Apparatus and method for controlling display of electrical...

Data processing: presentation processing of document – operator i – Operator interface – On screen video or audio system interface

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C715S719000, C715S723000, C348S563000, C348S564000, C725S040000, C725S043000, C725S052000

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06957386

ABSTRACT:
An improved apparatus is provided to attain enhanced convenience in controlling display of an electrical program guide with a smaller number of manipulating keys. An EPN mode for displaying the electrical program guide includes a main mode to display program information in a main window, a command mode to display EPN command icons in a command window, and an input mode to display an input window for entry manipulation corresponding to a specific command item. And the operation is shiftable to any of such modes selected by manipulation of a command key or an EXE key. In the main mode, there is set either a mode to display broadcast program information or a mode to display recorded program information on the basis of tape library data.

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