PROGRAM GUIDE SYSTEM WITH VIDEO WINDOW BROWSING
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Abstract
An interactive television program guide system is provided in which a viewer may direct a television to simultaneously display a selected television program, a program guide display, and a program guide video window. A viewer may use the program guide video window to browse video of programs shown on the program guide display while continuing to view a previously selected program in the background. The program guide display may display video on demand (VOD) programs, programs to be broadcast in the future, and programs currently being broadcast on other channels. The viewer may browse through programs on the program guide display using a variety of keys on a remote control unit. The viewer may direct the program guide to swap audio and video signals back and forth between programs shown in the video window and programs shown on the background screen.
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76 Claims
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57. A method for displaying a preview video on a display, the method comprising:
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simultaneously displaying; a first video corresponding to a first media content selection in a first reduced size video window defined by a reduced perimeter; a selectable item that identifies content available for display; a video clip of the content identified by the selectable item in a second reduced size video window defined by a reduced perimeter, wherein the video clip is available for viewing at any time, and wherein the video clip is selected responsive to user input selecting the selectable item; and receiving indication from the user to interchange the first video and the video clip such that the video clip is displayed in the first reduced size video window and the current video is displayed in the second reduced size video window. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. A system for displaying a preview video on a display, the system comprising:
control circuitry configured to; simultaneously display on a display screen; a first video corresponding to a first media content selection in a first reduced size video window defined by a reduced perimeter; a selectable item that identifies content available for display; a video clip of the content identified by the selectable item in a second reduced size video window defined by a reduced perimeter, wherein the video clip is available for viewing at any time, and wherein the video clip is selected responsive to user input selecting the selectable item; and receive an indication from the user to interchange the first video and the video clip such that the video clip is displayed in the first reduced size video window and the current video is displayed in the second reduced size video window. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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