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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2006
Bartel Marinius Van DE Sluis, Eindhoven, NL;
Adolf Proidl, Vessem, NL;
Lukasz Marek Szostek, Eindhoven, NL;
Mark Henricus Verberkt, Eindhoven, NL;
Bartel Marinius Van De Sluis, Eindhoven, NL;
Adolf Proidl, Vessem, NL;
Lukasz Marek Szostek, Eindhoven, NL;
Mark Henricus Verberkt, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The system, apparatus and method, of the present application offers the viewer a set of typical virtual channel types based on some predefined or definable category, e.g., news channel, which includes predefined default settings and behavior. These typical virtual channel 'templates' make it very easy for a viewer to specify a virtual channel. For example, for a news channel, the default behavior is to only keep the most current coverage, for a series, the default behavior is to keep all until watched. Such a typical virtual channel can be selected explicitly or implicitly. In addition, a virtual channel wizard is provided by the system, apparatus, and method of the present invention that interactively guides a viewer through setting up own templates.