes eight content panels and a current video panel together arranged in a three by three grid, the eight content panels being changed responsive to viewer input requiring a change to the content panels, the current video panel not being changed responsive to viewer input requiring a change to the content panels. 
     
     
         3 . The AVDD of  claim 1 , wherein the processor, responsive to a determination that voice command input mode is enabled, indicates that voice command input mode is enabled using a voice command input mode enable icon on the display. 
     
     
         4 . The AVDD of  claim 3 , wherein the voice command input mode enable icon is not presented responsive to a determination that voice command input mode is not enabled, the processor causing the voice command input mode enable icon to appear on the display responsive to a determination that voice command input mode is enabled. 
     
     
         5 . The AVDD of  claim 3 , wherein the voice command input mode enable icon is presented responsive to a determination that voice command input mode is not enabled with a first appearance, the processor causing the voice command input mode enable icon to appear on the display with a second appearance different from the first appearance responsive to a determination that voice command input mode is enabled. 
     
     
         6 . The AVDD of  claim 1 , wherein the numerals do not appear on the display when voice command input is not enabled. 
     
     
         7 . The AVDD of  claim 1 , wherein the numerals appear on the display with a first appearance when voice command input is not enabled and with a second appearance when voice command input is enabled. 
     
     
         8 . The AVDD of  claim 7 , wherein the second appearance is characterized by being larger than the first appearance. 
     
     
         9 . Method, comprising:
 presenting a graphical user interface (GUI) on an audio video display device (AVDD) showing plural content information panels arranged in a grid; and   presenting a respective numeral next to but not superimposed on each panel, the numerals indicating a grid position of the respective panel.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the numerals have an appearance when voice command input is enabled that is not present on the display when voice command input is not enabled. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the GUI includes eight content panels and a current video panel together arranged in a three by three grid, the eight content panels being changed responsive to viewer input requiring a change to the content panels, the current video panel not being changed responsive to viewer input requiring a change to the content panels. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , comprising, responsive to a determination that voice command input mode is enabled, indicating that voice command input mode is enabled using a voice command input mode enable icon on the GUI. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the voice command input mode enable icon is not presented responsive to a determination that voice command input mode is not enabled, the method including causing the voice command input mode enable icon to appear on the display responsive to a determination that voice command input mode is enabled. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the voice command input mode enable icon is presented responsive to a determination that voice command input mode is not enabled with a first appearance, the method including causing the voice command input mode enable icon to appear on the display with a second appearance different from the first appearance responsive to a determination that voice command input mode is enabled. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the numerals do not appear on the display when voice command input is not enabled. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the numerals appear on the display with a first appearance when voice command input is not enabled and with a second appearance when voice command input is enabled. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the second appearance is characterized by being larger than the first appearance. 
     
     
         18 . Audio video display device (AVDD) comprising:
 processor;   video display presenting demanded images;   computer readable storage medium bearing instructions executable by the processor to:   present on the display a first graphical user interface (GUI) including plural content panels, each content panel representing a respective video content;   present on the display next to each respective content panel a respective numeral, the numerals having an appearance when voice command input is enabled that is not present on the display when voice command input is not enabled; and   present on the display one and only one voice command input mode enable icon indicating that voice command input is enabled.   
     
     
         19 . The AVDD of  claim 18 , wherein the GUI includes eight content panels and a current video panel together arranged in a three by three grid the eight content panels being changed responsive to viewer input requiring a change to the content panels, the current video panel not being changed responsive to viewer input requiring a change to the content panels. 
     
     
         20 . The AVDD of  claim 19 , wherein the processor, responsive to a determination that voice command input mode is enabled, causes the voice command input mode enable icon to appear on the display if not already appearing prior to the determination that voice command input mode is enabled, or to change its appearance if already appearing prior to the determination that voice command input mode is enabled.