Sony Corporation

Sony Electronics Inc

Saturn Licensing LLC

Sabrina Tai-Chen Yeh

Steven Friedlander

David Andrew Young

Yuko Nishikawa

Edgar Allan Tu

Travis Charles Baurmann

Tracy Ho

Jenny Fredriksson

John Salisbury

Michael Donald McDermott

Seth Hill

Sriram Sampathkumaran

Hong Nguyen

Pamela Lynn Covarrubias

A graphical user interface (GUI) for an audio video display device (AVDD) such as a TV includes content panels which can be selected for searching for additional information related to the content underlying the content panels. A history of previous searches is maintained in memory 'stacked' notionally to the left or right of the current display so that a viewer can easily review previous search results using a simple scroll command.

User interface for audio video display device such as TV

A TV display presents a grid of thumbnails representing content available for display from the Internet and next to the grid, a column of thumbnails representing content that conforms to a user-entered query. The conforming content is located by searching the Internet, from an EPG, from local TV storage, and from the TV's home network. Search result thumbnails are prioritized according to user navigation history.

Search query column for internet-connected TV's

By combining data from different sensors (on fitness device, mobile smartphone, smart clothing, other devices or people in same location), an intelligent system provides a better indicator of an individual's physical effort, using rich data sources to enhance quantified metrics such as distance/pace/altitude gain, to provide a clearer picture of an individual's exercise and activity.

Combining data sources to provide accurate effort monitoring

A device includes at least one computer readable storage medium bearing instructions executable by a processor and at least one processor configured for accessing the computer readable storage medium to execute the instructions. The instructions configure the processor for accessing terrain information representing preferred terrain of a user of the device, accessing map information, accessing location information indicating current location of the user, and receiving user input indicating a desire for route information. Based at least in part on time constraints indicated from calendar information, the instructions configure the processor for accessing the location information, terrain information, and map information to determine a route and audibly and/or visually displaying the route on the device.

Determining exercise routes based on device determined information

A television, or other device with television tuner, can be controlled to directly tune to a specific channel name, such as a broadcaster's station name, by using EPG metadata to provide a correlation between a channel number and channel name.

Controlling audio video display device (AVDD) tuning using channel name

A viewer of an audio video display device (AVDD) and transition from a nine panel graphical user interface (GUI) showing a summary degree of metadata to a six panel GUI showing a higher degree of metadata using a horizontal motion.

Next generation user interface for audio video display device such as TV

A graphical user interface (GUI) on an audio video display device (AVDD) can be operated in at least first and second input modes. When the first input mode is active the GUI has a first behavior and/or appearance whereas when the second input mode is active the GUI has a second behavior and/or appearance.

GUI for audio video display device (AVDD) with pervasive appearance but changed behavior depending on command input mode

A 'recommendation' genus entry is added to the list of other genre in a TV 'favorites' menu. Entries in the recommendation genus entry are depicted in a stack and sorted by recommendation strength and channel number. A user can elect to hide the recommendation entry from the favorites menu.

TV user interface with recommended content entry in favorites menu

An initial vertical drag command input to a GUI of a display having a grid of content information panels causes metadata related to one of the content information panels to be displayed, typically overlaid on an information panel adjacent the selected panel. A subsequent vertical drag command causes enhanced metadata to be displayed in a larger window.

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