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Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 12, 2007
Applicants:

Matthew J. Thompson, Torrance, CA (US);

Richard F. Purpura, Orange, CA (US);

Eric W. Adams, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Andrew K. Shiozaki, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Inventors:

Matthew J. Thompson, Torrance, CA (US);

Richard F. Purpura, Orange, CA (US);

Eric W. Adams, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Andrew K. Shiozaki, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Assignee:

The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/20 (2006.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); A63F 13/30 (2014.01); H04N 21/2543 (2011.01); H04N 21/478 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/17318 (2013.01); A63F 13/12 (2013.01); A63F 2300/409 (2013.01); H04N 21/2543 (2013.01); H04N 21/4781 (2013.01); H04N 21/6143 (2013.01);
Abstract

An interactive gaming channel presented on a monitor, with a plurality of transponders being used to present the games available at a given time. Such a channel in accordance with the present invention comprises a game selection screen, comprising a genre selection area and a game selection area, related to the genre selection area, wherein a viewer of the monitor selects a game to be played from a plurality of games.


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