Patent ID: 8056099
Filing Date: 2011-11-08
Classification: A63F,G07F,H04N

Abstract:
1. An interactive system for presenting a matrixed video channel displayed on a video monitor, with a plurality of individual video feeds being presented at a given time, wherein each viewer channel comprises at least one individual video feed and program guide data, the interactive system comprising: a receiver receiving a plurality of video cells on a single viewer channel presenting at least video information, each video cell comprising one of the plurality of individual video feeds, each video cell in the plurality of video cells further comprising an area within the video cell reporting non-textual data relating to a current content of the video feed of that particular video cell, the non-textual data being individualized to the current content of the video feed of that particular video cell and separate from the program guide data, each of the areas comprising the non-textual data being transmitted as part of the matrixed video channel and updated as events occur during the current content of the video feed; and a cursor, which can be moved between the plurality of video cells, for selecting at least one characteristic of a selected video cell, such that the user can then directly select a video program of the selected video cell, wherein when the selected video cell is selected, a secondary video cell is displayed, comprising at least the selected video program and the presentations of the non-textual data from at least the plurality of video cells of the matrixed video channel, and the cursor is then movable between the presentations of the non-textual data from at least the plurality of video cells of the matrixed channel to select corresponding video feeds to each of the presentations of the non-textual data from at least the plurality of video cells of the matrixed video channel.