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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2014
Applicants:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Network Entertainment International Llc, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yumiko Tanaka, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jim Unwin, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignees:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, San Mateo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/432 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4825 (2013.01); H04N 21/431 (2013.01); H04N 21/4312 (2013.01); H04N 21/4314 (2013.01); H04N 21/4316 (2013.01); H04N 21/4325 (2013.01); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01); H04N 21/472 (2013.01); H04N 21/47217 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01);
Abstract
A media player in quick menu provides a user with easy access to control content. The media player in the quick menu enables a user to perform operations on the currently watched programming. The media player in the quick menu also provides the user with supplemental information and accessibility to additional content.