Patent Publication Number: US-11381874-B2

Title: Personalization of curated offerings of media applications

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS/INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE 
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     FIELD 
     Various embodiments of the disclosure relate to smart display devices and interactive user interfaces for the smart display devices. More specifically, various embodiments of the disclosure relate to an electronic device and method for personalization of curated offerings of media applications. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Smart display devices, especially smart TVs, have evolved to include applications which may be accessed through tiles or icons arranged on screen in a grid or in a sequence. When looking at a selection of tiles or icons that represent available applications or content offered by the applications, a user may typically launch an application to access content and spend time searching for what is of interest. In a Video-on-Demand (VOD) application, for example, a user may spend several minutes looking through a random series of brief content descriptors for each content source and may still be uncertain of what choices to make, even if the tiles are designated as “newly released” programming in a special section as found in popular streaming apps. 
     Further limitations and disadvantages of conventional and traditional approaches will become apparent to one of skill in the art, through comparison of described systems with some aspects of the present disclosure, as set forth in the remainder of the present application and with reference to the drawings. 
     SUMMARY 
     An electronic device and method for personalization of curated offerings of media applications is provided substantially as shown in, and/or described in connection with, at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. 
     These and other features and advantages of the present disclosure may be appreciated from a review of the following detailed description of the present disclosure, along with the accompanying figures in which like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a diagram that illustrates an exemplary network environment for personalization of curated offerings of a media application, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a block diagram that illustrates an exemplary electronic device for personalization of curated offerings of a media application, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a diagram that illustrates exemplary operations for personalization of curated offerings of a media application, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIGS. 4A and 4B  are diagrams that collectively depict an exemplary scenario for personalization of curated offerings of a media application, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIGS. 5A and 5B  are diagrams that collectively illustrate an exemplary scenario for populating a callout window with user-engageable items and presenting curated offerings on the callout window, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 6  is a flowchart that illustrates exemplary operations for personalization of curated offerings of a media application, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The following described implementations may be found in the disclosed electronic device and method for personalization of curated offerings of a media application. Exemplary aspects of the disclosure provide an electronic device (for example, a smart television) which control a display device to render a UI that includes UI elements as interactive tiles. Each UI element may be associated with a presentation metadata (e.g., in the form of JavaScript code). On the UI, the UI elements may be initially inactive. When a focus or a user selection is made for a UI element, the UI element may be activated. Once activated, the electronic device determines a media application that the user may be currently focused on, types of offerings of the media application, and user information, such as user&#39;s most recent activities using the electronic device or the media application. 
     These UI elements in the form of interactive tiles can be managed by the content owner, application creator, or a broadcaster to supply curated content. It can also be managed by the electronic device or personalized by the user. For example, the user can check off what functions the user wants the UI element to perform as standard action items, such as to search content when the user presses the right arrow key or to show recent search terms, or past searches. The down arrow, when pressed, can show a view of trending content of the media application or other content related to user&#39;s content viewing history. The up arrow, when pressed, can show user&#39;s past activity on the media application. All of this may be enabled by XML files or the presentation metadata tied to the UI element. Each UI element may be tagged with an identifier (ID) and each ID may have its own stored presentation metadata, which can be combined with live metadata from a cloud server. 
     Activation of the UI element may occur automatically by simply highlighting the UI element for an on screen focus or by using control functions, such as by hard pressing down on a remote control “select” key and holding it down for a number of seconds while a focus is on the UI element. When activated, the UI element may change its color to indicate a change of state or may shine a different color around the edge. When activated, a callout window may be displayed on the UI within a proximity of the UI element and within a display area of the UI. The callout window may be populated with various options in the form of user-engageable items (such as video players, thumbnails, carousels, stats bars, or tables) so as to extend a viewing area around the activated (or selected) UI element. For example, a callout window may load to the right of the UI element when a right arrow key is pressed on a remote controller in the active state of the UI element. The callout window may list curated offerings of the media application through the user-engageable items, such as a recommendation pane to select recommended videos of the media application, to invite or join a chat session, explore an offer, or watch trending content of the media application. 
     The curated offerings may be selected for the user based on the presentation metadata associated with the UI element and/or user information, such as user activity data or user preference data. The selection of the curated offerings may also depend on recent activities of the user on the electronic device. For example, if the user watches movies, movie choices may be presented as content related to what the user recently watched on the callout window. The callout window may also allow the user to show actions (prioritized by contextual information stored in a personal profile or recent activity data), such as, to chat while watching the movie, to respond to a coupon offer, or to respond to an advertisement on the callout window. This user activity data may be extracted based on implementation of Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) for recent programming content or advertisement watched, historical actions recorded when interacting with the UI, search logs, or cookies (which keep a track of views last shown on the callout window and/or the UI). While the callout window may be displayed alongside the UI element as an extended viewing screen, the user may be allowed to easily access and go through personalized and curated offerings of the media application and select what the user may most likely want to watch or interact with. 
     In contrast, a conventional UI, such as of a conventional smart TV UI, uses tiles or icons as entry points to monolithic applications that run in a walled garden. The monolithic applications are designed to be completely walled off experiences from the rest of content and are typically presented in a sequence where the user goes from one view to the next. Switching back and forth through successive viewing screens may cause the user to lose track of where the user is in the application or to back out like in a website or hit the home key to start over. 
     Each UI element may bring real time updates associated with a type of content that may be served by the media application associated with the UI element. For example, if the UI element is for a Final Four College Basketball app from a TV network, the callout window for Final Four College Basketball app may directly provide game stats, such as live scores, or tournament brackets. With the UI element as an interactive tile that displays the callout window when activated, the user may be able to explore and engage with viewing options for curated offerings of the media application, without ever launching the media application or entering inside the media application. 
     The foregoing summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further disclosed in the detailed description of the present disclosure. This summary is not intended to identify key or essential inventive concepts of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended for determining the scope of the claimed subject matter. 
       FIG. 1  is a diagram that illustrates an exemplary network environment for a personalization of curated offerings of a media application, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. With reference to  FIG. 1 , there is shown a diagram of a network environment  100 . The network environment  100  includes an electronic device  102 , an input device  104 , a display device  106 , and a server  108 . The electronic device  102  may be communicatively coupled to the server  108 , via a communication network  110 . Also, the input device  104  and the display device  106  may be communicatively coupled to the electronic device  102 , via an input/output (I/O) interface or a network interface of the electronic device  102 . In the network environment  100 , there is shown a user  112  who may be associated with the input device  104  and the electronic device  102 . 
     In  FIG. 1 , the electronic device  102  and the display device  106  are shown as two separate devices; however, in some embodiments, the entire functionality of the display device  106  may be included in the electronic device  102 , without a deviation from scope of the disclosure. 
     The electronic device  102  may include suitable logic, circuitry, and interfaces that may be configured to present a set of User Interface (UI) elements  114 A,  114 B . . .  114 N as smart tiles or interactive tiles (e.g., interactive on-screen menu items, interactive icons, or interactive thumbnails) on a UI  116  displayed on the display device  106 . Each UI element may be associated with a media application, for example, a broadcaster application or a Video-On-Demand (VOD) application on the electronic device  102 . Alternatively, in some embodiments, at least one UI element may indicate curated offerings of at least one media application. As the user  112  may interact with or select one of the set of UI elements  114 A,  114 B . . .  114 N, the electronic device  102  may be responsible for managing the interactivity, responsive behavior, and presentation of a callout window  118  for the selected UI element  114 A based on user information and presentation metadata associated with the selected UI element  114 A. For example, the presentation metadata may describe the interactivity, the responsive behavior, and content to include in the callout window  118  for the selected UI element  114 A. 
