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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2001
Applicant:
Christopher W. B. Goode, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventor:
Christopher W. B. Goode, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4725 (2011.01); H04N 21/234 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/4722 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/218 (2011.01); H04N 21/238 (2011.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4725 (2013.01); H04N 7/173 (2013.01); H04N 21/218 (2013.01); H04N 21/23424 (2013.01); H04N 21/23805 (2013.01); H04N 21/25883 (2013.01); H04N 21/4722 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for delivering customized navigation or interactive program guide imagery to a user by digitally splicing bitstreams bearing graphics or video imagery and bitstreams bearing navigation or IPG imagery. The resulting combined bitstream is delivered to a user or viewer.