Intuitive image-based program guide for controlling display device such as a television
US8973037B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4788
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A control device such as a tablet computer presents a scrollable image-based program guide (IBPG) on a display that a user can swipe to cause the device to command a display device to present an audio video (AV) program represented by the image. The IBPG is a subset of an electronic program guide (EPG) from a TV signal provider. Social networking information (SNI) related to a video program is presented on or adjacent an image in the IBPG representing the program.
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