Patent ID: 9087126
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium in a receiving device having computer-readable instructions stored therein which, when executed by the computer, causes the computer to implement a method of assisting a user to control one or more video assets, comprising: receiving programming data related to a plurality of video assets over a network from at least one source; presenting on a display, for each of the plurality of video assets, at least one of a clip and a still configured to graphically represent at least one of the plurality of video assets; receiving a first control command from a remote control device having a plurality of keys, each of the plurality of keys being associated with a pre-existing operation; responsive to the first control command initiating an operation not supported by the plurality of keys of the remote control: receiving a second control command from the remote control device, the second control command navigating the on-screen remote to select one of the indicia of enhanced remote control operations; and executing the enhanced remote control operation.