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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2005
Amit Ramraz, Cupertino, CA (US);
Edward M. Tecot, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Shannon C. Hegg, Mountain View, CA (US);
Pradip K. Fatehpuria, Cupertino, CA (US);
Sanjay Dhanraj Sahgal, Fremont, CA (US);
Gabriel Gottlieb, Seattle, WA (US);
Anand Muthurajan, Sammamish, WA (US);
Joerg Raymond Brown, Livermore, CA (US);
Deepa Rajagopal, San Jose, CA (US);
Sampathkumar Ramakrishnan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Stacy L. Yust, Bellevue, WA (US);
Amit Ramraz, Cupertino, CA (US);
Edward M. Tecot, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Shannon C. Hegg, Mountain View, CA (US);
Pradip K. Fatehpuria, Cupertino, CA (US);
Sanjay Dhanraj Sahgal, Fremont, CA (US);
Gabriel Gottlieb, Seattle, WA (US);
Anand Muthurajan, Sammamish, WA (US);
Joerg Raymond Brown, Livermore, CA (US);
Deepa Rajagopal, San Jose, CA (US);
Sampathkumar Ramakrishnan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Stacy L. Yust, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments pertain to methods and systems for providing multi-source content in electronic program guides (EPGs). In at least some embodiments, various techniques can present the viewer with a user interface, such as a grid, that is efficiently and intelligently assembled and managed to foster a desirable user experience.