Patent ID: 9185325
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for providing video-on-demand (VOD) in an intelligent television, the method comprising: providing, by a processor of the intelligent television, a first catalog view including at least three different items of VOD content on a display of the intelligent television, wherein each of the at least three different items of VOD content have a watched status comprising one of a not watched status, a partially watched status, and a fully watched status; providing, with the first catalog view, a first user interface device displayed on the display of the intelligent television to sort the at least three different items of VOD content by the watched status; receiving a first selection of the first user interface device to sort the at least three different items of VOD content of the first catalog view based on a first one of the not watched status, the partially watched status, and the fully watched status, wherein the first user interface device is used to select between the three watched statuses; providing a second catalog view of one or more different items of VOD content each with the first one of the not watched status, the partially watched status, and the fully watched status, wherein the first user interface device is displayed with the second catalog view; receiving a second selection of the first user interface device to sort the at least three different items of VOD content of the first catalog view based on a second one of the not watched status, the partially watched status, and the fully watched status; and providing a third catalog view of one or more different items of VOD content each with the second one of the not watched status, the partially watched status, and the fully watched status.