System and method for parallel channel scanning
AssigneeSBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
InventorDinesh Nadarajah
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for receiving a group of video channels at a client device, selecting a display set from the group of channels, and sending a communication to a display for displaying each channel in the display set in parallel wherein each one of the channels in the display set is displayed in one of a plurality of picture in picture (PIP) displays for a predetermined time.
Claims20
A method for scanning a plurality of video channels in parallel, the method comprising:
- receiving the plurality of video channels at a client device;
- selecting a display set from the plurality of channels;
- and
- sending a communication to a display for displaying each channel in the display set in parallel wherein each one of the channels in the display set is displayed in one of a plurality of picture in picture (PIP) displays for a predetermined time.
A system for scanning a plurality of video channels in parallel comprising:
- a set top box (STB) containing a processor;
- and
- the processor further comprising:
- a first logic module for receiving the plurality of channels from an internet protocol television (IPTV) system at the STB;
- a second logic module for selecting a display set from the plurality of channels as the display subset of channels;
- and
- a third logic module for communicating with a display device for displaying each one of the channels in the display set in parallel in a separate one of a plurality of picture in picture (PIP) displays for a predetermined time.
A data structure for defining a plurality of channels for scanning the plurality of channels in parallel, the data structure comprising:
- a channel identifier field for identifying a channel in a video stream;
- and
- a channel type for characterizing a channel category, as a member of the plurality of channels, wherein each one of the channels will be displayed concurrently in a different PIP display.
A method for scanning a plurality of video channels in parallel, the method comprising:
- selecting a display set from the plurality of channels at a server;
- and
- sending the display set of channels to a client device in a video stream for displaying at the client device each channel in the display set of channels in parallel wherein each one of the channels in the display set is displayed in one of a plurality of picture in picture (PIP) displays for a predetermined time.
A system for scanning a plurality of video channels in parallel, the system comprising:
- a server containing a processor;
- a database accessible to the processor;
- the processor further comprising:
- a first interface for selecting a display set from the plurality of channels as
- the display set of channels from the database for displaying concurrently each one of the channels in the display set of channels in parallel in a separate picture in picture (PIP) display for a predetermined time;
- and
- a second interface for sending the display set of channels from the server to a client device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.