US 2006/0221235 A1 · Picture receiver having program recommending function and program recommending method

Abstract

A picture receiver has a program recommending function and a program recommending method which may automatically display two pictures when a recommended program is started while the user is viewing a program. The picture receiver comprises a program information accumulator for accumulating program information, a viewing information obtainer for obtaining program information of currently viewing program, a program recommender for specifying a recommended program being on the air or to be put on the air within a predetermined time, and a picture display for displaying two pictures on the channel of the recommended program and on the channel of the currently viewing program in accordance with information from the program recommender.

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Dependent claims

A picture receiver, comprising:

a program information accumulating means for accumulating program information;
a viewing information obtaining means for obtaining program information of a currently viewing program;
a program recommending means for specifying a recommended program being on the air or to be put on the air within a predetermined time in accordance with program information from the program information accumulating means, program information of the currently viewing program from the viewing information obtaining means, and a predetermined recommendation standard;
and
a picture displaying means for displaying two pictures of the recommended program and the currently viewing program in accordance with information from the program recommending means.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/553,613Filed 21 Dec 2004

Priority

JP 2003-43311126 Dec 2003

Published

5 Oct 2006

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

H04N 21/442
Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g.…:…
H04N 5/45
For displaying additional information: picture in picture , e.g. displaying simultaneously another television channel in a region of the screen
H04N 7/163
Authorising the user terminal, e.g. by paying; Registering the use of a subscription channel, e.g. billing: by receiver means only
H04N 21/4316
Involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations: for displaying…

Abstract

Facts

Application

10/553,613Filed 21 Dec 2004

Priority

JP 2003-43311126 Dec 2003

Published

5 Oct 2006

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

H04N 21/442
Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g.…:…
H04N 5/45
For displaying additional information: picture in picture , e.g. displaying simultaneously another television channel in a region of the screen
H04N 7/163
Authorising the user terminal, e.g. by paying; Registering the use of a subscription channel, e.g. billing: by receiver means only
H04N 21/4316
Involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations: for displaying…

Picture receiver having program recommending function and program recommending method

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Picture receiver having program recommending function and program recommending method

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