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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2009
Applicants:
James A. Baldwin, Redwood City, CA (US);
George K. Nyako, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
James A. Baldwin, Redwood City, CA (US);
George K. Nyako, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/445 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A television program guide is displayed having a station identifier portion in a first location. A determination is made as to when a user navigates in the television program guide between past programs and future programs. In response to the user navigating in the television program guide between the past programs and the future programs, the station identifier portion is changed to a second location.