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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2012
Cox Communications, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Steve Calzone, Duluth, GA (US);
Cox Communications, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for generating a personalized video mosaic from multiple of video sources in a cable television services system. A head end receives a subscriber selection of video sources from multiple video sources broadcast in the television services system and generates a personalized video mosaic from those sources. The head end then transmits the personalized video mosaic to the subscriber for simultaneous viewing of the selected video sources on a broadcast channel in the cable television services system. The set-top box executes an application program enabling the subscriber to individually select the video sources which make up the personalized video mosaic and transmits the selections to the head end. The set-top box enables the display of the personalized video mosaic on the broadcast channel in the cable television services network.