     In an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device  102  may be a display-enabled media player and the display device  106  may be included in the electronic device  102 . Examples of such an implementation of the electronic device  102  may include, but are not limited to, a smart television (TV), an Internet-Protocol TV (IPTV), a smartphone, a personal computer, a laptop, a tablet, a wearable electronic device, or any other display device with a capability to receive, decode, and play content encapsulated in broadcasting signals from cable or satellite networks, over-the-air broadcast, or internet-based communication signals. 
     In another exemplary embodiment, the electronic device  102  may be an Internet-based media player that may be configured to communicate with the display device  106 , via a wired or a wireless connection. Examples of such an implementation of the electronic device  102  may include, but are not limited to, a digital media player (DMP), a micro-console, a TV tuner, an ATSC3.0 tuner, a set-top-box, an Over-the-Top (OTT) player, a digital media streamer, a media extender/regulator, a digital media hub, a computer workstation, a mainframe computer, a handheld computer, a mobile phone, a wearable display device, a laptop, a smart appliance, and/or any other computing device with content streaming and playback functionality. 
     The input device  104  may include suitable logic, circuitry, and interfaces that may be configured to receive user actions(s) and share the received user actions(s) with the electronic device  102 . For example, the input device  104  may include a directional-pad (also referred to as a D-pad). With every key-press on the D-pad, a user action may be recorded and shared with the electronic device  102 . The user action may be converted to a user input, such as, for navigating menu items or for selection of one or more UI elements from the set of UI elements  114 A,  114 B . . .  114 N. The input device  104  may be configured to communicate with the electronic device  102 , via a suitable communication protocol. Examples of the implementation of the input device  104  may include, but are not limited to, a micro-console, a smartphone, a smart remote, a TV remote, a smart speaker, or a wearable electronic device. 
     The display device  106  may include suitable logic, circuitry, and interfaces that may be configured to display the UI  116  that includes the set of UI elements  114 A,  114 B . . .  114 N in a display area  120  of the UI  116 . In at least one embodiment, the display device  106  may include a touch screen which may enable the user  112  to provide user input(s) directly via the touch screen. The display device  106  may be realized through several known technologies such as, but not limited to, at least one of a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) display, a Light Emitting Diode (LED) display, a plasma display, or an Organic LED (OLED) display technology, or other display devices. In at least one embodiment, the display device  106  may refer to a display unit of a smart TV, a head mounted device (HMD), a smart-glass device, a see-through display, a heads-up-display (HUD), an in-vehicle infotainment system, a projection-based display, an electro-chromic display, or a transparent display. 
     The server  108  may include suitable logic, circuitry, and interfaces that may be configured to store user information and/or presentation metadata associated with one or more media applications on the electronic device  102 . The server  108  may be implemented as a cloud server and may execute operations through web applications, cloud applications, HTTP requests, repository operations, file transfer, and the like. Other example implementations of the server  108  may include, but are not limited to, a database server, a file server, a web server, a media server, an application server, a mainframe server, or a cloud computing server. 
     In at least one embodiment, the server  108  may be implemented as a plurality of distributed cloud-based resources by use of several technologies that are well known to those ordinarily skilled in the art. A person with ordinary skill in the art will understand that the scope of the disclosure may not be limited to the implementation of the server  108  and the electronic device  102  as two separate entities. In certain embodiments, the functionalities of the server  108  can be incorporated in its entirety or at least partially in the electronic device  102 , without a departure from the scope of the disclosure. 
     The communication network  110  may include a communication medium through which the electronic device  102 , the input device  104 , the display device  106 , and the server  108  may communicate with each other. The communication network  110  may be a wired or wireless communication network. Examples of the communication network  110  may include, but are not limited to, Internet, a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) network, a Personal Area Network (PAN), a Local Area Network (LAN), or a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN). 
     Various devices in the network environment  100  may be configured to connect to the communication network  110 , in accordance with various wired and wireless communication protocols. Examples of such wired and wireless communication protocols may include, but are not limited to, at least one of a Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), User Datagram Protocol (UDP), Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Zig Bee, EDGE, IEEE 802.11, light fidelity (Li-Fi), 802.16, IEEE 802.11s, IEEE 802.11g, multi-hop communication, wireless access point (AP), device to device communication, cellular communication protocols, and Bluetooth (BT) communication protocols. 
     In operation, the electronic device  102  may control the display device  106  to display the UI  116 . The UI  116  may be, for example, an on-screen menu, a home page of a media application on the electronic device  102 , a start screen, a landing page of a web application, a content catalogue page, an application launch interface, or a TV menu. The UI  116  may be configured to display graphical and/or non-graphical elements, such as the set of UI elements  114 A,  114 B . . .  114 N and/or other menu items as user-selectable options to access curated offerings of one or more media applications on the electronic device  102 . 
     The set of UI elements  114 A,  114 B . . .  114 N may be associated with one or more media applications installed on the electronic device  102  or accessible via the electronic device  102 . Examples of a media application may include, but are not limited to, a media streaming application, a broadcaster application, a VOD application, a video editing application, a chat application, a social media application, a gaming application, or a multimedia application which include one or more of: a gaming feature, a social networking feature, a chat feature, or an audio/video streaming service. 
     Each UI element of the set of UI elements  114 A,  114 B . . .  114 N may be of a suitable shape, size, or appearance. For example, the UI  116  may be a TV menu and each of the set of UI elements  114 A,  114 B . . .  114 N may be an interactive tile that may be configured to display a graphic as an identifier of a corresponding media application. By way of example, and not limitation, the displayed graphic may be one of: a static icon, a live or internet-updated graphic, a logo, a static thumbnail, a video thumbnail, or a carousel tile. 
     The set of UI elements  114 A,  114 B . . .  114 N may be arranged on the UI  116  in one of: a grid-pattern or a progressive liner series. For example, each UI element may be arranged in a two dimensional (2D) grid cell of a 2D grid-based menu (i.e. the UI  116 ) or in a progression of horizontally or vertically scrollable tiles. At any time-instant, if the user  112  intends to select one of a set of curated offerings of a media application, the user  112  may provide a first user input for a selection of the UI element  114 A from the set of UI elements  114 A,  114 B . . .  114 N to the electronic device  102 . For example, the first user input may be provided via the D-pad of the input device  104 . The input device  104  may share the first user input with the electronic device  102 . 
     The electronic device  102  may select the UI element  114 A based on the received first user input. Such a selection may activate the UI element  114 A, which may be initially in an inactive state. For example, as an interactive tile, the selected UI element  114 A may be activated automatically when the UI element  114 A is highlighted or brought under an on-screen focus on the UI  116 . Additionally, or alternatively, the selected UI element  114 A may be activated by using control functions, such as by hard pressing down on a remote control&#39;s “select” key and holding it down for a number of seconds while the focus is on the UI element  114 A. When activated, the UI element  114 A may change its color or other appearance attributes to indicate a change of state. Once the UI element  114 A is in the active state, it may show a different color around its edge to provider the user  112 , a feedback that active state is set to ‘ON’. In at least one embodiment, the UI element  114 A may also bounce or move to show the change of state. The UI element  114 A may use associated programmed logic (e.g., JSON-based logic or XML-based logic) to identify when the on-screen highlight or screen focus is on the UI element  114 A, which may then trigger expanded functions associated with the UI element  114 A, as described herein. 
