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Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010

Filed:

Sep. 05, 2007
Applicants:

Thomas Patrick Dawson, Escondido, CA (US);

Ted Mark Dunn, Carlsbad, CA (US);

Seth Hill, La Mesa, CA (US);

Yuko Nishikawa, La Jolla, CA (US);

Rolf Toft, Palo Alto, CA (US);

George Williams, Carlsbad, CA (US);

Inventors:

Thomas Patrick Dawson, Escondido, CA (US);

Ted Mark Dunn, Carlsbad, CA (US);

Seth Hill, La Mesa, CA (US);

Yuko Nishikawa, La Jolla, CA (US);

Rolf Toft, Palo Alto, CA (US);

George Williams, Carlsbad, CA (US);

Assignees:

Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Sony Electronics Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An Internet-enabled TV can display thumbnails of audio-video content available from an Internet server for selecting content to be displayed on the TV by a user manipulating a remote control. Internet information loading rules and thumbnail navigation rules are disclosed.


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