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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
May. 31, 2023
Roku, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Snehal Karia, Fremont, CA (US);
Roku, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for enabling a user control mode of a companion application. An example embodiment operates by receiving a selection of a category of content on a media device. The content comprises contextual information. The media device is controlled by the companion application. In response to the receiving the selection, the embodiment enables a user control mode of the companion application. The embodiment then determines a control context for the companion application based on the contextual information. The embodiment then causes a user interface of the companion application to be modified based on the control context. The embodiment then provides for displaying the modified user interface of the companion application.