Patent ID: 8776134
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a television menu, the method comprising: receiving, by a set top terminal (STT) a service associated with a channel selected by a user; receiving, by the STT, a user input comprising a pressing of a single menu button on a remote control device in communication with the STT; and providing, by the STT in response to receiving the pressing of the single menu button, the television menu comprising a plurality of predetermined menu options to be displayed with the selected channel, wherein the plurality of predetermined menu options are context sensitive, and wherein providing the television menu comprising the plurality of predetermined menu options comprises: identifying a first entry associated with the service from a first plurality of entries in a channel data structure stored on the STT, wherein the first entry comprises a channel number and a pointer to a service identifier corresponding to a second entry from a second plurality of entries in a service data structure stored on the STT, and wherein the second entry comprises the service identifier and the plurality of predetermined menu options; identifying the plurality of predetermined menu options associated with the service identifier from the second entry in the service data structure; wherein each of the first plurality of entries comprises one channel number and one pointer to one service identifier corresponding to each of the second plurality entries in the service data structure on one-to-one basis, and each of the second plurality of entries comprises one service identifier and one set of predetermined menu options; and wherein the one set of predetermined menu options is provided based on at least one of factors comprising: frequency of selection of each of the one set plurality of predetermined menu options by the user, and feasibility of providing functionalities associated with each of the one set plurality of predetermined menu options.