Electronic television program guide schedule system and method w

Details Electronic television program guide schedule system and method w Electronic television program guide schedule system and method w

1996-06-24

1998-10-13

Lee, Michael

Television

Basic receiver with additional function

For display of additional information

348569, 348906, 345336, 345338, H04N 550, H04N 5445

Patent

active

058221239

ABSTRACT:
An electronic program schedule system which includes a receiver for receiving broadcast, satellite or cablecast television programs for a plurality of television channels and a tuner for tuning a television receiver to a selected one of the plurality of channels. A data processor receives and stores in a memory television program schedule information for a plurality of television programs to appear on the plurality of television channels. A user control apparatus, such as a remote controller, is utilized by a viewer to choose user control commands and transmit signals in response to the data processor which receives the signals in response to user control commands. A television receiver is used to display the television programs and television program schedule information. A video display generator receives video control commands from the data processor and program schedule information from the memory and displays a pop-up hint in overlaying relationship with the program schedule information in at least one mode of operation of the television programming guide. The data processor controls the video display generator with video control commands, issued in response to the user control commands, or in response to a predetermined period of user inactivity to display pop-up hints for the user's current position in the guide in overlaying relationship with the program schedule information.

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