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Omni menu for an audio/visual network

  • US 20020120932A1
  • Filed: 02/28/2001
  • Published: 08/29/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A digital broadcast network environment comprising:

  • a) a plurality of content providers capable of achieving and maintaining interoperability within said digital broadcast network environment, said content providers each containing a series of individual menu items existing at various levels and functioning to control said content providers;

    b) a digital broadcast rendering device for controlling the interoperability of said content providers existing within said network environment, said digital broadcast rendering device itself also existing as a said content provider; and

    c) a single, unified graphical user interface menu, wherein a uniform menu Application Program Interface is utilized to assimilate said individual menu items of said content providers to form said single, unified graphical user interface menu, said unified graphical user interface menu capable of controlling said individual menu items of said content providers at any level.

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