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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2007
Applicants:
Deanna R. Kidd, Long Beach, CA (US);
Jeffrey L. Sharkey, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Ranny Q. Sue, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Inventors:
Deanna R. Kidd, Long Beach, CA (US);
Jeffrey L. Sharkey, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Ranny Q. Sue, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Assignee:
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/478 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/44591 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/6143 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01); H04N 21/478 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a content processing system receiving row ad metadata for a row ad, communicating the row ad to a user device and communicating program guide information to a user device. The program guide information defines a plurality of rows. The user device populates a row from the plurality of rows in response to the metadata and displays the row ad and the program guide on a display associated with the user device.