Thomson Licensing

Benjamin Vondersaar

Thomas Anthony Stahl

Steven Charles Rhoads

Darrel Wayne Randall

Robert Andrew Rhodes

Douglas Strachota

Thanabalan Thavittupitchai Paul

A pseudo-interactive program guide over a local network is described. One embodiment includes generating () a plurality views of a program guide corresponding to pictures of a portion of the content in the program guide, transmitting () a first view of the program guide on a first channel, and transmitting () a second view of the program guide on a second channel. Another embodiment includes receiving () a first channel broadcast over a local network in response to a first user input, the first channel including a program stream containing a view corresponding to a picture of a first portion of content in a program guide, and receiving () a second channel in response to a second user input, the second channel including a program stream containing a view corresponding to a picture of a second portion of content in a program guide, the second portion being different from the first portion.

Pseudo-interactive program guide over a local network

The present invention relates to electronic program guides. Program guide state information is stored in a remote control which generates and delivers a pseudo-interactive guide to end users with the system state information (guide information to channel mapping maintained in the remote control device.

Remote control based interactive program guide

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Indianapolis, IN, United States of America

Benjamin Vondersaar