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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
David P. Green, Castaic, CA (US);
Eric J. Bennett, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Tyson L. Wintibaugh, Marina del Rey, CA (US);
Tommi Iten, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Chris Roy, Los Angeles, CA (US);
David P. Green, Castaic, CA (US);
Eric J. Bennett, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Tyson L. Wintibaugh, Marina del Rey, CA (US);
Tommi Iten, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Chris Roy, Los Angeles, CA (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to distinguish elements of a user interface are described. An example user interface includes a plurality of channel cells including a first channel cell having a first attribute and a second channel cell having a second attribute; and a plurality of program cells associated with the plurality of channel cells, wherein at least one program cell has a third attribute, wherein the third attribute distinguishes the at least one program cell from an associated channel cell.