EMPHASIZED MOSAIC VIDEO CHANNEL WITH INTERACTIVE USER CONTROL
First Claim
1. An interactive matrixed video channel displayed on a video monitor, with a plurality of individual video feeds being presented at a given time, comprisinga plurality of video cells presenting at least video information, each video cell associated with one of the plurality of individual video feeds, each video cell further comprising a mosaic of related video information wherein, within the mosaic of related video information, at least one video presentation is emphasized with respect other video presentations within the video cell;
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Abstract
An interactive mosaic channel video stream is disclosed. Such a channel is 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, each video cell further comprising a mosaic of related video information, 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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1. An interactive matrixed 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, each video cell further comprising a mosaic of related video information wherein, within the mosaic of related video information, at least one video presentation is emphasized with respect other video presentations within the video cell; - 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, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for displaying a plurality of individual video feeds at a given time, comprising:
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a broadcast delivery system, comprising a transmitter and a receiver; a monitor, coupled to the receiver, for selectively displaying a plurality of video cells presenting at least video information, each video cell associated with one of the plurality of individual video feeds, each video cell further comprising a mosaic of related video information wherein, within the mosaic of related video information, at least one video presentation is emphasized with respect to other video presentations within the video cell; 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 (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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