Television system
AssigneePace Micro Technology PLC.
InventorsDonn Alan Smith, Anders Bjørnsøn Rørholt
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Abstract
A television system is provided which includes a display screen connected to or integrally formed with a broadcast data receiver (BDR). The BDR receives data from a broadcaster at a remote location and decodes the data to form video, audio and/or auxiliary data. At least part of the decoded data is used to generate first and second windows (4, 6, 8, 20, 22) on the display screen and one or more of the windows contain user selectable options. Upon user selection of a particular option (24) from the first window, at least a part of the first or second windows (4, 6, 8, 20, 22) are reconfigured, such that the at least part of the first window covers or disables a remaining part of the first window and/or a part or whole of the at least second window.
Claims17
A television system, said system comprising:
- a broadcast data receiver receiving data from a broadcaster at a remote location and decoding said data to form video, audio and/or auxiliary data;
- a display screen connected to or integrally formed with the broadcast data receiver;
- at least first and second windows generated from at least part of said decoded data on the display screen wherein at least one of said first and second windows contains user selectable options and upon user selection of a particular option from said first window, at least a part of at least one of said at least first and second windows is resized, such that a remaining part of said resized window and/or part or whole of said other window(s) is disabled, said resizing taking place in a series of expansions or reductions sufficiently gradual to indicate to a user that other selectable options have temporarily been taken away.
A broadcast data receiver, said broadcast data receiver comprising:
- means to receive data from a broadcaster at a remote location and decode said data to form video, audio and/or auxiliary data;
- at least part of said decoded data being used to generate at least first and second windows on a display screen, one or more of said windows containing user selectable options and upon user selection of a particular option from said first window, at least a part of at least one of said first and second windows is resized, such that a remaining part of said resized window and/or a part or whole of said other window(s) is disabled, the resizing taking place in a series of expansions or reductions sufficiently gradual to indicate to a user that other selectable options have temporarily been taken away.
An electronic program guide for display on a display screen providing information relating to a number of television programs and/or channels and being generated via a broadcast data receiver which is connected to or integrally formed with the display screen and which receives digital data from a broadcaster at a remote location and decodes the data, at least part of said decoded data being used to generate said electronic program guide, said electronic program guide comprising:
- a plurality of windows containing user selectable options and upon user selection of a particular option from a first window, at least a part of said windows is resized such that a remaining part of said resized window and/or a part or whole of another window(s) is disabled, the resizing taking place in a series of expansions or reductions sufficiently gradual to indicate to a user that other selectable options have temporarily been taken away.
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