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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
May. 09, 2012
Aurelie Gauthier, Issy les Moulineaux, FR;
Vincent Sattler, Paris, FR;
Laurent Chauvier, Villevallier, FR;
Bijal Shah, Slough, GB;
Stephen Hoiman Lee, Egham, GB;
Alex Ruelle, Colombes, FR;
Aurelie Gauthier, Issy les Moulineaux, FR;
Vincent Sattler, Paris, FR;
Laurent Chauvier, Villevallier, FR;
Bijal Shah, Slough, GB;
Stephen Hoiman Lee, Egham, GB;
Alex Ruelle, Colombes, FR;
Cisco Technology Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus is described to display a customized video sequence during a channel change interval. The method includes displaying a first channel; receiving a channel change request from a user requesting a second channel for display; displaying a video sequence during the channel change interval; and displaying a second channel; characterized in that the displaying of the video sequence during the channel change interval further comprises displaying a black screen with no audio and no video for a short duration; playing out a first portion of a customized video sequence relevant to the second channel entirely; and playing out a second portion of the customized video sequence relevant to the second channel until the second channel is ready to be displayed.