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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 07, 1999
Kim C. Smith, Colleyville, TX (US);
Spotware Technologies, Inc., Poway, CA (US);
Abstract
A television screen ( ) is displayed as a window ( ) within a larger displayed image ( ), also referred to as a “picture-in-picture.” A control program associated with the window ( ) provides additional functions to the window, including the ability to view the time, title, and other information about future programs, in the window ( ). A user can switch between various preset lists of channels, and can dynamically edit such lists to add or delete channels. The control program senses the location of a cursor ( ) relative to the window ( ) and a control region, as defined therein. Depending upon the location of the cursor ( ), the window ( ) is either in a reduced-size state with fewer controls visible, or in an expanded-size state with greater controls visible.