Patent ID: 9380334
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for providing a user interface in an intelligent television, the method comprising: receiving an action, by a processor of the intelligent television, wherein the action involves a notification for a user; providing, by the processor, the notification to the user, wherein providing the notification includes displaying a user interface with information about the action on the intelligent television, wherein the user interface includes a selectable user interface device; receiving a selection, from the user by the selectable user interface device in the user interface, to dismiss the notification; in response to the selection to dismiss the notification, dismissing, by the processor, the notification; in response to dismissing the notification, providing, by the processor, a missing notification icon in the user interface, wherein the missing notification icon persists until the user takes action on the notification and regardless of changes to content in a display of the intelligent television, and wherein the missing notification icon persists over content on the intelligent television; receiving, by the processor, a dismiss selection on the missing notification icon persisting over content on the intelligent television; and in response to the dismiss selection, dismissing, by the processor, the missing notification icon to show only content on the intelligent television.