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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Google Technology Holdings Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ajay K. Luthra, San Diego, CA (US);
Arjun Ramamurthy, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Google Technology Holdings LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/183 (2018.01); H04N 13/139 (2018.01); H04N 13/156 (2018.01); H04N 13/261 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/183 (2018.05); H04N 13/139 (2018.05); H04N 13/156 (2018.05); H04N 13/261 (2018.05);
Abstract
Video data is received in 2D or 3D format from different channels as a user scrolls through an electronic guide. The video data may be displayed in a portion of the on: screen display along with graphic and text associated with the EPG data. The received video data may be converted to a suitable format (e.g., a 2D format, or a 3D format) to be displayed with the Electronic Program Guide (EPG). The selection of converting the received video data can be based on a display format of a previously viewed channel prior to requesting the EPG to be displayed.