Method and apparatus for display of a digital video signal

An apparatus for display of a digital video signal, the apparatus comprising:

• a demodulator operative to receive a major channel of the digital video signal, wherein the major channel includes a plurality of minor channels including at least one high definition minor channel;
• at least one decoder operative to receive the plurality of minor channels and operative to generate a plurality of minor channel video signals;
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• a display configurator operatively coupled to the at least one decoder, the display configurator operative to receive the plurality of minor channel video signals and operative to configure the simultaneous display of active motion video for more than one of the plurality of minor channel video signals including said at least one high definition minor channel, the display configurator further operative to display a navigation feature for navigating said active video for each of the minor channels included with the major channel, and further operative to navigate said active video for each of the minor channels wherein said navigating removes at least one active video of one minor channel and inserts another active video, for a different minor channel, in response to a user input for navigating, wherein the display configuration signal includes magnifying a selected display window, wherein any other display windows are at least partially visible in a background of the magnified selected display window.

An apparatus for display of a digital video signal, the apparatus comprising:

• a demodulator operative to receive a major channel of the digital video signal, wherein the major channel includes a plurality of minor channels including at least one high definition minor channel;
• at least one decoder operative to receive the plurality of minor channels and operative to generate a plurality of minor channel video signals;
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• a display configurator operatively coupled to the at least one decoder, the display configurator operative to receive the plurality of minor channel video signals and operative to configure the simultaneous display of active motion video for more than one of the plurality of minor channel video signals including said at least one high definition minor channel, the display configurator further operative to display a navigation feature for navigating said active video for each of the minor channels included with the major channel, and further operative to navigate said active video for each of the minor channels wherein said navigating removes at least one active video of one minor channel and inserts another active video, for a different minor channel, in response to a user input for navigating;
• a processing unit operative to:
• receive a user input signal, wherein the user input signal provides selection information regarding the simultaneously display of active video for more than one of the plurality of minor channel video signals;
• and
• generate a display control signal, wherein the display control signal is provided to the display configurator, the display control signal provides for the configuration of the simultaneously display of active video for more than one of the plurality of minor channel video signals, wherein the display configuration signal includes at least one of the following:
• magnifying a selected display window wherein any other display windows are at least partially visible in a background of the magnified selected display window, adding another display window, and removing one of the display windows.

A method for display of a digital video signal, the method comprising:

• receiving a major channel of the digital video signal, wherein the major channel includes a plurality of minor channels encoded therein, wherein said plurality of minor channels includes at least one high definition minor channel;
• decoding the plurality of minor channels;
• defining a plurality of active viewing windows, wherein the plurality of active viewing windows are based on a definition format of the minor channel;
• providing minor channels video signals to at least one of the plurality of active viewing windows;
• simultaneously displaying more than one of the plurality of minor channels on a display device, wherein the display includes active motion video for each of the plurality of minor channels including said at least one high definition minor channel;
• displaying an audio signal for one of the minor channels being displayed, wherein the audio signal is selected based on a selection of one of the active viewing windows and the selection of one of the active viewing windows is performed using at least one of:
• a cursor and a plurality of feature selection inputs;
• displaying a navigation feature for navigating said plurality of active viewing windows on the display device, wherein a user navigation input removes at least one of said active viewing windows from said display and inserts at least another active viewing window, for a different minor channel;
• tracking the location of a magnification indicator;
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• magnifying one active viewing window of said plurality of active viewing windows when the magnification indicator is in approximation with the location of said one active viewing window on the display, wherein any remaining active viewing windows are at least partially visible in a background of the magnified active viewing window.

A method for display of a digital video signal, the method comprising:

• receiving a major channel of the digital video signal, wherein the major channel includes a plurality of minor channels encoded therein, wherein said plurality of minor channels includes at least one high definition minor channel;
• decoding the plurality of minor channels;
• simultaneously displaying more than one of the plurality of minor channels on a display device, wherein the display includes active video for each of the minor channels including said at least one high definition minor channel;
• providing a navigation feature for navigating between said plurality of minor channels comprising displaying a navigation feature for navigating a plurality of active viewing windows, each of said active viewing windows displaying one minor channel of said plurality of minor channels, wherein navigating removes one of said active viewing windows and inserts another active viewing window, for a different minor channel, in response to a user input for navigating;
• displaying a first navigation feature for navigating between said at least one high definition minor channel and at least a second high definition channel in said first aspect ratio;
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• displaying a second navigation feature for navigating between said at least two standard definition minor channels and at least a third standard definition minor channel to display said at least a third standard definition minor channel in said second aspect ratio.