TILE BASED MEDIA CONTENT SELECTION

摘要

Mechanisms are provided for allowing a user to dynamically manage rich media content in an efficient and effective manner. Tiles including media content, personalized video selections, content pack upgrades, and promotions for featured content are presented to a user. Each tile may include calls to view, purchase, discuss, rate, review, or read about associated content. Tiles may be presented as still images, logos, text, or live video. Multiple tiles may be manipulated using keyboard, mouse, touchpad, and/or touchscreen movements, motions, and gestures. In particular examples, an overlay provided on top of a tile mechanism provides a user with additional navigation and management options.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving media content information corresponding to a plurality of video streams from a plurality of content providers; identifying user characteristics information; selecting a first piece of content using the user characteristics information, wherein the first piece of content is selected from the plurality of content providers; generating a first tile corresponding to the first piece of content, the first tile including a first option to playback a media stream corresponding to the first piece of content and a second option to view program information corresponding to the first piece of content; and presenting the first tile to the user on display.