     The electronic device  102  may control the display device  106  to display the callout window  118  based on the selection of the UI element  114 A. When the UI element  114 A is activated, the callout window  118  may be displayed in proximity of the selected UI element  114 A and within the display area  120  of the UI  116 . 
     The electronic device  102  may select a set of curated offerings of the media applications for the user  112  of the electronic device  102 . In at least one embodiment, the selected set of curated offerings may include one or more of: a set of user-consumable offerings and/or a set of action-based offerings. For example, the set of user-consumable offerings may include new content recommendations, context-based content recommendations, advertisements, a list of recently viewed content, a summary of recent user activities on the media application, statistical information associated with at least one topic-of-interest, and the like. Similarly, the set of action-based offerings may include content items with interactive overlays, call-to-action items, an in-app commenting platform, an in-app social networking application, an in-app messaging application, an in-app search platform, an in-app chat-based application, and the like. 
     The set of curated offerings may be selected based on user information, as described herein. The user information may be collected by the electronic device  102  and may include user activity data and/or user preference data. The user activity data may include a content viewing history, a usage log of the media application, user&#39;s search history for the media application, a first set of historical user interactions with one or more past offerings of the media application, and a second set of historical user interactions with user-engageable items (such as thumbnails clicks, ad impressions, or reading content descriptions) for the one or more past offerings. The user preference data may include likes and dislikes for content categories associated with the media application. For example, the selected UI element  114 A may be associated with a VOD application that may provide a set of movies of different genres as curated offerings. The electronic device  102  may determine user&#39;s historical interactions with the VOD application, such as a number of times the user  112  may have selected movies, watched movies, searched, or socially interacted with movies of the action genre as compared to movies of any other genre. 
     Additionally, or alternatively, the set of curated offerings may be selected based on the presentation metadata associated the UI element  114 A. Information specified in the presentation metadata may be used to control appearance, size, or position of the selected UI element  114 A on the UI  116 . Also, the presentation metadata may be used to control a responsive behavior, interactivity, or animation effects associated with the selected UI element  114 A, when activated, based on the first user input or subsequent user inputs. As the presentation metadata can be created, edited, or updated at any time by an admin of the media application, an admin of the electronic device  102 , or an offering provider, the selection of the set of curated offerings and/or a set of user-engageable items  122  for the selected set of curated offerings can be set through configurable lists. More specifically, the admin of the media application, the admin of the electronic device  102 , or the offering provider can at any time specify the set of curated offerings that should be offered via the callout window  118  and the set of user-engageable items  122  that should be displayed for the selected set of curated offerings, by updating the configurable lists in the presentation metadata. 
     The presentation metadata may be received when a client-side interface of the media application is accessed or installed on the electronic device  102 . By way of example, and not limitation, the presentation metadata may include one or more of: a database that includes all curated offerings of the media application, a configurable layout of a set of user-engageable items  122  on the callout window  118 , or a set of executable API calls. The set of executable API calls may be for at least one curated offering of the set of curated offerings. Additionally, or alternatively, the presentation metadata may include a first configurable list that includes links to the set of curated offerings of the media application for the user  112  and a second configurable list that includes the set of user-engageable items  122  for the set of curated offerings. Additionally, or alternatively, the presentation metadata may include a set of effects, such as transition effects or animation effects for the selected UI element  114 A. 
     The electronic device  102  may further control the display device  106  to populate the displayed callout window  118  with the set of user-engageable items  122 , which may be linked to the selected set of curated offerings. The set of user-engageable items  122  may be selected based on the user information or the presentation metadata associated with the selected UI element  114 A. For example, the set of user-engageable items  122  may include one or more of: in-app clickable thumbnails, content preview windows, video players, playable thumbnails, image/video carousels, slideshows, tiles, link previews, clickable grid cards, dynamic or static tables, or Graphical UI elements integrated with the set of action-based offerings. For example, the callout window  118  may load to the right of the selected UI element (e.g., when pressing the right arrow key in the active state) and may be populated with the set of user-engageable items  122 . Using the set of user-engageable items  122 , the user  112  may be able to select one or more of the set of curated offerings of the media application, such as, to select recommended videos of the media application, invite a chat session, join an ongoing chat session, explore an offer or advertised product or service offering of the media application, or watch trending or content related to recent user activity on the media application. 
     It should be noted that the position, the orientation, the arrangement, the shape, or other presentation attributes of each UI element and each user-engageable item is merely provided as an example in  FIG. 1  and should not be construed as limiting for the disclosure. The present disclosure may be also applicable to other positions, orientations, arrangements, shape, or other presentation attributes of UI elements and user-engageable items, without a deviation from the scope of the disclosure. 
     Modifications, additions, or omissions may be made to  FIG. 1  without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. For example, the network environment  100  may include more or fewer elements than those illustrated and described in the present disclosure. In some embodiments, the network environment  100  may include the electronic device  102  but not the input device  104 . 
       FIG. 2  is a block diagram that illustrates an exemplary electronic device for personalization of curated offerings of a media application, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.  FIG. 2  is explained in conjunction with elements from  FIG. 1 . With reference to  FIG. 2 , there is shown a block diagram  200  of the electronic device  102 . The electronic device  102  may include circuitry  202 , a memory  204 , an input/output (I/O) device  206 , and a network interface  208 . In at least one embodiment, the electronic device  102  may also include the display device  106 . The circuitry  202  may be communicatively coupled to the memory  204 , the I/O device  206 , the network interface  208 , the input device  104 , and the display device  106 . 
     The circuitry  202  may include suitable logic, circuitry, and interfaces that may be configured to execute program instructions associated with different operations to be executed by the electronic device  102 . The circuitry  202  may include one or more specialized processing units, which may be implemented as an integrated processor or a cluster of processors that perform the functions of the one or more specialized processing units, collectively. The circuitry  202  may be implemented based on a number of processor technologies known in the art. Examples of implementations of the circuitry  202  may be an x86-based processor, a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), a Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC) processor, an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) processor, a Complex Instruction Set Computing (CISC) processor, a microcontroller, a central processing unit (CPU), and/or other computing circuits. 
     The memory  204  may include suitable logic, circuitry, and interfaces that may be configured to store the program instructions to be executed by the circuitry  202 . In at least one embodiment, the memory  204  may store the presentation metadata associated with each UI element of the set of UI elements  114 A,  114 B . . .  114 N and files associated with one or more media applications installed on the electronic device  102  or accessible via the electronic device  102 . The memory  204  may also store the user information associated with each media application installed or accessible on the electronic device  102 . Examples of implementation of the memory  204  may include, but are not limited to, Random Access Memory (RAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), Hard Disk Drive (HDD), a Solid-State Drive (SSD), a CPU cache, and/or a Secure Digital (SD) card. 
     The I/O device  206  may include suitable logic, circuitry, and interfaces that may be configured to receive an input and provide an output based on the received input. The I/O device  206  which includes various input and output devices, may be configured to communicate with the circuitry  202 . Examples of the I/O device  206  may include, but are not limited to, a touch screen, a keyboard, a mouse, a joystick, a microphone, a display device (such as the display device  106 ), and a speaker. 
