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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2006
David E. Shanks, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Matthew J. Thompson, Torrance, CA (US);
Mark A. Shurgot, Los Angeles, CA (US);
David E. Feldstein, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Edgar Camacho, Torrance, CA (US);
Craig Le, Temple City, CA (US);
Ilan Tirer, Lomita, CA (US);
David E. Shanks, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Matthew J. Thompson, Torrance, CA (US);
Mark A. Shurgot, Los Angeles, CA (US);
David E. Feldstein, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Edgar Camacho, Torrance, CA (US);
Craig Le, Temple City, CA (US);
Ilan Tirer, Lomita, CA (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
An interactive mosaic channel video stream with indicators as to the action on a given video stream. The interactive mosaic channel is displayed on a video monitor, with a plurality of individual video feeds being presented at a given time, comprising a plurality of video cells presenting at least video information, each video cell associated with one of the plurality of individual video feeds, each video cell further comprising an area within the video cell reporting data related to the video feed, and a cursor, which can be moved between the plurality of video cells, for selecting at least one characteristic associated with a selected video cell, such that the user can then directly select a video program associated with the selected video cell.