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US 8601526

Systems and methods for displaying media content and media guidance information

Current assignee: DirecTV, LLC

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Patent summary

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Patent Overview: US8601526B2

Title: Systems and methods for displaying media content and media guidance information

Patent number: US8601526B2
Application number: US12/144,434
Publication date (grant): 2013-12-03
Filing date: 2008-06-23
Prior art date / priority date: 2008-06-13
Inventor(s): Akitaka Nishimura; Akio Yoshimoto
Original assignee: United Video Properties Inc
Current assignee (per listing): Adeia Guides Inc
Legal status (as listed): Active; adjusted expiration 2029-07-20
Prior art keywords: media guidance; portable electronic; guidance information; electronic device; media

Purpose and plain-language scope
The title identifies the disclosed subject matter as systems and methods for displaying media content together with media guidance information. The prior-art keywords — "media guidance," "portable electronic [device]," "guidance information," "electronic device," and "media" — indicate the subject matter concerns presenting media guidance information (and media content) in connection with an electronic device, including a portable electronic device.

What the excerpt does not establish
This overview is based only on the supplied Google Patents bibliographic excerpt. That source does not include the patent's abstract, specification, or claims text. Consequently:

  • No independent or dependent claim language is available here; the precise metes and bounds of the claimed invention cannot be stated.
  • The excerpt does not establish what problem the invention solves, how guidance information and media content are displayed, what hardware or software architecture is used, or how a portable electronic device interacts with another device, if at all.
  • The title and prior-art keywords are the only indications of scope; they are not a substitute for claim construction.
  • Assignee entries reflect recorded assignments and may not reflect current ownership, which the source itself notes may be inaccurate.

Per the operating rules and the excerpt's own disclaimer, this summary makes no representation about validity, enforceability, or the accuracy of legal-status, priority, or assignment data. Litigation history appearing in the source is outside the permitted scope and is not analyzed here.

Source: https://patents.google.com/patent/[US8601526](/patent/US8601526)/en (fetched 2026-10-01)

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Current assignee: DirecTV, LLC

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