Method and apparatus for multiple channel display

Details Method and apparatus for multiple channel display Method and apparatus for multiple channel display

1997-04-01

1999-05-04

Flynn, Nathan

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Display driving control circuitry

Controlling the condition of display elements

348564, 348565, H04N 5445

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059008687

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus that automatically scales the channel display area (i.e., thumbnails of the channels) based on the number of channels and displaying characteristics and that provides the user with options to customize the plurality of channels displayed in the multi-channel display is accomplished by determining whether all of the channels in the user's customized list can be displayed within the given display area, which may be the full screen or a portion thereof. If all of the channels can be displayed in the given display area, another determination is made to determine the size of each of channel display areas (i.e., thumbnail). Having made this determination, visual representations of each channel in the user's customized list is displayed. While the multi-channel display is being presented, the user can select one of them for customized editing.

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