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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2012
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Carl P. Gusler, Austin, TX (US);
Rick A. Hamilton, II, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/445 (2011.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/438 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/44222 (2013.01); H04N 5/44543 (2013.01); H04N 21/4312 (2013.01); H04N 21/4383 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01);
Abstract
An entertainment unit is configured to receive broadcast signals for a plurality of television stations may display folders. Each folder may comprise one or more as the folder. Furthermore, the entertainment unit may display one or more indications associated with one or more television stations based on content-based input from the viewer. Upon the viewer selecting a particular indication, the television station associated with that indication may be displayed.