Near real-time multiple thumbnail guide with single tuner
US8250604B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4331
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of presenting a video electronic program guide (EPG), consistent with certain embodiments involves establishing a sorting of television channels, with a selected channel having a highest sorting priority, and other channels being arranged in pairs in a hierarchy below the selected channel; displaying a plurality of windows representing a plurality of the channels in a cross media bar menu arrangement, with the principal focus channel being represented at a window appearing at an intersection of horizontal and vertical bars in the cross media bar menu arrangement and the pairs of channels arranged on either side of the selected channel in the cross media bar menu arrangement; and retrieving sample clips of the channels in focus section of the sort order, and presenting the clips as repeating clips in their respective windows. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
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