Nds Corporation

Cisco Technology, Inc.

Michael B Costello

Hugo Latapie

Enzo Fenoglio

Joseph T Friel

Andre Surcouf

James Geoffrey Walker

Ian R Shelton

Neil Cormican

Kevin A Murray

Colin John Davies

Altan John Stalker

Nicholas Ashton Hall

Nicholas Thexton

Stuart P Ashby

Michael Julian Michael Ertl

Ronnie Israel Dan

Rahul Chakkara

Michael Ertl

A system for preparing data and video sequences to enable a viewer to scroll content in a plurality of directions including a first and second direction, the content including at least one element in motion, the system including a video sequence preparation module to prepare the video sequences including a first and second video sequence, each video sequence including still images, each still image including at least part of the content, at least some of the still images including the at least one element, the video sequences being prepared such that playing the first and second video sequence effects scrolling the content in the first and second direction, respectively, and a switchover determination module to prepare the data including corresponding switchover points in the video sequences for switching between the video sequences and therefore for switching the direction of scrolling by the viewer. Related apparatus and methods are also described.

Multi directional movement

An interactive method includes receiving background video including a multiplicity of video frames, at least one of the multiplicity of video frames include a plurality of sub-pictures, each of the plurality of sub-pictures representing an alternative background (), and switching between a first sub-picture of the plurality of sub-pictures and a second sub-picture of the plurality of sub-pictures ().

Apparatus and methods for handling interactive applications in broadcast networks

Multi-directional movement

A system for displaying electronic program guide information about a plurality of video items on a screen, the system including a display module to display a plurality of pages layering into the screen, each of the pages including a plurality of graphical panels associated with the video items, and a user input module to receive a user input to turn at least one of the pages such that the at least one page is peeled away from other ones of the pages in order to bring the graphical panels of the at least one page in or out of view, wherein the display module is operative to show the turning of the at least one page bringing the at least one page in or out of view. Related apparatus and methods are also described.

Advanced digital TV system

An interactive method includes receiving, at a display device, background video including a multiplicity of video frames, at least one of the multiplicity of video frames including a plurality of sub-pictures, each of the plurality of sub-pictures representing an alternative background, and switching, at the display device, between a first sub-picture of the plurality of sub-pictures and a second sub-picture of the plurality of sub-pictures. Related apparatus and methods are also disclosed.

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Staines, United Kingdom

Michael B Costello