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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2016
Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Dennis Miloseski, Danville, CA (US);
Justin Koh, Mountain View, CA (US);
GOOGLE LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for presenting home screen shortcuts is disclosed. The method includes receiving a selection of shortcuts to a plurality of applications of at least two different types available for execution on a television device and presenting those shortcuts on a home screen user interface displayed on a TV screen or a second screen device. The method also includes responding to a user selection of one of the shortcuts by causing execution of the application associated with the shortcut, including in response to selection of the TV channel shortcut, executing a set of actions are executed in association with the selected TV channel shortcut. The set of actions at least includes a first action to launch a TV player application associated with the TV channel shortcut and a second action of tuning to the TV channel corresponding to the TV channel shortcut.