     The network interface  208  may include suitable logic, circuitry, and interfaces that may be configured to facilitate a communication between the circuitry  202  and the server  108 , via the communication network  110 . The network interface  208  may be implemented by use of various known technologies to support wired or wireless communication of the electronic device  102  with the communication network  110 . The network interface  208  may include, but is not limited to, an antenna, a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, one or more amplifiers, a tuner, one or more oscillators, a digital signal processor, a coder-decoder (CODEC) chipset, a subscriber identity module (SIM) card, or a local buffer circuitry. 
     The network interface  208  may be configured to communicate via wireless communication with networks, such as the Internet, an Intranet or a wireless network, such as a cellular telephone network, a wireless local area network (LAN), and a metropolitan area network (MAN). The wireless communication may use one or more of a plurality of communication standards, protocols and technologies, such as Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE), wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), Bluetooth, Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) (such as IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g or IEEE 802.11n), voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), light fidelity (Li-Fi), Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (Wi-MAX), a protocol for email, instant messaging, and a Short Message Service (SMS). 
     The functions or operations executed by the electronic device  102 , as described in  FIG. 1 , may be performed by the circuitry  202 . Operations executed by the circuitry  202  are described in detail, for example, in  FIGS. 3, 4A, 4B, 5A, and 5B . 
       FIG. 3  is a diagram that illustrates exemplary operations for personalization of curated offerings of a media application, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.  FIG. 3  is explained in conjunction with elements from  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2 . With reference to  FIG. 3 , there is shown a block diagram  300  that illustrates exemplary operations from  302 A to  302 F, as described herein. The exemplary operations illustrated in the block diagram  300  may start at  302 A and may be performed by any computing system, apparatus, or device, such as by the electronic device  102  of  FIG. 1  or  FIG. 2 . Although illustrated with discrete blocks, the exemplary operations associated with one or more blocks of the block diagram  300  may be divided into additional blocks, combined into fewer blocks, or eliminated, depending on the particular implementation. 
     At  302 A, a UI  304  may be displayed. The circuitry  202  may control the display device  106  to display the UI  304 . The UI  304  may include a set of UI elements  306 A,  306 B . . .  306 N associated with one or more media applications  308  that may be installed on the electronic device  102  or accessible via the electronic device  102 . Examples of such media applications may include, but are not limited to, a media streaming application, a broadcaster application, a VOD application, a video editing application, a chat application, a social media application, a gaming application, or a multimedia application which includes one or more of: a gaming feature, a social media feature, a chat feature, or an audio/video streaming service. 
     The UI  304  may be displayed as part of or as an on-screen menu and may provide an interface where the one or more media applications  308  and/or curated offerings of the one or more media applications  308  can be listed so that the user  112  can select one of the one or more media applications  308 . For example, in cases where the electronic device  102  is a smart TV, the UI  304  may be a TV menu or an interactive programming guide and may display the set of UI elements  306 A,  306 B . . .  306 N as programmed or interactive tiles. Each of such programmed tiles may be associated with a presentation metadata  310  and may display a graphic, such as a logo or another trademark as an identifier of an associated media application or a curated offering, such as an image, a cover, or a label of one of the TV shows that the associated media application may be streaming at that time-instant. On the UI  304 , the circuitry  202  may arrange the set of UI elements  306 A,  306 B . . .  306 N in one of: a grid-pattern or a progressive linear series (as shown in  FIG. 4A  and  FIG. 4B , for example). 
     While the set of UI elements  306 A,  306 B . . .  306 N is rendered as a group of interactive tiles on the UI  304 , each UI element may be assigned a programmed logic (for example, JavaScript logic) in the form of the presentation metadata  310 , which may be created or updated at any time by the admin of an associated media application, the admin of the electronic device  102 , or the offering provider (such as a content creator, advertiser, etc.). Each UI element may seek out and read associated metadata structures in the presentation metadata  310  to determine how the respective UI element can be used. 
     At  302 B, a UI element selection may be performed. For the UI element selection, the circuitry  202  may receive a first user input from the input device  104 . The first user input may correspond to a selection of a UI element  306 A from the set of UI elements  306 A,  306 B . . .  306 N displayed on the UI  304  of the display device  106 . Based on the received first user input, the circuitry  202  may select the UI element  306 A from the set of UI elements  306 A,  306 B . . .  306 N. The UI element  306 A may be associated with a media application  308 A installed on the electronic device  102  or accessible via the electronic device  102 . In some embodiments, the selected UI element  306 A may be initially in an inactive state and after the selection, the selected UI element  306 A may transition to an active state. During the transition, the circuitry  202  may apply a transition effect on the selected UI element  306 A. For example, the transition effect may be one or more of a fade effect, a blind effect, a bounce effect, a clip effect, a drop effect, an explode effect, a fold effect, a highlight effect, a pulsate effect, a scale effect, a shake effect, a resize effect, a slide effect, a transfer effect, or other known effects. 
     By way of example, and not limitation, the selected UI element  306 A may be activated automatically when the user  112  uses the input device  104  to simply highlight the UI element  306 A or uses control functions of the input device  104 , such as by a hard press on a “select” key of the input device  104  for a number of seconds. When selected, the UI element  306 A may change its color or other appearance attributes (shape, size, transparency, etc.) to indicate a change of state. Once the selected UI element  306 A is in the active state, the selected UI element  306 A may shine a different color around its edge to give the user  112  a feedback that the active state is set to ‘ON’. The selected UI element  306 A may also bounce or move to show the change of state. As the set of UI elements  306 A,  306 B . . .  306 N are associated with JavaScript or other suitable logic, the selected UI element  306 A may be able to detect when an on-screen highlight or a screen focus is placed on it, which may then trigger the expanded functions, as described herein. 
     At  302 C, a callout window  312  may be displayed based on the selection of the UI element  306 A. The circuitry  202  may control the display device  106  to display the callout window  312  within a proximity of the selected UI element  306 A and within a display area  304 A of the UI  304  displayed on the display device  106 . The callout window  312  may be displayed next to the selected UI element  306 A within the UI  304  while the UI  304  remains in background. 
     In at least one embodiment, once the UI element  306 A is selected, the circuitry  202  may wait for another user input to determine if the user  112  wants to access expanded functions (e.g., to load the callout window  312 ) of the media application  308 A associated with the selected UI element  306 A. For instance, the user  112  may press one of the selection keys on the input device  104  to provide a second user input, which may be received by the circuitry  202 . Based on the second user input, the circuitry  202  may control the display device  106  to display the callout window  312  within the proximity of the selected UI element  306 A and within the display area  304 A of the UI  304 . 
     At  302 D, curated offerings of the media application  308 A may be selected. The circuitry  202  may select a set of curated offerings of the media application  308 A for the user  112 . The set of curated offerings may include one or more of: a set of user consumable offerings and/or a set of action-based offerings. For example, the set of user consumable offerings may include new content recommendations (TV programs, video-based or audio-based programs (such as podcasts), etc.), context-based content recommendations, advertisements, a list of recently viewed content, a summary of recent user activities on the media application  308 A, or statistical information associated with at least one topic-of-interest (for example, related sports, music, news, etc.). The set of action-based offerings may be items or content with which the user  112  can interact in the callout window  312  and may include, for example, content items with interactive overlays, call-to-action items, an in-app commenting platform, an in-app social networking application, an in-app messaging application, an in-app search platform, or an in-app chat-based application. 
