Patent ID: 9697870
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: G11B,H04N

Claim:
1. A method for transitioning between video previews that are displayed on a display device, the method comprising: playing a first video preview on the display device, the first video preview corresponding to a first video program; while playing the first video preview, phasing in display, on the display device, of first metadata identifying content of the first video preview corresponding to the first video program; phasing out the display, on the display device, of the first metadata identifying content of the first video preview corresponding to the first video program before the display of the first video preview ceases; phasing in display, on the display device, of second metadata identifying content of a second video preview corresponding to a second video program after phasing out the display of the first metadata; and phasing in display, on the display device, of the second video preview corresponding to the second video program while phasing out the display of the first video preview and the second metadata.