Patent ID: 9154830
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: A61K,A61P,C07K,G06Q,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of communication using a gateway having physical layer connections to a network access service provider and a plurality of devices, the method comprising: processing, by the gateway, one or more programs in a preview format for presentation to one or more of the plurality of devices, wherein the processing by the gateway occurs before program selection of the one or more programs; and communicating by the gateway the processed one or more programs in the preview format to the one or more of the plurality of devices for program preview during program selections to show a first preview associated with a first of the one or more programs, wherein a selected program of the one or more programs is provided in the preview format during a time between selection of the selected program and a time the program is available for presentation on a channel for the selected program, wherein the first preview comprises video data.