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Electronic programming guide

  • US 7,503,003 B2
  • Filed: 05/28/2002
  • Issued: 03/10/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Method comprising:

  • displaying an electronic programming guide on a screen, said programming guide indicating what programs are being provided on various channels; and

    displaying in a window region within said programming guide a plurality of said programs, wherein displaying each of said plurality of said programs comprises;

    a) providing a pixel array depicting one of said programs and a video clip previously stored in memory;

    b) binding said pixel array to a geometric surface, said geometric surface forming a shape to assist a viewer in determining what is being shown on said one of said programs; and

    c) generating an image of said one of said programs and said video clip based on said pixel array bound to said geometric surface.

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