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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:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2000
Applicants:
Yakov Kamen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Leon Alexander Shirman, Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yakov Kamen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Leon Alexander Shirman, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Eagle New Media Investments, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G06F 15/167 (2006.01); G06T 1/60 (2006.01); G06T 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system that can store electronic program guide information using 3D graphics is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a data filter and a text-to-image converter are used for converting filtered data into a set of digital images that are defined as a set of texture maps. In order to apply those texture maps, a memory analyzer analyzes the set-top box layout and indicates available memory types. The memory analyzer controls a memory distributor for distributing texture maps into the appropriate types of memory.