Patent ID: 8566881

Claim:
A system for indicating an audio input for a mosaic video channel distinct from a program guide displayed on a monitor, with a plurality of individual video feeds being presented at a given time, comprising: a plurality of video cells presenting at least video information, each video cell having a respective audio track associated with the video information; an announcer audio track distinct from the respective audio tracks associated with the video information in the video cells, the announcer audio track being related to the plurality of video cells and transmittable as a replacement for any of the respective audio tracks during presentation of the video information; and an indicator, coupled to the respective audio tracks that can be seen by an announcer, for indicating outside of the mosaic video channel that at least one of the respective audio tracks is active, wherein the indicator signifies to the announcer to pause the announcer audio track, and the announcer is silent in response, such that the announcer audio track does not interfere with the active audio track of the video information being displayed on the monitor.