INTUITIVE IMAGE-BASED PROGRAM GUIDE FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY DEVICE SUCH AS A TELEVISION

A control device such as a tablet computer presents a scrollable image-based program guide (IBPG) on a display that a user can swipe to cause the device to command a display device to present an audio video (AV) program represented by the image. The IBPG is a subset of an electronic program guide (E...

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Main Authors BARNES TRACY, FRAZIER MILTON MASSEY, ISHIGURO SATOSHI, KIM DONGWOOK, AGNIHOTRI TANMAY, YI HYE HOON, ASAM ARAVIND BABU
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 27.03.2014
Subjects
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
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Summary:A control device such as a tablet computer presents a scrollable image-based program guide (IBPG) on a display that a user can swipe to cause the device to command a display device to present an audio video (AV) program represented by the image. The IBPG is a subset of an electronic program guide (EPG) from a TV signal provider. Social networking information (SNI) related to a video program is presented on or adjacent an image in the IBPG representing the program.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201313841615