     The set of curated offerings may be selected based on user information  314 . In one embodiment, the circuitry  202  may collect the user information  314  which may include user activity data and user preference data. The user activity data may correspond to current as well as past activities of the user  112  on the electronic device  102 . For example, the user activity data may include a content viewing history, a usage log of the media application  308 A, user&#39;s search history for the media application  308 A, a first set of historical user interactions with one or more past offerings of the media application  308 A, and a second set of historical user interactions with a set of user-engageable items  316  for the one or more past offerings of the media application  308 A. Similarly, the user preference data may correspond to a set of preferences (for example likes and dislikes of content categories) of the user  112  for different offerings of the media application  308 A. For example, the user preference data may be created based on the user activity data, such as by identifying types of offerings and associated categories which may most likely be of interest to the user  112  based on historical user activities, including search queries, content views, likes, dislikes, social media footprints, clicks, purchases, impressions, and the like. 
     As an example, if the user  112  regularly watches a live stream of a TV show “X” on a media application “A”, then the content category or genre tags of the TV show “X” may be included in the user preference data. In some embodiments, the circuitry  202  may determine types of content that the media application  308 A may offer as curated offerings of the media application  308 A. Such a determination may be done based on the techniques, such as Contents Recognition (CR) or based on metadata included in Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC 3.0) signals for content broadcasts. For example, if the media application  308 A offers news content and movies, the circuitry  202  may determine whether the user  112  watches the news or the movies and may generate the user preference data based on a type of content that the user  112  frequently watches on the media application  308 A. 
     Additionally, or alternatively, the set of curated offerings may be selected based on the presentation metadata  310  associated with the selected UI element, as described herein. Information specified in the presentation metadata  310  may be used to control appearance, size, or position of the selected UI element  306 A on the UI  304 . Also, the presentation metadata  310  may be used to control a responsive behavior, interactivity, or animation effects associated with the selected UI element  306 A when activated based on the first user input or subsequent user inputs. 
     As the presentation metadata  310  can be created, edited, or updated at any time by an admin of the media application  308 A, an admin of the electronic device  102 , or an offering provider, the selection of the set of curated offerings and/or the set of user-engageable items  316  for the set of curated offerings can be set through configurable lists. More specifically, the admin of the media application  308 A, the admin of the electronic device  102 , or the offering provider can at any time specify the set of curated offerings that should be offered via the callout window  312  and the set of user-engageable items  316  that should be displayed as engageable selection options for the selected set of curated offerings by updating configurable lists of the presentation metadata  310 . 
     In accordance with the embodiment, the circuitry  202  may receive an input from one or more of: the admin of the electronic device  102 , the admin of the media application  308 A or the offering provider. The offering provider may be an entity which published offering(s) on the media application  308 A. For example, the offering provider may be an advertiser network that publishes ads or a content creator that publishes programming content on the media application  308 A. The received input may include metadata information associated with the selected UI element  306 A of the media application  308 A. The circuitry  202  may generate the presentation metadata  310  based on the metadata information in the input. The presentation metadata  310  may be updated regularly (for example, weekly or daily) based on new inputs from one or more of: the admin of the electronic device  102 , the admin of the media application  308 A, or the offering provider. By updating the presentation metadata  310 , the admin of the media application  308 A, the admin of the electronic device  102 , or the offering provider may be able to control what the user  112  sees first on the displayed callout window  312  when the callout window  312  loads within the display area  304 A of the UI  304 . 
     The presentation metadata  310  may be received in an Extensible Markup Language (XML) or JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format when a client-end interface of the media application  308 A is installed or accessed on the electronic device  102 . By way of example, and not limitation, the presentation metadata  310  may include one or more of: a database that includes all curated offerings of the media application  308 A, a configurable layout of the set of user-engageable items  316  on the callout window  312 , or a set of executable API calls. When specified, these executable API calls may integrate functionalities of third party (3 rd ) applications on the callout window  312 . Examples of such functionalities may include, but are not limited to, a social media post, a commenting platform, an interface of a chat application, or an ability to stream program/content of a 3 rd  party application. Additionally, or alternatively, the presentation metadata  310  may include a first configurable list that includes links to the set of curated offerings of the media application  308 A and a second configurable list that includes a set of user-engageable items  316  for the set of curated offerings. The set of executable API calls may be for at least one curated offering of the set of curated offerings specified in the links of the first configurable list. Additionally, or alternatively, the presentation metadata  310  may include a set of effects, such as transition effects or animation effects for the selected UI element  306 A. At times, by updating the presentation metadata  310 , the admin of the media application  308 A, the admin of the electronic device  102 , or the offering provider may update one or more of: the database of all the curated offerings of the media application  308 A, the configurable layout of user-engageable items on the callout window  312 , the set of executable API calls, the first configurable list, or the second configurable list. 
     By way of example, and not limitation, if the media application  308 A is a VOD application, the database of curated offerings may include video-based programs, which may be categorized for the user  112  into recommended programs, location-specific programs (e.g., news), language-specific programs (based on user&#39;s language preference), genre-specific programs, and the like. The first configurable list may include links to a set of recommended videos, context-specific ads, or recently viewed content, as the user preference data may indicate that the user  112  prefers to watch the set of recommended videos. The second configurable list may contain the set of user-engageable items  316 , for example, a set of video-based thumbnails for the set of recommended videos, a popup for the context-specific ads, a chat box window in which the user  112  may discuss or share views on viewed content, and a set of thumbnails for the recently viewed content. The configurable layout may provide information about the layout of the set of user-engageable items  316  on the callout window  312 . The set of executable API calls may allow the media application  308 A to integrate functionalities and/or application interfaces of 3 rd  party applications on the callout window  312 . For example, if the VOD application allows the user  112  to login to a 3 rd  party social media application to access a comment or a chat-based platform of the social media application on the callout window  312 , the media application  308 A may link an executable API call to a social-media log in button, which when selected, will use authenticated user credentials to access the comment or the chat-based platform of the social media application on the callout window  312 . When selected, the social-media log in button (i.e. a user-engageable item) may trigger the executable API call to an API endpoint associated with a server of the social media application. 
     An exemplary embodiment for Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based selection of the set of curated offerings is described herein. The circuitry  202  may extract, from the user information  314  or the presentation metadata  310 , one or more data points associated with the user  112 . For example, a data point (D 1 ) may include a log of user activity between 9:00 PM to 12:00 AM for a two week period. The circuitry  202  may input the extracted one or more data points to an AI model  318 . By way of example, and not limitation, the AI model  318  may be a neural network-based classifier and may be trained to identify a relationship between inputs and class labels (or outputs). The AI model  318  may be defined by its hyper-parameters, for example, a number of weights, a cost function, an input size, a number of layers, or a neural network topology. The hyper-parameters of the AI model  318  may be tuned before or during training and weights may be updated during the training to achieve a global minima of a cost function. After several epochs of training on the inputs of a training dataset, the AI model  318  may be trained to output a prediction/classification result for new unseen inputs. 
