Three Dimensional Light Electronic Programming Guide
AssigneeJLB Ventures LLC
InventorDan Kikinis
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AssigneeJLB Ventures LLC
InventorDan Kikinis
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A method and apparatus of displaying an Electronic Programming Guide (EPG). In one embodiment, an EPG is displayed in a three dimensional virtual mesh, in which independent objects representing television programs are situated. The simplified nature of the three dimensional EPG reduces the amount of processing necessary to display it. In addition, the virtual mesh may be displayed isometrically, so that hardware requirements are further reduced and it may be possible to use a software only three dimensional graphics pipeline. If a user has a set top box (STB) with a hardware accelerated graphics pipeline, the EPG may be displayed in a full three dimensional perspective view. A user can navigate the mesh to find television programs that they wish to view. A user can assign values to types of television programs that they prefer, and these programs will be displayed more prominently.
A method comprising:
One or more computer readable media storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause an apparatus to:
An apparatus comprising:
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