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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2008
Richard B. Tatem, Middletown, MD (US);
Richard B. Tatem, Middletown, MD (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for providing local content in a local network includes a plurality of terminals and a receiving unit in communication with the plurality of terminals receiving first program guide data and communicating the first program guide data to the plurality of terminals. The system also includes a local video source generating a video signal. The system also includes a local server in communication with the plurality of terminals and the local video source generating second program guide data corresponding to local content and communicating the second program guide data to the plurality of terminals. The plurality of terminals displays a grid guide comprising the first program guide data modified by the second program guide data.