US 6,807,677 B1 · TV program usage information setting method and apparatus using the same

Abstract

A TV program usage information setting method and apparatus using the same which simply reserve information of a specific TV program which is periodically broadcasted on certain day and time and selectively or automatically receives and shows the TV program when it becomes the certain day and time which have been reserved. According to the present invention, usage information, such as broadcasting day and time, channel, volume and screen size, related to a specific TV program is stored by pressing a usage key when the specific TV program which is periodically or recurringly broadcasted is shown on a TV set, and the specific TV program is automatically and recurringly broadcasted in accordance with the stored usage information when the stored day and time are identical to the current day and time.

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Dependent claims

A TV program usage information setting method, comprising:

while currently viewing a specific TV program, storing usage information related to a future occurrence of the specific TV program, either periodically or recurringly broadcasted for a TV set, by pressing a usage key;
and
automatically receiving and showing the broadcast of the specific IV program in accordance with the stored usage information.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

09/212,575Filed 16 Dec 1998

Priority

KR 97-7008317 Dec 1997

Granted

19 Oct 2004

Term ends

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Classification7 codes

H04N 21/47
Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof: end-user…
H04N 21/4221
Characterized by hardware details: dedicated function buttons, e.g. for the control of an EPG, subtitles, aspect ratio, picture-in-picture or teletext
H04N 21/4316
Involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations: for displaying…
H04N 21/47214
End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content…: for…

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