Patent ID: 8949891
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: G06Q,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for displaying a customized video sequence during a channel change interval, said method comprising: displaying a first channel; receiving a channel change request from a user requesting a second channel for display; displaying a video sequence during said channel change interval; and displaying a second channel; wherein, said displaying a video sequence during said channel change interval further comprises: displaying a black screen with no audio and no video for a short duration; playing out a first video portion of a customized video sequence relevant to said second channel until an end point signaled in metadata provided by a television operator; playing out a second video portion of said customized video sequence relevant to said second channel until said second channel is ready to be displayed; and repetitively playing out said second video portion when an end point of said second video portion signaled in said metadata is reached and until said second channel is ready to be displayed.