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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:
Aug. 02, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2002
Applicants:
Nathaniel J. Thurston, Somerville, MA (US);
Thomas L. Renger, Cambridge, MA (US);
Charles S. Packer, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Nathaniel J. Thurston, Somerville, MA (US);
Thomas L. Renger, Cambridge, MA (US);
Charles S. Packer, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Sedna Patent Services, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F003/00 ; G06F003/14 ; H04N007/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A novel electronic program guide (EPG) and its associated method allows a viewer/user to navigate through a multitude of programs and locate a program or programs of interest using three contemporaneously available, distinct modes of operation which depend on the degree to which the viewer/user is decided regarding programs to view or reproduce.