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Interactive television system and method for viewer control of multiple camera viewpoints in broadcast programming
   
Document Number
US Patent 5600368
Issued Date
February 4, 1997
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An interactive television system has a set-top box adapted for use with a television and a remote control handset. The set-top box is connected to receive a television broadcast that is filmed using multiple cameras situated at various camera viewpoints. The television broadcast has a primary channel, with which the viewer is familiar as carrying the desired television program, and multiple virtual channels associated with the primary channel. The virtual channels carry video signals from the multiple different cameras covering the event. The remote control handset has dedicated camera control buttons for selecting corresponding virtual channels to allow the viewer to choose a desired camera viewpoint. The dedicated camera control buttons are arranged in an intuitive pattern that correlates to the camera viewpoints.
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Owner
Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA)
Published
February 4, 1997
Application Number
08/336,804
Filed
November 9, 1994
US Classification
348/143   348/159 348/211.2
Int'l Classification
H04N   7/173   (20060101)  
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Attorney/Law Firm
USPTO Field of Search
348/143   348/144   348/157   348/159   348/7   348/13   348/211   348/148   348/149   348/150   348/151   348/156  
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