     The AI model  318  may include electronic data, which may be implemented, for example, as a software component, and may rely on code databases, libraries, external scripts, or other logic or instructions for execution by a processing device, such as, by the circuitry  202  of the electronic device  102 . The AI model  318  may include code and routines configured to enable a computing device, such as circuitry  202  to perform one or more operations for classification of one or more inputs into class labels. Additionally, or alternatively, the AI model  318  may be implemented using hardware including a processor, a microprocessor (e.g., to perform or control performance of one or more operations), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). Alternatively, in some embodiments, the AI model  318  may be implemented using a combination of hardware and software. 
     The circuitry  202  may receive an AI-based recommendation as output of the AI model  318  for the input that includes the extracted one or more data points. The AI-based recommendation may include one or more curated offerings of the media application  308 A as a recommendation for the user  112 . For example, in case of D 1  as input, the AI-based recommendation may include a likelihood score assigned to a group of curated offerings of the media application  308 A. A high likelihood score for a TV show (A) may indicate that the user  112  may most likely prefer to watch the TV show (A) between 9:00 PM and 12:00 AM. The circuitry  202  may control the display device  106  to select the set of curated offerings for the user  112  further based on the received AI based recommendation. 
     By way of an example, and not limitation, the media application  308 A may be a hybrid application that may include a shopping service, a gaming service, and a VOD streaming service. The circuitry  202  may provide user&#39;s search history for the media application  308 A of last two weeks as an input to the AI model  318 . The circuitry  202  may receive an AI-based recommendation that may include a poker game and a video program (A) as suitable recommendations for the user  112 . In such an instance, the poker game and the video program (A) may be included in the selected set of curated offerings for the user  112 . 
     Another exemplary embodiment for AI-based selection of the set of curated offerings is described herein. The circuitry  202  may extract a set of data points from the user information  314 , which may include a content viewing history and past content recommendations for the user  112 . The circuitry  202  may input the extracted set of data points to the AI model  318  and may receive an AI-based analysis as an output of the AI model  318  for the input. The AI based analysis for the user  112  may include likes and dislikes for content categories associated with the media application  308 A. Based on the received AI-based analysis, the set of curated offerings may be selected for the user  112 . 
     By way of example, and not limitation, the media application  308 A may be a VOD application that may have audio/video content related to different genres, for example “action”, “comedy”, “romance”, or a combination thereof. The user  112  may have watched videos related to “action” and “comedy” in past. The circuitry  202  may extract data points that include the content viewing history (i.e. for “action” and “comedy” genres) and past content recommendations. These extracted data points may be provided as an input to the AI model  318 . The AI model  318  may generate an AI-based analysis that may include likes and dislikes of the user  112 . The likes may include content or shows related to “action” and “comedy” genre and the dislikes may include shows related to the “romance” genre. The set of curated offerings for the user  112  may be selected further based on the AI-based analysis that includes the likes and the dislikes of the user  112 . 
     At  302 E, the displayed callout window  312  may be populated. The circuitry  202  may control the display device  106  to populate the displayed callout window  312  with the set of user-engageable items  316 , which may be linked to the selected set of curated offerings. The set of user-engageable items  316  may include, for example, in-app clickable thumbnails, content preview windows, video players, playable thumbnails, image/video carousels, slideshows, tiles, link previews, clickable grid cards, dynamic or static tables, Graphical UI elements integrated with a set of action-based offerings, and the like. As an example, the set of user-engageable items  316  may include a first user-engageable item  316 A as a video player linked to a new episode of TV program, a second user-engageable item  316 B as a set of in-app clickable thumbnails for past episodes of the TV program, and a third user-engageable item  316 C as a recommendation window that includes in-app clickable thumbnails linked to episodes of other TV programs which may be contextually related to the TV program, user preferences, or user activities. Example scenarios associated with callout windows are described in  FIGS. 4A, 4B, 5A , and  5 B. 
     In at least one embodiment, the circuitry  202  may also determine a presentation attribute for each user-engageable item of the set of user-engageable items  316 . The presentation attribute may control a position of each user-engageable item on the callout window  312 , appearance, size, a display template (such as, from one of a thumbnail, a video-thumbnail, a video player, a carousel, or a list), or transition effects for each user-engageable item. The presentation attribute may be applicable for each user-engageable item before, on, or after a user selection is made. Such determination may be done based on the presentation metadata  310  associated with the media application  308 A or the user information  314 . Based on such determination, the displayed callout window  312  may be populated with the set of user-engageable items  316 . 
     At  302 F, user-engageable item selection may be performed. For such selection, the circuitry  202  may receive a third user input via the input device  104 . The circuitry  202  may select the first user-engageable item  316 A from the set of user-engageable items  316  based on the received third user input. The first user-engageable item  316 A may be linked to a curated offering of the selected set of curated offerings. Once selected, the circuitry  202  may control the display device  106  to present the curated offering onto the displayed callout window  312 . Alternatively, in some embodiments, the circuitry  202  may control the display device  106  to load an application UI associated with the curated offering and may present the curated offering onto the application UI. 
     By way of example, and not limitation, the selected first user-engageable item  316 A may be an in-app clickable carousel of photos, which may be used as a medium to advertise new or upcoming video-based programs, affiliate products, or services. The carousel of the photos may be linked to one or more of the set of curated offerings selected for the user  112  of the media application  308 A. 
     By way of another example, and not limitation, the selected first user-engageable item  316 A may be a Graphical UI (GUI) element integrated with an action-based offering, such as an advertisement of a product on sale or an invite for a chat session in relation to a live broadcast of live programming content on the displayed callout window  312 . When the user  112  selects the first user-engageable item  316 A, the circuitry  202  may control the display device  106  to display the application UI to access and/or interact with the selected action-based offering. 
       FIGS. 4A and 4B  are diagrams that collectively depict an exemplary scenario for personalization of curated offerings of a media application, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.  FIG. 4A  and  FIG. 4B  are explained in conjunction with elements from  FIGS. 1, 2, and 3 . With reference to  FIGS. 4A and 4B , there is shown an exemplary scenario  400 . In the exemplary scenario  400 , there is shown a smart TV  402 , which may be an exemplary implementation of the electronic device  102  of  FIG. 1  or  FIG. 2 . There is further shown a display panel  404  as an exemplary implementation of the display device  106 , and a remote controller  406  as an exemplary implementation of the input device  104 . There is further shown a user  408  who is holding the remote controller  406  in front of the smart TV  402 . 
     The circuitry  202  may control the smart TV  402  to display a UI  410  on the display panel  404  on the smart TV  402 . The UI  410  may include a set of UI elements, such as a UI element  412 A, a second UI element  412 B and an Nth UI element  412 N. Each of the set of UI elements may be associated with one or more media applications that may be accessible on the smart TV  402 . As shown, for example, the UI element  412 A may be associated with video application, as a VOD application (such as Netflix™, Amazon Prime Video™, or YouTube™) or a broadcaster application (such as CBS™ or ABC™). The second UI element  412 B may be associated with a music application (such as Spotify™, Amazon Music™, or Apple Music™). Similarly, the Nth UI element  412 N may be associated with a gaming application. 
