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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2006
Daniel L. Poling, Jr., Woodinville, WA (US);
Frederic Azera, Kirkland, WA (US);
Jeffrey C. Fong, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael W. Van Flandern, Seattle, WA (US);
Christen Coomer, Seattle, WA (US);
Daniel L. Poling, Jr., Woodinville, WA (US);
Frederic Azera, Kirkland, WA (US);
Jeffrey C. Fong, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael W. Van Flandern, Seattle, WA (US);
Christen Coomer, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A unified discovery interface presents broadcast discovery data relating to broadcast content available via a broadcast channel and non-broadcast discovery data relating to non-broadcasting content available via a virtual channel of the unified discovery interface. In one implementation, the virtual channel is customizable via a discovery interface relationship parameter that indicates a relationship of the virtual channel within the unified discovery interface. The unified discovery interface allows a user to select between broadcast media content available via a broadcast channel and non-broadcast media content available via the virtual channel.