Video searching using TV and user interfaces therefor

摘要

Using a TV, a viewer watching broadcast TV or Internet video content on a display can select a “Video Search” application indicating viewer desire to obtain information about a currently playing video program. The application is invoked to send a name of the currently playing video program to a server on the Internet and associated with a database to cause the server to execute a search only of the database associated with the Internet server and not to execute a search of the Internet. The server returns metadata related to the currently playing video program, which is presented on the display along with the currently playing video program.

主权项

1. Audio video (AV) device comprising:
at least one non-transitory computer readable medium with instructions executable by at least one processor to configure the processor for: controlling a display to present a user interface (UI) on the display, the UI including at least a first tab and a second tab; responsive to selection of the first tab in a first mode, presenting on the UI a description of a currently input AV program to the device; responsive to selection of the first tab in a second mode, presenting on the UI names of plural AV programs other than the currently input AV program with which a currently designated person associated with the currently input AV program is also associated; responsive to selection of the second tab in the first mode, presenting on the UI names of plural people associated with the currently input AV program; and responsive to selection of the second tab in the second mode, presenting on the UI biographic information of the currently designated person.