Abstract: A method is provided for displaying programming information. A video comprising a plurality of frames is displayed on a portion of a display. A first panel is displayed in response to a first signal from a user interface. The first panel is displayed on another portion of the display simultaneously with the video. The first panel contains information from at least one of a plurality of records, the records containing programming information, each of the records having an associated time and an associated channel, and the first panel having an associated time range and an associated range of channels. A new record is selected in response to a second signal from a user interface. A second panel is displayed simultaneously with the video, the second panel having an associated time range that is different than the associated time range of the first panel and the second panel having an associated range of channels that is the same as the associated range of channels of the first panel.

Abstract: The thin-film mirror includes a pan-shaped housing having a pan surface and a hollow wall bordering the pan surface. The hollow wall has a mounting surface for thin reflecting film, which mounting surface is stepped above the pan surface. The hollow wall has an open portion opposite the mounting surface and accommodates a reinforcing member that rigidities the pan-shaped housing. A thin reflecting film that spans the pan surface is secured to the film mounting surface. The pan-shaped housing is a miterless one-piece structure which can be in the form of a trapezoid. Hollow fillets can be provided at the acute angle corners of the trapezoid. The fillets constitute an additional mounting surface portion for the thin reflecting film and are formed such that no corner of the mounting surface has an acute angle.

Abstract: A thin plastic sheet having a reflective material on one surface. Sandwiching the reflective layer is an environmental protective coating of plastic resin. In the preferred embodiment, this protective coating also functions as an adhesive for face bonding the film to a mirror frame. In an alternate embodiment, the protective coating is positioned at the reflective surface and an additional adhesive is preferred. This film construction provides a first surface mirror without the disadvantages of prior mirrors. A method of making a mirror is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of printing a translucent coating onto the film backing portion of front or rear projection screens to provide an economical and efficient process of obtaining sharper definition and maximized gain, both of which can be varied in form and substitutent content depending on the amount of ambient light present in the environment in which these screens will be used. Additionally, front and rear projection screens are disclosed which have enhanced optical contrast provided by unique patterns printed onto a film backing.

Abstract: A hanging device for hanging an optical rear projection screen comprising means for securing a top portion of the screen, means for non-rigidly restraining a bottom portion of the screen to allow expansion and contraction of the screen, and means for adjusting the screen in a lateral or longitudinal direction. The securing means comprises a pair of upper brackets, compression strips and a fastening element and the restraining means comprises a pair of lower brackets and compression strips to sandwich the screen therebetween. Means for holding and separating contiguously mounted optical rear projection screens may be provided wherein the means comprises a vertical support having an outer and inner longitudinally extending channel formed on opposing surfaces. Means for joining a front lenticular lens piece to a rear fresnel piece of a two piece optical rear projection screen are also provided.

Abstract: This application embodies a dual purpose projection screen comprising a layer of milky white, translucent, flexible plastic film, coated on one side with a layer of reflecting metal, and a layer of flexible, white opaque material covering the metal reflecting layer. This screen serves as a high gain reflection screen for rays projected against the exposed side of the translucent film, with such rays passing through said translucent film and being reflected back by the metal layer, and as a standard reflecting screen for rays projected against the exposed side of the opaque layer, with said exposed side acting as the reflecting surface for such rays. Said opaque layer also acts as a backing or strengthening layer for the screen to enhance the strength, handling and mounting of the screen on a frame. This screen can be embossed with fine lines running in the same direction in a pattern, to resemble brushed silk.