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US8683519B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4821
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A set-top box generates a multimedia signal that includes streaming video for a plurality of currently available multimedia channels. A user configures a plurality of favorite channels. Streaming video from the favorite channels is provided in a plurality of viewports on a display. A user presses a favorites button on a remote control to prompt an application server to signal a content server to provide a compound video signal including streaming video from each favorite channel. The set-top box produces a resultant video signal including the streaming video from each favorite channel in a corresponding viewport. The viewports correspond to a mosaic template that may be hosted by the application server and accessed by the content server.
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