TV feature highlight
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1. A method carried out on a television receiver device, comprising:
- at a television receiver/tuner device, carrying out a channel scan to identify available television channels that can be received by the television receiver device;
while the channel scan is being carried out;
reading a feature highlight video file from a memory; and
displaying the feature highlight video file on a television display.
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Abstract
A method carried out on a television receiver device involves at a television receiver/tuner device, carrying out a channel scan to identify available television channels that can be received by the television receiver device; while the channel scan is being carried out: reading a feature highlight video file from a memory; and displaying the feature highlight video file on a television display. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
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29 Claims
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1. A method carried out on a television receiver device, comprising:
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at a television receiver/tuner device, carrying out a channel scan to identify available television channels that can be received by the television receiver device; while the channel scan is being carried out; reading a feature highlight video file from a memory; and displaying the feature highlight video file on a television display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method carried out on a television receiver device, comprising:
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at a television receiver/tuner device, carrying out a channel scan as part of an initial setup sequence for the television receiver device to identify available television channels that can be received by the television receiver device; displaying a progress bar on a television display during the channel scan; displaying a channel search status window on the display during the channel scan, where the channel search status window displays a count of channels that have been identified; while the channel scan is being carried out; sequentially reading a plurality of feature highlight video files from a memory; displaying the feature highlight video files on the television display; and displaying a thumbnail identifying the feature highlight video file that is currently playing on the display during the channel scan; where the reading and displaying of the feature highlight video file is carried out as a result of a positive user input authorizing the reading and displaying. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A television receiver device, comprising:
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a control processor; a television display; a television receiver/tuner that carries out a channel scan responsive to commands from the control processor to identify available television channels that can be received by the television receiver device; and while the channel scan is being carried out the processor operating to read a feature highlight video file from a memory and cause the feature highlight video file to be displayed on the display. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A television receiver device, comprising:
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a control processor; a television display; a television receiver/tuner that carries out a channel scan as a part of an initial setup sequence responsive to commands from the control processor to identify available television channels that can be received by the television receiver device; while the channel scan is being carried out the processor operating to read a feature highlight video file from a memory and cause the feature highlight video file to be displayed on the display, where the feature highlight video file comprises a passive video for viewing by a viewer; the processor further operating to cause a progress bar to be displayed on the display during the channel scan; the processor further operating to cause a channel search status window to be displayed on the display during the channel scan, where the channel search status window displays a count of channels that have been identified; the processor further operating to cause display on the display of a thumbnail identifying the feature highlight video file that is currently playing on the display during the channel scan; and wherein the processor causes the reading and displaying to be repeated for a plurality of feature highlight video files, with each feature highlight video file depicting a different television feature.
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