User-defined home screen for ultra high definition (UHD) TV

摘要

A viewer of a UHD may configure one or more home screens that are associated with that viewer at viewer login by selecting one or more home screen templates, each of which includes multiple content panes arranged in a unique layout. The viewer may modify the layout. Each home screen may be associated with a respective content genus so that, for example, when a sports program is presented and the viewer selects a “home” key on a remote commander, a sports-related home screen is presented based on the viewer-selected sports home screen template, whereas when a feature movie is presented and the viewer selects the “home” key, a movie-related home screen is presented based on the viewer-selected movie home screen template.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
presenting plural multi-pane templates on a display of an audio video device (AVD); populating panes of at least a user-selected first template with content; subsequently presenting the first template responsive to a user invocation signal; enabling a user to select first and second templates as first and second home screens; presenting the first home screen responsive to user manipulation of an input element responsive to the AVD presenting a first content genre; and presenting the second home screen responsive to user manipulation of the input element responsive to the AVD presenting a second content genre different from the first content genre.