US 9055254

US Patent 9055254, titled "On screen method and system for changing television channels," was issued to inventor Mohammed Selim.

Here is a concise summary of the patent:

• Title: On screen method and system for changing television channels
• Assignee: Multimedia Technologies Pte Ltd (current assignee as of January 18, 2023) (Original assignee: Flextronics AP LLC)
• Inventor: Mohammed Selim
• Filing Date: August 16, 2013
• Issue Date: June 9, 2015
• Abstract: The patent describes a system and method for changing television channels using an on-screen interface. This interface, referred to as an "on screen channel changer," displays Electronic Program Guide (EPG) information and a numerical input bar. Users can select a channel by entering digits via a remote control interacting with this on-screen display, and the television then switches to the selected channel.

Plain-Language Overview of Independent Claims:

• Independent Claim 1 (Method): This claim describes a method for a television to change channels. The method involves receiving a request to change a channel, then displaying a visual channel changer on the TV screen. This on-screen changer includes program guide details and a section for entering numbers. The system then takes the user's channel selection as digits input through the remote control using this on-screen interface, and finally, the TV switches to that chosen channel.
• Independent Claim 8 (Television System): This claim defines a television apparatus itself. It includes a component (an infrared and/or radio frequency module) that wirelessly receives commands from a remote control, such as a selected channel. The television also contains an application framework (software) that is programmed to respond to a channel change request by showing an on-screen channel changer with program information and a digit input bar. This framework then processes the digital channel selection received from the remote via the on-screen changer and changes the channel accordingly.
• Independent Claim 15 (Computer Readable Medium): This claim covers a tangible, non-temporary computer storage medium (like a memory chip or disk) that stores software instructions. When a microprocessor (like the one in a TV) executes these instructions, it carries out the process of changing television channels. This process includes receiving a channel change request, showing an on-screen channel changer (with program guide information and a number entry bar), accepting a channel selection via digits from a remote control through this on-screen interface, and then switching to the selected channel.

As of April 26, 2026, the patent's legal status is "Active" with an anticipated expiration date of August 16, 2033. There is no authoritative information from the provided search results indicating specific CAFC dockets for 2026 concerning US9055254.US Patent 9055254, titled "On screen method and system for changing television channels," was issued to inventor Mohammed Selim.

Here is a concise summary of the patent:

• Title: On screen method and system for changing television channels
• Assignee: Multimedia Technologies Pte Ltd (current assignee as of January 18, 2023) (Original assignee: Flextronics AP LLC)
• Inventor: Mohammed Selim
• Filing Date: August 16, 2013
• Issue Date: June 9, 2015
• Abstract: The patent describes a system and method for changing television channels using an on-screen interface. This interface, referred to as an "on screen channel changer," displays Electronic Program Guide (EPG) information and a numerical input bar. Users can select a channel by entering digits via a remote control interacting with this on-screen display, and the television then switches to the selected channel.

Plain-Language Overview of Independent Claims:

• Independent Claim 1 (Method): This claim describes a method for a television to change channels. The method involves receiving a request to change a channel, then displaying a visual channel changer on the TV screen. This on-screen changer includes program guide details and a section for entering numbers. The system then takes the user's channel selection as digits input through the remote control using this on-screen interface, and finally, the TV switches to that chosen channel.
• Independent Claim 8 (Television System): This claim defines a television apparatus itself. It includes a component (an infrared and/or radio frequency module) that wirelessly receives commands from a remote control, such as a selected channel. The television also contains an application framework (software) that is programmed to respond to a channel change request by showing an on-screen channel changer with program information and a digit input bar. This framework then processes the digital channel selection received from the remote via the on-screen changer and changes the channel accordingly.
• Independent Claim 15 (Computer Readable Medium): This claim covers a tangible, non-temporary computer storage medium (like a memory chip or disk) that stores software instructions. When a microprocessor (like the one in a TV) executes these instructions, it carries out the process of changing television channels. This process includes receiving a channel change request, showing an on-screen channel changer (with program guide information and a number entry bar), accepting a channel selection via digits from a remote control through this on-screen interface, and then switching to the selected channel.

As of April 26, 2026, the patent's legal status is "Active" with an anticipated expiration date of August 16, 2033. There is no authoritative information from the provided search results indicating specific CAFC dockets for 2026 concerning US9055254.