Interactive video distribution systems – Operator interface – To facilitate tuning or selection of video signal
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-02
2010-10-19
Koenig, Andrew Y (Department: 2423)
Interactive video distribution systems
Operator interface
To facilitate tuning or selection of video signal
C725S050000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07818767
ABSTRACT:
A system for localizing an EPG program schedule, including an EPG service provider station including a database of channels and corresponding EPG program schedule information, a database manager identifying a plurality of channel line-ups potentially receivable at a viewing location, a transmitter, and a receiver, a multimedia viewer situated at the viewing location including an automatic channel line-up identifier identifying a first line-up of television channels receivable at the viewing location, a channel line-up processor at the viewing location calculating a channel line-up from among the plurality of channel line-ups that substantially matches the first line-up, a receiver receiving from the EPG service provider station the plurality of channel line-ups, and a transmitter transmitting to the EPG service provider station the identifier of the channel line-up calculated by the channel line-up processor, and a network connection linking the multimedia viewer to the EPG service provider, wherein the EPG service provider station transmitter transmits to the multimedia viewer the plurality of channel line-ups and also transmits to the multimedia viewer EPG program schedule information localized to the viewing location and based on the identifier of the channel line-up calculated by the channel line-up processor, and wherein the EPG service provider station receiver receives from the multimedia viewer the identifier of the calculated channel line-up, and wherein the multimedia viewer receiver also receives from the EPG service provider station the EPG program schedule information.
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United States Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. Appl. No. 09/792,312, filed Feb 21, 2001 to Domegan et al.; File History.
Domegan Patrick A.
Marriott William L.
Stebakov Andrei
Chin Ricky
Koenig Andrew Y
Stolowitz Ford Cowger LLP
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