Multiple view video feed
First Claim
1. A system for presenting multiple video signals to an end user through a network connection, the system comprising:
- a plurality of video signal reception devices, each device being set to receive a different video signal;
a video multiplexer receiving an output from each of said video signal reception devices, said multiplexer multiplexing together each output to produce a single composite video signal, said single composite video signal having multiple sections with each section having a video image from one of said plurality of video signal reception devices; and
an encoder device receiving said single video signal, said encoder device encoding said single composite video signal into a network signal suitable for use with a network.
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Abstract
Systems and devices for providing multiple video signals simultaneously to an end user. Multiple video tuners are each tuned to a different video signal at a content provider'"'"'s location. The output of each tuner is then received by a video multiplexer which multiplexes the disparate video signals into a single composite video signal. The resulting composite video signal, which presents the different video signals in a grid pattern with each sector in the grid phoning a different video signal, is then provided with a suitable user interface. The user interface provides such information such as the source of each of the video signals and allows an end user to navigate between the different video signals. The resulting composite video signal with its user interface, is then encoded and transmitted to an end user device by way of a network. An end user, using the end user device, can therefore simultaneously view multiple video signals without the need for switching channels.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for presenting multiple video signals to an end user through a network connection, the system comprising:
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a plurality of video signal reception devices, each device being set to receive a different video signal;
a video multiplexer receiving an output from each of said video signal reception devices, said multiplexer multiplexing together each output to produce a single composite video signal, said single composite video signal having multiple sections with each section having a video image from one of said plurality of video signal reception devices; and
an encoder device receiving said single video signal, said encoder device encoding said single composite video signal into a network signal suitable for use with a network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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- 7. A system according to claim 7 wherein said user interface further includes text indicia for each of said plurality panels
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9. A user interface for use in simultaneously viewing multiple video signals, the user interface comprising:
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a plurality of panels, each panel containing a video image from one of said multiple video signals; and
a plurality of text indicia, at least one of said text indicia being related to a specific one of said plurality of panels. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A television signal for use with a television with a screen, said signal having encoded thereon
a plurality of video images, each of said images being provided with a separate section of said screen; -
a user interface having multiple panels, each panel being occupied by one of said plurality of video images; and
a plurality of text indicia, at least one of said text indicia being related to a specific one of said multiple panels. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A pair of signals for use by an end user device, said pair comprising:
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a composite video signal having encoded thereon multiple video signals with each video signal having a video image from one of a plurality of video signal reception devices; and
a user interface signal for use with said composite video signal, said user interface signal having encoded thereon a user interface for use in simultaneously viewing said multiple video signals. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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