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US 2017/0324922 A1Published application
System and method for displaying multiple video streams based on a zapping pattern
OwnerMenahem LASSERinventor
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Abstract
Devices and methods for automatically switching the content displayed on a display system from a single-stream mode displaying a single video stream to a multi-stream mode displaying more than one video stream.
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A method for displaying video streams on a display system, comprising:
- a. displaying a first video stream on the display system in a single-stream mode;
- b. receiving a sequence of zapping commands from a user;
- c. identifying a zapping pattern in the sequence of zapping commands, said zapping pattern including at least one change from said first video stream to another video stream, and at least one return to said first video stream;
- d. in response to said identifying said zapping pattern, automatically switching the display system from said single-stream mode to a multi-stream mode concurrently displaying said first video stream and at least one other video stream.
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A method for displaying video streams on a display system, comprising:
- a. displaying a first video stream on the display system in a single-stream mode;
- b. receiving a sequence of zapping commands from a user;
- c. identifying a zapping pattern in the sequence of zapping commands, said zapping pattern including at least one change to a second video stream containing video data of a predefined genre;
- d. in response to said identifying said zapping pattern, automatically switching the display system from said single-stream mode to a multi-stream mode concurrently displaying at least said first video stream and said second video stream.
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A device for displaying video streams on a display system associated therewith, the device comprising:
- a. a processor associated with the display system or with a set top box feeding the display system;
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- b. a non-transitory computer readable storage medium for instructions execution by the processor, said non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored:
- i. instructions to display a first video stream on the display system in a single-stream mode;
- ii. instructions to receive a sequence of zapping commands from a user;
- iii. instructions to identify a zapping pattern in the sequence of zapping commands, said zapping pattern including at least one change from said first video stream to another video stream, and at least one return to said first video stream;
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- iv. instructions, to be carried out in response to identifying said zapping pattern, to automatically switch the display system from said single-stream mode to a multi-stream mode concurrently displaying said first video stream and at least one other video stream.
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A device for displaying video streams on a display system associated therewith, the device comprising:
- a. a processor associated with the display system or with a set top box feeding the display system;
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- b. a non-transitory computer readable storage medium for instructions execution by the processor, said non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored:
- i. instructions to display a first video stream on the display system in a single-stream mode;
- ii. instructions to receive a sequence of zapping commands from a user;
- iii. instructions to identify a zapping pattern in the sequence of zapping commands, said zapping pattern including at least one change to a second video stream containing video data of a predefined genre;
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- iv. instructions, to be carried out in response to said identifying said zapping pattern, to automatically switch the display system from said single-stream mode to a multi-stream mode concurrently displaying at least said first video stream and said second video stream.
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