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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
May. 12, 2016
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Maxel J. Keene, Ben Lomond, CA (US);
Jonathan Gaiser, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sophia Heeyoun Sung, San Jose, CA (US);
Chris Turkstra, San Jose, CA (US);
Margaret Smith, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Avner Ronen, Chestnut Ridge, NY (US);
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A method of displaying a home menu interface on a content viewing device, such as a television, is described. The interface is comprised of two components: a launcher and an accelerator. Each of these components include multiple tiles. One type of launcher tile represents a content source. The user can select this tile and enable a direct link to the content source application. Only after selecting the tile, does the content source application open. An accelerator is associated with a specific content source. An accelerator tile displays content previews or enables easy playback of content provided by the content source. The user can select an accelerator tile and enable a deep link to the content, taking the user straight to the content, bypassing a hierarchy of menu options.