Deepa Rajagopal

US Patent:

20060150214, Jul 6, 2006

Filed:

Jan 5, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/029907

Inventors:

Amit Ramraz - Cupertino CA, US
Edward Tecot - Sunnyvale CA, US
Shannon Hegg - Mountain View CA, US
Pradip Fatehpuria - Cupertino CA, US
Sanjay Sahgal - Fremont CA, US
Gabriel Gottlieb - Seattle WA, US
Anand Muthurajan - Sammamish WA, US
Joerg Brown - Livermore CA, US
Deepa Rajagopal - San Jose CA, US
Sampathkumar Ramakrishnan - Sunnyvale CA, US
Stacy Yust - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 13/00
H04N 5/445
G06F 3/00

US Classification:

725044000, 725047000

Abstract:

Various embodiments pertain to methods and systems for providing multi-source content in electronic program guides (EPGs). In at least some embodiments, various techniques can present the viewer with a user interface, such as a grid, that is efficiently and intelligently assembled and managed to foster a desirable user experience.

US Patent:

20060150225, Jul 6, 2006

Filed:

Jan 5, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/029874

Inventors:

Shannon Hegg - Mountain View CA, US
Joerg Brown - Livermore CA, US
Deepa Rajagopal - San Jose CA, US
Judy Edighoffer - Pleasanton CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725089000, 725088000, 725102000

Abstract:

Methods and systems permit a pause buffer to retain its content across one or more channel changes. In addition, various embodiments provide the viewer with a robust browsing experiencing when navigating through content that resides in the pause buffer. For example, in at least some embodiments, the viewer can navigate through pause buffer content, via a status bar, and have displayed for them information associated with a program that corresponds to their current position in the pause buffer. Further, in at least some embodiments, a status bar can be displayed and can contain visually discernible indicia which provide information associated with the content in the pause buffer.