Data structure and methods for providing an interactive program guide

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6584153
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09293535

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A data structure suited to efficiently representing a plurality of image streams including common and non-common portions. Specifically, a plurality of similar group of picture (GOP) data structures representing the corresponding plurality of image streams including common and non-common portions is adapted to provide a first encoded stream comprising only P-picture and B-picture access units of one of the similar GOP data structures, and a corresponding plurality of encoded streams comprising only respective I-picture access units of the similar GOP data structures. In this manner, the redundant P-picture and B-picture access units within the encoded streams are eliminated, thereby greatly reducing the bandwidth or memory resources needed to transmit or store the plurality of image streams.

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TIVO CORPORATION2160 GOLD STREET SAN JOSE CA 95002

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bayrakeri, Sadik Foster City, CA 57 2720
Comito, John P Redwood City, CA 42 1599
Edmonds, Jeremy S Sunnyvale, CA 45 2240
Gershtein, Eugene Redwood Shores, CA 42 1559
Gordon, Donald F Los Altos, CA 131 5258
Ludvig, Edward A Redwood City, CA 61 3277
Wild, Joseph R Santa Clara, CA 8 337

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