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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2010
Xiaojun MA, Beijing, CN;
Junbiao Zhang, Beijing, CN;
Jun LI, Cranbury, NJ (US);
Thomson Licensing, , FR;
Abstract
A method for providing mosaic channels among multiple client devices is provided. Wherein, the multiple client devices are connected via a data communication network so as to be able to communicate data with each other. At the side of a client device, which is instructed to change to a mosaic channel while the other client device are receiving channel programs from at least one channel program server via a communication for channel programs, the method comprises the steps of receiving channel information of the channel programs from at least one of the other client devices via the communication network for channel programs; and generating a mosaic channel that comprises channel cells for presenting the channel information.