Interactive mosaic channel video stream with barker channel and guide
First Claim
1. An interactive matrixed video channel displayed on a monitor, with a plurality of individual video feeds being presented at a given time, comprising:
- a plurality of video cells presenting at least video information, each video cell associated with one of the plurality of individual video feeds;
a text box;
a background video; and
a cursor, which can be moved between the plurality of video cells, for selecting at least one characteristic associated with a selected video cell, such that the user can then directly select a video program associated with the selected video cell.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses an interactive mosaic video channel displayed on a video monitor, with a plurality of individual video feeds being presented at a given time, comprising a plurality of video cells presenting at least video information, each video cell associated with one of the plurality of individual video feeds, a text box, a background video, and a cursor, which can be moved between the plurality of video cells, for selecting at least one characteristic associated with a selected video cell, such that the user can then directly select a video program associated with the selected video cell. The video channel can optionally include a barker cell that presents additional video and audio information that can also be selected by the cursor, the plurality of video cells being grouped by genre, a dynamic ticker, and the at least one characteristic associated with a selected video cell is the audio associated with that video cell.
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20 Claims
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1. An interactive matrixed video channel displayed on a monitor, with a plurality of individual video feeds being presented at a given time, comprising:
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a plurality of video cells presenting at least video information, each video cell associated with one of the plurality of individual video feeds;
a text box;
a background video; and
a cursor, which can be moved between the plurality of video cells, for selecting at least one characteristic associated with a selected video cell, such that the user can then directly select a video program associated with the selected video cell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An interactive video channel displayed on a monitor, with a plurality of individual video feeds being presented at a given time, comprising:
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a plurality of video cells presenting at least video information, each video cell associated with one of the plurality of individual video feeds; and
a cursor, which can be moved between the plurality of video cells, for selecting at least one characteristic associated with a selected video cell. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An interactive video channel displayed on a monitor, with a plurality of individual video feeds being presented at a given time, comprising:
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a plurality of video cells presenting at least video information, each video cell associated with one of the plurality of individual video feeds, wherein the plurality of individual video feeds are grouped by genre; and
a cursor, which can be moved between the plurality of video cells, for selecting at least one characteristic associated with a selected video cell. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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