Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for construction, delivery and display of iTV applications that blend programming information of on-demand and broadcast service offerings
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Application No.: US15137099Application Date: 2016-04-25
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Publication No.: US09729924B2Publication Date: 2017-08-08
- Inventor: Samuel Moreau , Donald Ahrens , Georgia Gibbs , John Carney , David De Andrade
- Applicant: TVWorks, LLC
- Applicant Address: US PA Philadelphia
- Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
- Current Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Philadelphia
- Agency: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
- Main IPC: G06F13/00
- IPC: G06F13/00 ; G06F3/00 ; H04N5/445 ; H04N21/443 ; G06F3/0482 ; H04N21/472 ; H04N21/478 ; H04N21/482 ; H04N21/854 ; H04N21/431 ; H04N21/8545 ; H04N5/45

Abstract:
A user interface allows for blending of television program choices from which a viewer may select, the blending representing options for linear and non-linear programming presented together within a single hierarchy of a designated category. The blending may further include managed content relevant to the designated category, where desired. Such designated categories may include television programming categories and/or content categories. The options for linear and non-linear programming may be presented together within a single screen of the user interface.
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