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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:
Jul. 19, 2016

Filed:

Jan. 18, 2011
Applicants:

Eric Scheelke, Cupertino, CA (US);

Theodore L. Griggs, Woodside, CA (US);

Inventors:

Eric Scheelke, Cupertino, CA (US);

Theodore L. Griggs, Woodside, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/44543 (2013.01); H04N 5/4401 (2013.01); H04N 7/17318 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/26283 (2013.01); H04N 21/4131 (2013.01); H04N 21/4135 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/472 (2013.01); H04N 21/4753 (2013.01); H04N 21/4755 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/4821 (2013.01); H04N 21/4828 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electronic content guide is disclosed. The electronic content guide preferably includes a source field for listing content sources and output devices. The electronic content guide also includes a first content field for listing schedule data corresponding to first content data presently available for viewing from each one of the content sources and for listing display information corresponding to the first content data being displayed for viewing at a present time by each one of the output devices. Preferably, the source field and the first content field are displayable in parallel columns. The electronic content guide can also include a second content field, displayable in a column parallel to the source field and the first content field, corresponding to a second content data. In one embodiment, the first content data from each content source can be displayed simultaneously on more than one of the output devices.


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