Specialized Media Presentation Via an Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a storage area for saving an image;
a display screen that can display an electronic program guide (EPG) lineup;
an EPG entry inserter to create a notification link in the EPG lineup;
a user input monitor to detect a user selection of the notification link;
an image retriever that retrieves the image from the storage area in response to a user selection; and
an image presenter that receives the image from the image retriever and presents the image on the display screen.
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Abstract
An electronic program guide (EPG) may include entries that enable access to one or more images. In some implementations, when an image-related entry is selected by a user, a device presents the one or more images that are associated with the selected entry. In some implementations, portions of the EPG are presented as links. Selection of a link effectuates a search and may be followed by the visual presentation of one or more images resulting from the search. Additionally, in some implementations, an image can be communicated with an electronic communication. In response to the electronic communication, an image entry may be added to the channel lineup of the EPG. Selection of the image entry in the EPG may cause the device to visually present the image.
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20 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a storage area for saving an image; a display screen that can display an electronic program guide (EPG) lineup; an EPG entry inserter to create a notification link in the EPG lineup; a user input monitor to detect a user selection of the notification link; an image retriever that retrieves the image from the storage area in response to a user selection; and an image presenter that receives the image from the image retriever and presents the image on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method implemented by a server comprising:
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sending an electronic program guide (EPG) lineup to a client that includes a channel for notifications; receiving an electronic communication containing an image; extracting the image from the electronic communication; storing the image in a memory; sending a notification to the client that the image has been received; instructing the client to insert a notification link in the channel for notifications, wherein the image is intended to be associated with the notification link in the channel for notifications; receiving a request from the client to retrieve the image; and sending the image to the client. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A device comprising:
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a processor a memory coupled to the processor; an electronic program guide (EPG) application maintained on the memory and executed on the processor to perform operations including; producing an EPG having at least one entry that enables access to one or more images; receiving selection of the at least one entry by user input to cause the device to retrieve the one or more images; and presenting the one or more images on a display screen in response to the user input. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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