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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
May. 28, 2009
Applicant:
Dale Mountain, West Yorkshire, GB;
Inventor:
Dale Mountain, West Yorkshire, GB;
Assignee:
Eldon Technology Limited, Steeton, Keighley, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01); H04N 21/434 (2011.01); H04N 21/2362 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/254 (2011.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/437 (2011.01); H04N 21/426 (2011.01); H04N 21/236 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/472 (2013.01); H04N 21/262 (2013.01); H04N 21/26291 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/8133 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01); H04N 21/4345 (2013.01); H04N 21/2362 (2013.01); H04N 21/26266 (2013.01); H04N 21/254 (2013.01); H04N 7/17318 (2013.01); H04N 5/44543 (2013.01); H04N 21/26283 (2013.01); H04N 21/4349 (2013.01); H04N 21/437 (2013.01); H04N 21/42615 (2013.01); H04N 21/23617 (2013.01);
Abstract
A systems and methods access electronic program guide (EPG) information via a backchannel link. An exemplary embodiment receives a first portion of EPG information residing in a data channel of a program content stream, establishes a communication link between a media device and a remote EPG content system, and receives a second portion of EPG information from the remote EPG content system via the established communication link.