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US 2003/0117527 A1Published application
System and method for displaying a television picture within another displayed image
OwnerKim C. Smithinventor
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A television screen (24) is displayed as a window (25) within a larger displayed image (21), also referred to as a “picture-in-picture.” A control program associated with the window (25) provides additional functions to the window, including the ability to view the time, title, and other information about future programs, in the window (25). A user can switch between various preset lists of channels, and can dynamically edit such lists to add or delete channels. The control program senses the location of a cursor (37) relative to the window (25) and a control region, as defined therein. Depending upon the location of the cursor (37), the window (25) is either in a reduced-size state with fewer controls visible, or in an expanded-size state with greater controls visible.
A system comprising a display having a picture-in-picture capability, in which a first region of the display is capable of displaying a first selected program from available audiovisual sources, and a second region of the display, which is larger than the first region, is capable of displaying a second selected program, the system further comprising:
A control program for an audiovisual signal appearing as a window within a displayed image, the audiovisual signal corresponding to an audiovisual program selected from available audiovisual programs, the control program comprising:
A method for providing a picture within a picture on a display system, the method comprising the following steps:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.