Patent · US Expired

Electronic programming guide with movie preview

US6453471B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 3, 1997
Grant dateSep 17, 2002
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Expiry dateMar 3, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/812
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A preview system activated from an on-screen programming guide displays a video preview of a selected particular program on the display screen. The video preview is displayed on less than the full screen so that the video can be highly-compressed to save bandwidth.

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