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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015

Filed:

Feb. 14, 2008
Applicants:

James Edwin Hailey, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Michael Wayne Johnson, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Hugh Boyd Morrison, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Robert Joseph Logan, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Robert Skipworth Comer, Carmel, IN (US);

Shelia Renee Crosby, Crystal Lake, IL (US);

Inventors:

James Edwin Hailey, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Michael Wayne Johnson, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Hugh Boyd Morrison, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Robert Joseph Logan, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Robert Skipworth Comer, Carmel, IN (US);

Shelia Renee Crosby, Crystal Lake, IL (US);

Assignee:

THOMSON LICENSING, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/76 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06T 9/00 (2006.01); G11B 19/02 (2006.01); G11B 27/10 (2006.01); G11B 27/34 (2006.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 5/775 (2006.01); H04N 5/85 (2006.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/434 (2011.01); H04N 21/435 (2011.01); H04N 21/438 (2011.01); H04N 21/443 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01); H04N 21/4782 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/485 (2011.01); H04N 21/643 (2011.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/45 (2011.01); H04N 9/804 (2006.01); H04N 9/806 (2006.01); H04N 9/82 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06T 9/007 (2013.01); G11B 19/025 (2013.01); G11B 27/105 (2013.01); G11B 27/34 (2013.01); H04N 5/4401 (2013.01); H04N 5/44508 (2013.01); H04N 5/44543 (2013.01); H04N 5/775 (2013.01); H04N 5/85 (2013.01); H04N 7/163 (2013.01); H04N 21/434 (2013.01); H04N 21/4331 (2013.01); H04N 21/4345 (2013.01); H04N 21/4351 (2013.01); H04N 21/4381 (2013.01); H04N 21/443 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/4751 (2013.01); H04N 21/4782 (2013.01); H04N 21/47214 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/485 (2013.01); H04N 21/4856 (2013.01); H04N 21/64322 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01); G09G 5/00 (2013.01); G09G 2370/027 (2013.01); G11B 2220/2562 (2013.01); H04N 5/45 (2013.01); H04N 9/8042 (2013.01); H04N 9/8063 (2013.01); H04N 9/8227 (2013.01);
Abstract

A program guide is displayed which lists the availability of information for a program listed in the guide, where such information is obtained from a source accessible through the Internet, where the guide uses first color to indicate the availability of such information and a second color when such information is not available.


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