Patent ID: 11902602
Assignee: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A system for providing a combined video content feed, the system comprising:
a multiplexer located at a customer premises comprising:
a plurality of input pins to receive a plurality of video content feeds, the received plurality of video content feeds comprising at least two different video content feed types;
a demodulator to demodulate one or more of the received plurality of video content feeds according to the feed type of each video content feed;
a combiner to combine the demodulated plurality of video content feeds into a combined video content feed; and
an output pin to output the combined video content feed; and
a set-top box (STB) coupled to the output pin of the multiplexer, wherein the STB is located at the customer premises, and wherein the STB is configured to:
receive, via the output pin of the multiplexer, the combined video content feed;
identify each of the plurality of video content feeds within the combined video content feed;
request guide data for each of the identified plurality of video content feeds from one or more data source servers;
receive the requested guide data;
combine the received guide data into an aggregated electronic programming guide;
responsive to receiving a selection of a channel associated with a video content program via the aggregated electronic programming guide, request a video content feed corresponding to the channel;
receive the requested video content feed corresponding to the channel;
decode the received video content feed for a signal corresponding to the channel; and
provide the signal to a display device for viewing the received video content feed;
wherein the aggregated electronic programming guide comprises a user interface including a listing of favorite video content programs provided by at least two of the plurality of video content feed providers, wherein the favorite video content programs are determined based on user preferences associated with at least one of the plurality of video content feeds; and
wherein the user interface further includes a listing of recorded video content programs provided by at least two of the plurality of video content feed providers.