Method and apparatus for displaying differences in the...

Interactive video distribution systems – Operator interface – To facilitate tuning or selection of video signal

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C725S040000

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09779778

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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