Mosaic channel video stream with personalized interactive services

摘要

An interactive mosaic channel video stream with indicators as to the action on a given video stream. An interactive matrixed video channel displayed on a video 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 associated with one of the plurality of individual video feeds, each video cell further comprising an area within the video cell reporting data related to the video feed, a cursor, which is moveable between the plurality of video cells, for selecting at least one characteristic associated with a selected video cell, such that a video program associated with the selected video cell is selectable via the cursor, and at least one selection screen, associated with the video information, wherein selections of at least one individual participant are made and statistics related to the selected individuals are displayed on the video monitor based on performance of the at least one individual participant.

主权项

1. A system for providing user-selectable interactive matrixed video information, comprising:
a transmitter, for transmitting one or more signals having a plurality of channels, including an interactive video channel and a plurality of viewer channels, wherein:
each viewer channel comprises video information of an associated one of a plurality of video feeds, each depicting an associated one of a plurality of athletic contests;the interactive video channel comprises first interactive matrixed video information for presentation on a first screen, comprising:
a plurality of concurrently presented and user-selectable first video cells, each of the plurality of first video cells depicting an associated one of the plurality of video feeds depicting the associated one of the athletic contests; wherein user selection of a selected one of the plurality of first video cells replaces the first screen with a second screen comprising:
the video feed transmitted by the viewer channel associated with the selected one of the plurality of first video cells,a second plurality of user-selectable video cells, the second plurality of video cells presenting a first depiction of a status of at least some of the athletic contests depicted in the other of the plurality of video feeds, the second plurality of user-selectable video cells arranged about a periphery of the video feed on the second screen in a configuration comprising an L-wrap configuration; and wherein the second screen comprises:
a depiction of a first control wherein user selection of the first control replaces the second screen with a third screen having a full-screen presentation of the selected one of the first video cells;a depiction of a second control wherein user selection of the second control replaces the second plurality of video cells with another second plurality of video cells, each of the another second plurality of video cells presenting a first depiction of a status of other of the plurality of athletic contests, the other of the plurality of athletic contests not depicted in the plurality of first video cells; anda depiction of a third control wherein user selection of the third control replaces the second screen with the first screen.