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Method and apparatus for displaying differences in the characteristics of multiple versions of an entertainment program

US7240356B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 8, 2001
Grant dateJul 3, 2007
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Expiry dateJul 21, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/4758
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for displaying differences in the characteristics of multiple versions of an entertainment program includes receiving entertainment programming input, identifying multiple versions of an available entertainment program, identifying, for each of the multiple versions, a set of descriptive information regarding the respective version, the descriptive information comprising a plurality of characteristics of the respective version, identifying the differences in characteristics between the multiple versions displaying the differences in characteristics between the multiple versions to a user.

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