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1. A media system comprising:
a computer server having a first processor, first memory, and first communication interface; and a set-top box having a second processor, second memory, and second communication interface; wherein, by the first processor executing first software loaded from the first memory, the computer server is configured to:
receive a plurality of original video streams via the first communication interface,generate a guide video stream that includes each of the original video streams resized and arranged such that all of the original video streams are simultaneously visible and playing on the guide video stream, andtransmit the guide video stream to the set-top box; and by the second processor executing second software loaded from the second memory, the set-top box is configured to:
receive the guide video stream from the computer server,display the guide video stream on a display device,provide an interactive user interface on the display device in conjunction with the guide video stream to thereby allow a user of the set-top box to select one of the original video streams shown playing on the guide video stream for full screen playback, andin response to the user selecting a particular original video stream for full screen playback, play full screen on the display device the particular original video stream as received via the second communication interface. |