Program guide graphics and video in window for 3DTV

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9414042-B2
Application number	US-201113101824-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 5, 2011
Priority date	May 5, 2010
Publication date	Aug 9, 2016
Grant date	Aug 9, 2016

Abstract

Video data is received in 2D or 3D format from different channels as a user scrolls through an electronic guide. The video data may be displayed in a portion of the on: screen display along with graphic and text associated with the EPG data. The received video data may be converted to a suitable format to be displayed with the Electronic Program Guide (EPG). The video data may be converted from 3D to 2D format to be displayed with the EPG data. The video data may be converted from 2D format to 3D format, while the EPG data displays in 2D format. The video data may be converted from one 3D format to another 3D format for display with the EPG data. Selection of converting the received video data can be based on a display format of a previously viewed channel prior to requesting the EPG to be displayed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus for providing electronic program guide (EPG) display data comprising:
at least one hardware processor that is configured to:
identify a first video format associated with first video content associated with a first channel in response to receiving a request to display EPG data associated with the first channel;
generate first scaled video content by scaling the first video content associated with the first channel;
cause the first scaled video content and the EPG data associated with the first channel to be displayed in an EPG screen;
receive a user selection of a second channel using the EPG screen;
in response to receiving the user selection, identify a second video format associated with second video content associated with the second channel;
generate second scaled video content by scaling the second video content associated with the second channel;
determine whether the second video format associated with the second video content is different from the first video format associated with the first video content based at least in part on whether the first video format corresponds to 2D video content or 3D video content and whether the second video format corresponds to 2D video content or 3D video content;
in response to determining that the second video format is different from the first video format, convert the second scaled video content to the first video format; and
cause the converted video content and EPG data associated with the second channel to be displayed in the EPG screen.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each of the first video format and the second video format is a 3D format that includes two views associated with each other in one of: a top and bottom video format, a left and right format, or a checkerboard format.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein converting the second scaled video content includes converting a received 3D format to a display 2D format by selecting only one view for display.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein converting the second scaled video content includes converting a received 3D format to a display 3D format which is a different 3D format than the received 3D format.

5. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein converting the second scaled video content includes converting a received 2D video format to a display 3D video format.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the conversion provides an offset to the display 3D video format.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein scaling includes scaling the received video content from a full screen display size to a picture window display size.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein display data includes data indicating that received video content is in a received 3D video format.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein display data is provided in a display 3D format simultaneously with EPG data provided in a 2D format for display.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to receive video content that is a received channel of video content and determine to convert the received video data from the first video format to the second video format based on a video format of a channel received prior to receiving a request to provide the EPG data.

11. A method of providing electronic program guide (EPG) display data comprising the steps of:
identifying a first video format associated with first video content associated with a first channel in response to receiving a request to display EPG data associated with the first channel;
generating first scaled video content by scaling the first video content associated with the first channel;
causing the first scaled video content and the EPG data associated with the first channel to be displayed in an EPG screen;
receiving a user selection of a second channel using the EPG screen;
in response to receiving the user selection, identifying a second video format associated with second video content associated with the second channel;
generate second scaled video content by scaling the second video content associated with the second channel;
determining whether the second video format associated with the second video content is different from the first video format associated with the first video content based at least in part on whether the first video format corresponds to 2D video content or 3D video content and whether the second video format corresponds to 2D video content or 3D video content;
in response to determining that the second video format is different from the first video format, convert the second scaled video content to the first video format; and
causing the converted video content and EPG data associated with the second channel to be displayed in the EPG screen.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein each of the first video format and the second video format is a 3D format that includes two views associated with each other in one of: a top and bottom video format, a left and right format, or a checkerboard format.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the step of converting includes converting a received 3D format to a display 2D format by selecting only one view for display.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the step of converting includes converting a received 3D format to a display 3D format which is a different 3D format than the received 3D format.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the step of converting includes converting a received 2D video format to a display 3D video format.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the step of converting includes providing an offset to the display 3D video format.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the step of scaling includes scaling the received video content from a full screen display size to a picture window display size.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein display data includes data indicating that received video content is in a received 3D video format.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein display data is provided in a display 3D format simultaneously with EPG data provided in a 2D format for display.

20. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving video content that is a received channel of video content; and
determining to convert the received video data from the first video format to the second video format based on a video format of a channel received prior to receiving a request to provide the EPG data.

21. A non-transitory computer readable medium carrying instructions executable by a computer for providing electronic program guide (EPG) display data comprising the steps of:
identifying a first video format associated with first video content associated with a first channel in response to receiving a request to display EPG data associated with the first channel;
generating first scaled video content by scaling the first video content associated with the first channel;
causing the first scaled video content and the EPG data associated with the first channel to be displayed in an EPG screen;
receiving a user selection of a second channel using the EPG screen;
in response to receiving the user selection, identifying a second video format associated with second video content associated with the second channel;
generate second scaled video content by scaling the second video content associated with the second channel;
determining whether the second video format associated with the second video content is different from the first video format associated with the first video content based at leas

Assignees

• Luthra Ajay K
• Ramamurthy Arjun
• Google Technology Holdings LLC

Inventors

• Luthra Ajay K
• Ramamurthy Arjun

Classifications

• H04N13/026

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N13/007

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N13/0029

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N13/004 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N13/156

  Mixing image signals · CPC title