Electronic program guide and method of display
OwnerAkira Miyazawa, Takashi Nakamurainventors
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a digital television receiver comprises an on-screen display (OSD) generator, a controller and a processor. Operating in combination with the OSD generator, the controller is adapted to produce an electronic program guide displaying programs. The electronic program guide includes a display window in a first display mode, where program data corresponding to a selected channel of a plurality of channels provided by a first broadcast station is displayed in the display window as a representative channel. The processor is adapted to output the electronic program guide and to output information to indicate to a viewer that the selected channel is the representative channel.
Claims20
A digital television receiver, comprising:
- an on-screen display (OSD) generator;
- a controller coupled to the OSD generator, the controller operating in combination with the OSD generator to produce an electronic program guide displaying programs, the electronic program guide including a display window in a first display mode where program data corresponding to a selected channel of a plurality of channels provided by a first broadcast station is displayed in the display window as a representative channel;
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- a processor coupled to the OSD generator and the controller, the processor to output the electronic program guide and to output information identifying that the selected channel is the representative channel.
A method comprising:
- acquiring program data;
- generating an electronic program guide including a display window in a first display mode, the display window to display program data associated with a selected channel of a plurality of channels, the selected channel displayed as a representative channel in the display window;
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- outputting the electronic program guide along with information indicating that the display window is the representative channel.
A method comprising:
- acquiring program data by a digital television receiver;
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- generating an electronic program guide, including generating a first display window in a first display mode, the first display window displaying a portion of the program data associated with a selected channel of a first plurality of channels, the selected channel being displayed as a representative channel in the display window, and
- generating a second display window in a second display mode, the second display window displaying a portion of the program data associated with a second plurality of channels differing from the first plurality of channels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.