method and apparatus for providing dynamic display of content information associated with a device on a network

摘要

"METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DYNAMIC DISPLAY OF CONTENT INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH A NETWORK DEVICE". It is a television set that is operable to display the content information table of one or more peripheral devices interconnected with the television set via a digital serial bus, regardless of whether the television set is currently tuned to the peripheral device. In particular, the table of contents information is provided on a per device peripheral basis upon user request. The present invention allows the user to move through the displayed table of contents tracks and execute them, delete them, etc. The user will also be able to navigate through serial bus peripheral devices by using an input key on the remote control, providing easy access to various tables of contents, and providing the user with an easy way to find a desired range. If the user has reached the last serial bus peripheral device in the serial bus list and tries to log in again, the display is returned back to the first serial bus peripheral device. This is useful for allowing the user to start in the middle of the serial bus peripheral device list, as is the case when the user opens the menu when the television set is already using the digital serial bus peripheral device as a current source input.