     When the user selects a key on the D-pad of the remote controller  406 , the remote controller  406  may share the selection of the key as a first user input to the circuitry  202  of the smart TV  402 . At any time-instant, the circuitry  202  may receive the first user input via the remote controller  406  and select the UI element  412 A based on the received first user input. Once selected, the state of the UI element  412 A may change from an inactive state to an active state. For the transition, the circuitry  202  may apply a transition effect or an animation effect on the UI element  412 A to provide the user  408 , with a feedback indicative of the selection of the UI element  412 A. For example, the UI element  412 A may bounce up or may change its color to provide the feedback. 
     In some embodiments, the circuitry  202  may also collect user information  414  (as shown), which may include user activity data and user preference data for video application associated with the selected UI element  412 A. As shown, for example, the user information  414  may include data points, which may indicate that the user may have watched shows, such as “Breaking Bad©”, “Black Mirror©”, or “Stranger Things©” previously on the video application associated with the selected UI element  406 A. Also, such data points may include genre preferences, such as “Drama”, “Suspense”, and “Thriller” or interactions, such as a log of impressions for previously recommended programs or trending content, a click stream, a watch history, or a log of ad impressions. 
     At any time-instant after the first user input, a second user input may be received by the circuitry  202  via the remote controller  406 . The second user input may correspond to a request to display a callout window  416 . The circuitry  202  may receive the second user input and may control the display panel  404  to display the callout window  416  in response to the received second user input. Thereafter, the circuitry  202  may select a set of curated offerings of the video application based on the collected user information  414  and the presentation metadata (as described in  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 3 , for example). The selected set of curated offerings may include new content recommendations for ongoing or upcoming episodes of a TV show or movies and context-based recommendations for episodes of a show that may be contextually related to the watch history of the user. 
     The circuitry  202  may control the display panel  404  to populate the displayed callout window  416  with a set of user-engageable items  418 , such as a first user-engageable item  418 A, a second user-engageable item  418 B, and a third user-engageable item  418 C. The set of user-engageable items  418  may include in-app clickable thumbnails and content preview windows. In at least one embodiment, the circuitry  202  may determine a presentation attribute for each user-engageable item of the set of user-engageable items  418 . The presentation attribute for each of user-engageable item may be based on the collected user information  414  or the presentation metadata associated with the video application. As an example, the presentation attribute may specify the location of a user-engageable item on the callout window  416  when the set of user-engageable items  418  is populated on the callout window  416 . For example, based on the collected user information  414 , it may be determined that the user prefers to watch period drama shows as compared to contemporary drama shows. As a result, the circuitry  202  may place a user-engageable item (which may be linked to a “period drama”) at a position (such as left center or top left) so that it may be easy for the user to select the period drama for playback on the smart TV  402 . In such a case, the first user-engageable item  418 A may be an in-app clickable thumbnail that may be linked to a context-based recommendation for the period drama show. The second user-engageable item  418 B and the third user-engageable item  418 C may be content preview windows that may be linked to a world war 2 documentary and a docuseries on American Independence, respectively. 
       FIGS. 5A and 5B  are diagrams that collectively illustrate an exemplary scenario for populating a callout window with user-engageable items and presenting curated offerings on the callout window, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.  FIGS. 5A and 5B  are explained in conjunction with elements from  FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4A, and 4B . With reference to  FIGS. 5A and 5B , there is shown an exemplary scenario  500 . In the exemplary scenario  500 , there is shown a callout window  502  that may be populated with a set of user-engageable items. The set of user-engageable items may be one or more of: in-app clickable thumbnails, content preview windows, video players, playable thumbnails, image/video carousels, slideshows, tiles, link previews, clickable grid cards, dynamic or static tables, or Graphical UI elements integrated with a set of action-based offerings. 
     Each of set of user-engageable items may be linked to a curated offering of a set of curated offering, such as new content recommendations, context-based content recommendations, advertisements, a list of recently viewed content, a summary of recent user activities on the media application, or statistical information associated with at least one topic-of-interest. As shown, for example, the set of user-engageable items may include a first user-engageable item  504 A, a second user-engageable item  504 B, a third user-engageable item  504 C, and a fourth user-engageable item  504 D. The first user-engageable item  504 A may be linked to previously streamed content, such as “Team A versus Team B Highlights” and “Team C versus Team D Full Match”. The first user-engageable item  504 A may include in-app clickable thumbnails for the previously streamed content on the callout window  502 . The second user-engageable item  504 B may be linked to statistical information, such as a news feed associated with sports and climate science as two topics of interest. As shown, for example, the second user-engageable item  504 B may preview a short clip of news content on the callout window  502 . Similarly, the third user-engageable item  504 C may be linked to an action-based offering, such as an advertisement #1 and an advertisement #2, and may be populated with link previews for the advertisement #1 and the advertisement #2 on the callout window  502 . The fourth user-engageable item  504 D may be linked to another action-based offering, such as a chat application and may include a chat window of the chat application. 
     At any time-instant, the circuitry  202  may receive a user input from the user  112  via the input device  104 . The user input may correspond to a selection of a first user-engageable item  504 A from the set of user-engageable items. In response, the circuitry  202  may present the curated offering “Team A versus Team B Highlights”, linked to the selected first user-engageable item  504 A, on the callout window  502 . Additionally, the circuitry  202  may control the display device to populate the callout window  502  with a new set of user-engageable items. The new set of user-engageable items may include a user-engageable item  506 A that may be a video player for playback of the curated offering “Team A versus Team B Highlights”, a user-engageable item  506 B that may be a content preview window to show a Score Card of the match between the “Team A” and “Team B”, and a user-engageable item  506 C that may include link previews to purchase tickets for next match between “Team A” and “Team B”. The user-engageable item  506 A may play the highlights of the match between “Team A” and “Team B”. 
     In an embodiment, the circuitry  202  may receive another user input via the input device  104  for the selection of the third new user-engageable item  506 C. The third new user-engageable item  506 C may contain a web link to a ticket selling application that may be accessible via the electronic device  102 . In such an embodiment, the circuitry  202  may control the display device to load a UI the ticket selling application and may allow the user  112  to purchase the ticket for the next match between “Team A” and “Team B”. 
       FIG. 6  is a flowchart that illustrates exemplary operations for personalization of curated offerings of a media application, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.  FIG. 6  is explained in conjunction with elements from  FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4A, 4B, 5A, and 5B . With reference to  FIG. 6 , there is shown a flowchart  600 . The operations from  602  to  610  may be implemented by any computing system, such as by the electronic device  102  of  FIG. 1  or  FIG. 2 . The operations may start at  602  and may proceed to  604 . 
     At  604 , a UI element  114 A may be selected from the set of UI elements  114 A,  114 B . . .  114 N on the UI  116  of the display device  106 . The UI element  114 A may be selected based on a first user input and may be associated with a media application accessible via the electronic device  102 . In at least one embodiment, the circuitry  202  may be configured to select the UI element  114 A from the set of UI elements  114 A,  114 B . . .  114 N based on first user input. 
     At  606 , the display device  106  may be controlled to display the callout window  118  within proximity of the selected UI element  114 A and within the display area  120  of the UI  116 . The display device  106  may be controlled to display the callout window  118  based on the selection of the UI element  114 A. In at least one embodiment, the circuitry  202  may be configured to control the display device  106  to display the callout window  118  within the proximity to the selected UI element  114 A and within the display area  120  of the UI  116  based on the selection of the UI element  114 A. 
