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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
May. 11, 2009
Applicants:
Michael J. Patten, Sammamish, WA (US);
James T. Walter, Issaquah, WA (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Patten, Sammamish, WA (US);
James T. Walter, Issaquah, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/445 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods for displaying a user's personal media content via an EPG that also displays third-party broadcast television channels. Personal media content associated with a user is retrieved from one or more networks, and aggregated by type of media. The personal content media is further sorted into groups of media content sharing a common attribute. A virtual media channel is created for each group of media, and is added to the EPG. Each virtual media channel is populated with the user's personal media content affiliated with the group.