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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2009
Applicants:
Nabil N. Bitar, Acton, MA (US);
Michael P. Ruffini, Methuen, MA (US);
Rajesh Yadav, Ashland, MA (US);
Inventors:
Nabil N. Bitar, Acton, MA (US);
Michael P. Ruffini, Methuen, MA (US);
Rajesh Yadav, Ashland, MA (US);
Assignee:
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01); H04N 21/434 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/4722 (2011.01); H04N 21/6405 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/17318 (2013.01); H04N 5/44543 (2013.01); H04N 21/4345 (2013.01); H04N 21/4349 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/4722 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/4821 (2013.01); H04N 21/6405 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device may include a communication interface configured to receive programming information from a service provider multicast over multiple channels. The device may also include logic configured to decode the programming information received over the multiple channels, assemble a programming guide based on the decoded programming information and output the programming guide to an output device for display.