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Arrangement and method for transmitting and receiving mosaic video signals including sub-pictures for easy selection of a program to be viewed

  • US 5,633,683 A
  • Filed: 04/14/1995
  • Issued: 05/27/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/15/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A television transmitting system for transmitting a plurality of video signals via a common channel, each video signal having a program number, the television transmitting system comprising:

  • a mosaic generator tier generating a mosaic video signal comprising a plurality of sub-pictures, each sub-picture representing a corresponding one of said plurality of video signals, at least one of said sub-pictures constituting a non-real-time characterization of a television program conveyed by the corresponding one of said video signals;

    a data linking generator for generating data linking the position of each sub-picture on a display screen with the program number of the video signal each sub-picture represents; and

    a transmitter for transmitting said mosaic video signal and linking data through said common channel.

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