On screen method and system for changing television channels

摘要

A method, system, and executable instructions are provided that receive a request to change a programming channel, display, on the television screen, an on screen channel changer, the on screen channel changer comprising electronic program guide (“EPG”) information and a number input bar comprising digits, receive, from the remote control, a channel selection based on digits using the on screen channel changer, and change to the selected channel.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, wirelessly by at least one of an infrared and radio frequency module of a television and from a remote control, a request to change a programming channel; displaying, by a microprocessor executable application framework and on a television screen, an on screen channel changer, the displayed on screen channel changer comprising electronic program guide (“EPG”) information and a number input bar comprising digits, wherein the digits range from 0 to 9; receiving, by the application framework and from the remote control, a channel selection based on digits selected by a user using the remote control and the number input bar of the on screen channel changer, wherein the user selects the digits using non-numeric keys of the remote control; and changing, by the application framework, to the selected channel, wherein the remote control comprises: a media center button that, when selected, provides, by the television screen, displayed information regarding one or more of groupings of music, groupings of videos, groupings of photographs, and internal and external computational devices, the computational devices comprising one or more of personal computers, laptops, tablet computers, wireless phones, and removable computer readable media; an application center button that, when selected, provides, by the television screen, displayed information regarding pre-installed and downloaded software applications, wherein the downloaded software applications comprise one or more of a web browser, settings control, and content search algorithms; an application panel button that, when selected, displays, by the television screen, an application panel, wherein the application panel comprises an information panel regarding a selected (pre-installed or previously downloaded) application icon; and a global panel button that, when selected, provides the user, via one or more panels or windows displayed by the television screen, with access to one or more of silos, notifications, a web browser system settings, and information associated therewith.