Set top terminal for television delivery system
First Claim
1. A method for generating a menu with video for use with a set top terminal in a program delivery system with menu selection of programs from a plurality of individual menus, using a program signal with a split screen video channel, comprising the steps of:
- choosing a split screen video channel from the program signal;
decompressing the split screen channel of the program signal;
selecting the desired portion of video on the split screen channel;
creating a mask of all the portions of the split screen channel which are not selected;
overlaying the mask on the split screen video channel;
overlaying menu graphic information on the masking;
overlaying text information on the graphics and masking; and
displaying the overlays as a menu.
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Abstract
A viewer interface for a television program delivery system is described. The innovation relates to methods and devices for viewer pathways to television programs. Specifically, the interface involves hardware and software used in conjunction with a television at the viewer home to create a user friendly menu based approach to television program access. The device is particularly useful in a program delivery system with hundreds of programs and a data signal carrying program information. The disclosure describes menu generation and menu selection of television programs.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for generating a menu with video for use with a set top terminal in a program delivery system with menu selection of programs from a plurality of individual menus, using a program signal with a split screen video channel, comprising the steps of:
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choosing a split screen video channel from the program signal;
decompressing the split screen channel of the program signal;
selecting the desired portion of video on the split screen channel;
creating a mask of all the portions of the split screen channel which are not selected;
overlaying the mask on the split screen video channel;
overlaying menu graphic information on the masking;
overlaying text information on the graphics and masking; and
displaying the overlays as a menu. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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