     At  608 , a set of curated offerings of the media application for the user  112  of the electronic device  102  may be selected. The set of curated offerings may be selected based on user information and presentation metadata associated with the selected UI element  114 A. In at least one embodiment, the circuitry  202  may be configured to select the set of curated offerings of the media application for the user  112  based on the user information and the presentation metadata associated with media application. 
     At  610 , the display device  106  may be controlled to populate the callout window  118  with a set of user-engageable items  122  linked to the selected set of curated offerings. In at least one embodiment, the circuitry  202  may be configured to control the display device  106  to populate the displayed callout window  118  with the set of user-engageable items  122  linked to the selected set of curated offerings. Control may pass to end. 
     Various embodiments of the disclosure may provide a non-transitory computer readable medium and/or storage medium having stored thereon, instructions executable by a machine and/or a computer to operate an electronic device. The instructions may cause the machine and/or computer to perform operations that include selecting a user interface (UI) element from a set of UI elements on a UI displayed on a display device based on a first user input. The selected UI element may be associated with a media application accessible via the electronic device. The operations may further include controlling the display device to display a callout window within proximity of the selected UI element based on the selection of the first UI element. The callout window may be within a display area of the UI. The operations may further include selecting a set of curated offerings of the media application for a user of the electronic device based on the user information and presentation metadata associated with the selected UI element. The operations may further include controlling the display device to populate the displayed callout window with a set of user-engageable items linked to the selected set of curated offerings. 
     Exemplary aspects of the disclosure may include an electronic device (such as the electronic device  102  of  FIG. 1 ) that includes circuitry (such as the circuitry  202 ) that may be communicatively coupled to a display device (such as the display device  106  of  FIG. 1 ). The circuitry may be configured to select a UI element (such as the UI element  114 A) from a set of UI elements (such as the set of UI element  114 A,  114 B . . .  114 N) on a UI (such as the UI  116 ) displayed on the display device based on a first user input. The selected UI element may be associated with a media application (such as the video application of  FIG. 5 ) accessible via the electronic device. Based on the selection of the UI element, the circuitry be configured to control the display device to display a callout window (such as the callout window  118 ) within proximity of the selected UI element and within a display area (such as the display area  120 ) of the UI. The circuitry may be further configured to select a set of curated offerings of the media application for a user (such as the user  112 ) of the electronic device based on user information and presentation metadata (such as the presentation metadata  310 ) associated with the selected UI element. Thereafter, the circuitry may be configured to control the display device to populate the displayed callout window with a set of user-engageable items (such as the set of user-engageable items  122 ) linked to the selected set of curated offerings. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the circuitry may be configured to control the display device to display the UI that include the set of UI elements associated with one or more media applications accessible via the electronic device. For example, the UI may be a TV menu and each UI element of the set of UI elements may be an interactive tile that may be configured to display a graphic as an identifier of the media application. In at least one embodiment, the circuitry may be configured to arrange the set of UI elements on the UI in one of a grid-pattern or a progressive linear series. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the electronic device may further include an input device (such as the input device  104 ) communicatively coupled to the display device and the circuitry. The circuitry may be configured to receive the first user input via the input device. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the circuitry may be further configured to receive a second user input via the input device and control the display device to display the callout window further based on the received second user input. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the circuitry may be further configured to receive an input from one of: an admin of the media application, an admin of the electronic device, or an offering provider. The presentation metadata may be generated based on the received input. In accordance with an embodiment, the presentation metadata may include one or more of a database of curated offerings of the media application a first configurable list that includes links to the set of curated offerings of the media application for the user, a second configurable list that includes the set of user-engageable items for the set of curated offerings, or a configurable layout of the set of user-engageable items on the callout window. Additionally, the presentation metadata may include one or more of: a set of executable API calls for at least one curated offering of the set of curated offerings or a set of effects that includes transition effects or animation effects for the UI element. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the circuitry may be further configured to collect the user information which includes user activity data and user preference data. The user activity data may include a content viewing history, a usage log of the media application, user&#39;s search history for the media application, a first set of historical user interactions with at least one past offering of the media application, and a second set of historical user interactions with user-engageable items for the at least one past offering. In accordance with an embodiment, the circuitry may be further configured to determine a presentation attribute for each user-engageable item of the set of user-engageable items based on the collected user information or the presentation metadata associated with the selected UI element. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the circuitry may be further configured to extract, from the user information and the presentation metadata, at least one data point associated with the user. The extracted at least one data point may be provided as an input to an AI model (such as the AI model  318 ). The circuitry may be configured to receive an AI-based recommendation as an output of the AI model for the input. The AI-based recommendation may include at least one curated offering of the media application. In at least one embodiment, the set of curated offerings for the user may be selected further based on the received AI-based recommendation. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the circuitry may be configured to extract a set of data points from the user information that includes a content viewing history and past content recommendations. The extracted set of data points may be provided as input to the AI model, the circuitry may be configured to receive an AI-based analysis as an output of the AI model for the input. The AI-based analysis for the user may include likes and dislikes for content categories associated with the media application. In at least one embodiment, the set of curation offerings for the user may be selected further based on the received AI-based analysis. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the selected set of curated offerings may include one or more of: a set of user-consumable offerings and a set of action-based offerings. The set of user-consumable offerings may include new content recommendations, context-based content recommendations, advertisements, a list of recently viewed content, a summary of recent user activities on the media application, or statistical information associated with at least one topic-of-interest. Similarly, the set of action-based offerings may include content items with interactive overlays, call-to-action items, an in-app commenting platform, an in-app social networking application, an in-app messaging application, an in-app search platform, or an in-app chat-based application. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the set of user-engageable items may include one or more of: in-app clickable thumbnails, content preview windows, video players, playable thumbnails, image/video carousels, slideshows, tiles, link previews, clickable grid cards, dynamic or static tables, or Graphical UI elements integrated with a set of action-based offerings. 
     In accordance with an embodiment, the circuitry may be further configured to select a user-engageable item (such as the first user-engageable item  316 A) from the set of user-engageable items on the callout window based on a third user input. The selected user-engageable item may be linked to a curated offering of the selected set of curated offerings. The circuitry may be further configured to control the display device to present the curated offering onto one of: the callout window or an application UI of the media application. 
     The present disclosure may be realized in hardware, or a combination of hardware and software. The present disclosure may be realized in a centralized fashion, in at least one computer system, or in a distributed fashion, where different elements may be spread across several interconnected computer systems. A computer system or other apparatus adapted to carry out the methods described herein may be suited. A combination of hardware and software may be a general-purpose computer system with a computer program that, when loaded and executed, may control the computer system such that it carries out the methods described herein. The present disclosure may be realized in hardware that comprises a portion of an integrated circuit that also performs other functions. 
     The present disclosure may also be embedded in a computer program product, which comprises all the features that enable the implementation of the methods described herein, and which when loaded in a computer system is able to carry out these methods. Computer program, in the present context, means any expression, in any language, code or notation, of a set of instructions intended to cause a system with information processing capability to perform a particular function either directly, or after either or both of the following: a) conversion to another language, code or notation; b) reproduction in a different material form. 
     While the present disclosure is described with reference to certain embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made, and equivalents may be substituted without departure from the scope of the present disclosure. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the present disclosure without departure from its scope. Therefore, it is intended that the present disclosure is not limited to the particular embodiment disclosed, but that the present disclosure will include all embodiments that fall within the scope of the appended claims.