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United States Patent Application: 0160037207 2/8/16, 10:58 AM ( 2 of 13485 ) United States Patent Application 20160037207 Kind Code A1 SOTO; Salvador ; et al. February 4, 2016 CONTENT-SENSITIVE USER INTERFACE FOR AN INTELLIGENT TELEVISION Abstract An intelligent television, methods for displaying content, and methods for user interaction between the intelligent television and the user are provided. In general, a user is provided with a side menu allowing for navigation, selection, additional content, display, and search options that enable one or more functions associated with the intelligent television. The presentation of options is based on input received by the intelligent television. As a user provides input to the intelligent television via a remote control or other input device. The intelligent television is configured to interpret the input and provide interactive functionality in the form of content presented to the display of the intelligent television without obstructing the user from viewing content displayed on the screen of the intelligent television. Inventors: SOTO; Salvador; (Toronto, CA) ; De Paz; Alexander; (Burlington, CA) ; Selim; Mohammed; (Oakville, CA) ; Dourado; Saulo Correia; (Oakville, CA) Applicant: Name City State Country Type Jamdeo Technologies Ltd. Wanchai CN Hisense USA Corp. Suwanee GA US Hisense International Co., Ltd. Qingdao CN Assignee: Jamdeo Technologies Ltd. Wanchai GA Hisense USA Corp. Suwanee http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HI…tml&r=2&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=GA.ASST.&OS=AS/GA&RS=AS/GA Page 1 of 39 United States Patent Application: 0160037207 2/8/16, 10:58 AM Hisense International Co., Ltd. Qingdao Family ID: 1000001475964 Appl. No.: 14/879076 Filed: October 8, 2015 Related U.S. Patent Documents Application Number Filing Date Patent Number 13970000 Aug 19, 2013 9191708 14879076 61684672 Aug 17, 2012 61702650 Sep 18, 2012 61697710 Sep 6, 2012 61700182 Sep 12, 2012 61736692 Dec 13, 2012 61798821 Mar 15, 2013 61804942 Mar 25, 2013 61804998 Mar 25, 2013 61804971 Mar 25, 2013 61804990 Mar 25, 2013 61805003 Mar 25, 2013 61805053 Mar 25, 2013 61805030 Mar 25, 2013 61805027 Mar 25, 2013 61805042 Mar 25, 2013 61805038 Mar 25, 2013 Current U.S. Class: 725/43 Current CPC Class: H04N 21/4316 20130101; H04N 21/482 20130101; H04N 21/4828 20130101; H04N 21/4788 20130101 International Class: H04N 21/431 20060101 H04N021/431; H04N 21/482 20060101 H04N021/482; H04N 21/4788 20060101 H04N021/4788 Claims 1. A television (TV), comprising: a screen; a storage medium including a set of instructions for operating the http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HI…tml&r=2&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=GA.ASST.&OS=AS/GA&RS=AS/GA Page 2 of 39 United States Patent Application: 0160037207 2/8/16, 10:58 AM TV; and a processor in communication with the screen and the storage medium, wherein when executing the set of instructions, the processor is directed to: display on the screen a first area and a second area, wherein the first area includes a plurality of contents; receive a selection to a first target content from the plurality of contents in the first area; display information associated with the first target content in the second area; obtain metadata of the first target content; retrieve secondary content associated with the first target content based on the metadata; and display the secondary content in the second area. 2. The TV of claim 1, wherein the processor is further directed to dynamically update the secondary content. 3. The TV of claim 1, wherein the secondary content comprises information from a social medium. 4. The TV of claim 1, wherein the plurality of contents comprises icons of a plurality of applications. 5. The TV of claim 1, wherein the processor is further directed to rearrange a layout of the plurality of contents in the first area based on a user preference. 6. The TV of claim 1, the processor is further directed to: receive a selection to a second target content from the plurality of contents in the first area; display information associated with the second target content in the second area below the display information associated with the first target content in a form of a queue; obtain metadata of the second target content; retrieve secondary content associated with the second target content based on the metadata; and substitute the secondary content associated with the second target content with the secondary content associated with the first target content. 7. The TV of claim 1, wherein the second area comprises a search area. 8. A method for operating a television (TV), the method comprising: displaying, by the TV on a screen thereof, a first area and a second area, wherein the first area includes a plurality of contents; receiving, by the TV, a selection to a first target content from the plurality of contents in the first area; displaying, by the TV, information associated with the first target content in the second area; obtaining, by the TV, metadata of the first target content; retrieving, by the TV, secondary content associated with the first target content based on the metadata; and displaying, by the TV, the secondary content in the second area. 9. The method of claim 8, further comprising dynamically updating the secondary content by the TV. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein the secondary content comprises information from a social medium. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of contents comprises icons of a plurality of applications. 12. The method of claim 8, further comprising rearranging, by the TV, a layout of the plurality of contents in the first area based on a user preference. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising: receiving, by the TV, a selection to a second target content from the plurality of contents in the first area; displaying, by the TV, information associated with the second target content in the second area below the display information associated with the first target content in a form of a queue; obtaining, by the TV, metadata of the second target content; retrieving, by the TV, secondary content associated with the second target content based on the metadata; and substitute, by the TV, the secondary content associated with the second target content with the secondary content associated with the http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HI…tml&r=2&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=GA.ASST.&OS=AS/GA&RS=AS/GA Page 3 of 39 United States Patent Application: 0160037207 2/8/16, 10:58 AM first target content. 14. The method of claim 8, wherein the second area comprises a search area. 15. A non-transitory television (TV) processor-readable storage medium, comprising a set of instructions for operating a TV, wherein when executed by a TV processor, the set of instructions directs the TV processor to perform acts of: displaying on a screen of the TV a first area and a second area, wherein the first area includes a plurality of contents; receiving a selection to a first target content from the plurality of contents in the first area; displaying information associated with the first target content in the second area; obtaining metadata of the first target content; retrieving secondary content associated with the first target content based on the metadata; and displaying the secondary content in the second area. 16. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the set of instructions further directs the TV processor to perform acts of dynamically updating the secondary content by the TV. 17. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the secondary content comprises information from a social medium. 18. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the plurality of contents comprises icons of a plurality of applications. 19. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the set of instructions further directs the TV processor to perform acts of rearranging a layout of the plurality of contents in the first area based on a user preference. 20. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the set of instructions further directs the TV processor to perform acts of: receiving a selection to a second target content from the plurality of contents in the first area; displaying information associated with the second target content in the second area below the display information associated with the first target content in a form of a queue; obtaining metadata of the second target content; retrieving secondary content associated with the second target content based on the metadata; and substitute the secondary content associated with the second target content with the secondary content associated with the first target content. Description CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/970,000 (pending), filed on Aug. 19, 2013, which claims the benefits of and priority, under 35 U.S.C. .sctn.119(e), to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. 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