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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2005
Joseph E. Augenbraun, Princeton, NJ (US);
Gerard K. Kunkel, Yardley, PA (US);
Aaron Grosky, Doylestown, PA (US);
Bruce Plotnick, Jamison, PA (US);
Joseph E. Augenbraun, Princeton, NJ (US);
Gerard K. Kunkel, Yardley, PA (US);
Aaron Grosky, Doylestown, PA (US);
Bruce Plotnick, Jamison, PA (US);
COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a system and method for interactive broadcasting of information such as Internet web pages, television program guide, user account information, or the like on dedicated downstream channels in a cable television system. One embodiment provides picture-in-picture capability using a single tuner. More specifically, a headend includes a scaler application that reduces the size of the video program or a content related web page, which are then combined at the headend in a picture-in-picture format and transmitted over a distribution network to a user.