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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019

Filed:

Aug. 07, 2006
Applicants:

Heath Stallings, Grapevine, TX (US);

Brian Roberts, Frisco, TX (US);

Don Relyea, Dallas, TX (US);

Inventors:

Heath Stallings, Grapevine, TX (US);

Brian Roberts, Frisco, TX (US);

Don Relyea, Dallas, TX (US);

Assignee:

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/84 (2011.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/44543 (2013.01); H04N 21/4314 (2013.01); H04N 21/4316 (2013.01); H04N 21/4821 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01);
Abstract

In one of many possible embodiments, a system includes a media content processing subsystem configured to display a scrollable program guide graphical user interface. The graphical user interface is configured to show a multiplicity of blocks of information corresponding to a multiplicity of content carriers. The processing subsystem is further configured to display a magnified area within the program guide graphical user interface. When a block corresponding to a particular content carrier within the multiplicity of content carriers is entered into the magnified area, the processing subsystem is configured to display enhanced information corresponding to one or more media content instances transmitted via the particular content carrier.


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