Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for presenting supplemental information in an electronic programming guide
- Patent Title (中): 在电子节目指南中呈现补充信息的方法和装置
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Application No.: US12235476Application Date: 2008-09-22
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Publication No.: US08572651B2Publication Date: 2013-10-29
- Inventor: Luke VanDuyn , James Matthew White
- Applicant: Luke VanDuyn , James Matthew White
- Applicant Address: US CO Englewood
- Assignee: EchoStar Technologies, L.L.C.
- Current Assignee: EchoStar Technologies, L.L.C.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Englewood
- Agency: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.
- Main IPC: G06F3/00
- IPC: G06F3/00 ; G06F13/00 ; H04N5/445

Abstract:
The various embodiments described herein facilitate the display of television guide information to a user simultaneously with supplemental content related to the guide information. An electronic programming guide is initially displayed in first and second portions of a display menu. Responsive to a user selection, the size of the display menu devoted to the electronic programming guide data is modified to free space for the display of supplemental content. Thus, the supplemental content is presented in a first portion of the display menu previously devoted to the electronic programming guide, and the electronic programming guide is simultaneously presented in a second portion of the display menus
Public/Granted literature
- US20100077432A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION IN AN ELECTRONIC PROGRAMMING GUIDE Public/Granted day:2010-03-25
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