Customized video mosaic
First Claim
1. A television receiver configured to output a customized video mosaic, the television receiver comprising:
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one or more processors;
a memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;
based on a first received user input, determine the customized video mosaic to be output for presentation;
determine a plurality of television channels to be presented as part of the customized video mosaic;
tune a tuner of the one or more tuners to a preview transponder stream based on the determined plurality of television channels to be presented, wherein;
the preview transponder stream, transmitted to the television receiver by a television service provider, comprises live reduced resolution video streams of a plurality of television channels that comprises;
the determined plurality of television channels and additional television channels, wherein the live reduced resolution video streams differ from each other, and the determined plurality of television channels are distributed live concurrently in higher resolution via a plurality of television channel transponder streams distinct from the preview transponder stream;
create a plurality of packet identifier (PID) filters such that a PID filter for each television channel of the determined plurality of television channels is created to filter each television channel from the preview transponder stream;
output for presentation the reduced resolution video streams of the determined plurality of television channels from the preview transponder stream to a presentation device based on filtering of the preview transponder stream using the plurality of PID filters, wherein each television channel of the plurality of television channels are presented by the presentation device as live video simultaneously as part of the customized video mosaic;
receive a second user input selecting a reduced resolution video stream of a television channel from the customized video mosaic;
determine a television channel transponder stream that comprises the television channel, the television channel being transmitted in a higher resolution as part of the television channel transponder stream than the reduced resolution video stream of the television channel transmitted as part of the preview transponder stream, whereinthe television channel transponder stream is distinct from the reduced resolution video stream;
tune a tuner of the one or more tuners to the television channel transponder stream that comprises the television channel transmitted in the higher resolution in response to determining the television channel transponder stream that comprises the television channel; and
output, to the presentation device, the television channel in the higher resolution from the television channel transponder stream.
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Abstract
Various arrangements for outputting a customized video mosaic are presented. Based on received user input, it may be determined that a customized video mosaic is to be output for presentation. A plurality of television channels to be presented as part of the customized video mosaic may be determined. One or more tuners may be tuned based on the determined plurality of television channels to be presented. The plurality of television channels may be output for presentation to a presentation device. Each of these television channels may be presented by the presentation device as live video simultaneously as part of the customized video mosaic.
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16 Claims
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1. A television receiver configured to output a customized video mosaic, the television receiver comprising:
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one or more tuners; one or more processors; a memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to; based on a first received user input, determine the customized video mosaic to be output for presentation; determine a plurality of television channels to be presented as part of the customized video mosaic; tune a tuner of the one or more tuners to a preview transponder stream based on the determined plurality of television channels to be presented, wherein; the preview transponder stream, transmitted to the television receiver by a television service provider, comprises live reduced resolution video streams of a plurality of television channels that comprises; the determined plurality of television channels and additional television channels, wherein the live reduced resolution video streams differ from each other, and the determined plurality of television channels are distributed live concurrently in higher resolution via a plurality of television channel transponder streams distinct from the preview transponder stream; create a plurality of packet identifier (PID) filters such that a PID filter for each television channel of the determined plurality of television channels is created to filter each television channel from the preview transponder stream; output for presentation the reduced resolution video streams of the determined plurality of television channels from the preview transponder stream to a presentation device based on filtering of the preview transponder stream using the plurality of PID filters, wherein each television channel of the plurality of television channels are presented by the presentation device as live video simultaneously as part of the customized video mosaic; receive a second user input selecting a reduced resolution video stream of a television channel from the customized video mosaic; determine a television channel transponder stream that comprises the television channel, the television channel being transmitted in a higher resolution as part of the television channel transponder stream than the reduced resolution video stream of the television channel transmitted as part of the preview transponder stream, wherein the television channel transponder stream is distinct from the reduced resolution video stream; tune a tuner of the one or more tuners to the television channel transponder stream that comprises the television channel transmitted in the higher resolution in response to determining the television channel transponder stream that comprises the television channel; and output, to the presentation device, the television channel in the higher resolution from the television channel transponder stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for outputting a customized video mosaic, the method comprising:
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determining, by a television receiver, the customized video mosaic to be output for presentation based on a first received user input; determining, by the television receiver, a plurality of television channels to be presented as part of the customized video mosaic; tuning, by the television receiver, a tuner of the television receiver to a preview transponder stream transmitted by a television service provider based on the determined plurality of television channels to be presented, wherein; the preview transponder stream comprises reduced resolution video streams of a plurality of television channels that comprises;
the determined plurality of television channels and additional television channels, andthe determined plurality of television channels are distributed in higher resolution via a plurality of television channel transponder streams distinct from the preview transponder stream; creating, by the television receiver, a plurality of packet identifier (PID) filters such that a PID filter for each television channel of the determined plurality of television channels is created to filter the determine plurality of television channels from the preview transponder stream; outputting, by the television receiver, for presentation the reduced resolution video streams of the determined plurality of television channels from the preview transponder stream to a presentation device based on filtering of the preview transponder stream using the plurality of PID filters, wherein each television channel of the plurality of television channels are presented by the presentation device as live video simultaneously as part of the customized video mosaic; receiving, by the television receiver, a second user input selecting a reduced resolution video stream of a television channel from the customized video mosaic; determining, by the television receiver, a television channel transponder stream that comprises the television channel, the television channel being transmitted in a higher resolution as part of the television channel transponder stream than the reduced resolution video stream of the television channel transmitted as part of the preview transponder stream, wherein the television channel transponder stream is distinct from the reduced resolution video stream; tuning, by the television receiver, a tuner of the one or more tuners to the television channel transponder stream that comprises the television channel transmitted in the higher resolution in response to determining the television channel transponder stream that comprises the television channel; and outputting, by the television receiver, to the presentation device, the television channel in the higher resolution from the television channel transponder stream. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for outputting a customized video mosaic, comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to:
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based on a first received user input, determine the customized video mosaic to be output for presentation; determine a plurality of television channels to be presented as part of the customized video mosaic; tune a tuner of a television receiver to a preview transponder stream transmitted by a television service provider, such tuning being performed based on the determined plurality of television channels to be presented, wherein; the preview transponder stream, transmitted to the television receiver by a television service provider, comprises reduced resolution video streams of a plurality of television channels that comprises; the determined plurality of television channels and additional television channels, and the determined plurality of television channels are distributed in higher resolution via a plurality of television channel transponder streams distinct from the preview transponder stream; create a plurality of packet identifier (PID) filters such that a PID filter for each television channel of the determined plurality of television channels is created to filter each television channel from the preview transponder stream; output for presentation the reduced resolution video streams of the determined plurality of television channels from the preview transponder stream to a presentation device based on filtering of the preview transponder stream using the plurality of PID filters, wherein each television channel of the plurality of television channels are presented by the presentation device as live video simultaneously as part of the customized video mosaic; receive user input selecting a reduced resolution video stream of a television channel from the customized video mosaic; determine a television channel transponder stream that comprises the television channel, the television channel being transmitted in a higher resolution as part of the television channel transponder stream than the reduced resolution video stream of the television channel transmitted as part of the preview transponder stream, wherein the television channel transponder stream is distinct from the reduced resolution video stream; tune a tuner of the one or more tuners to the television channel transponder stream that comprises the television channel transmitted in the higher resolution in response to determining the television channel transponder stream that comprises the television channel; and output, to the presentation device, the television channel in the higher resolution from the television channel transponder stream.
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Specification