Systems and methods for providing a scan transport bar
US8407737B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 11, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/482
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A scan transport bar is disclosed. The scan transport bar includes a number of cells indicating programs within the scan. The scan transport bar is displayed with the currently-tuned program. The scan transport bar includes tuning sequence numbers for allowing users to easily tune to programs within the scan. A countdown timer is also provided that indicates the amount of time until the next tune in the scan.
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