Information receiving apparatus and method for receiving...

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2000-07-10

2010-02-02

Nguyen-Ba, Hoang-Vu A (Department: 2421)

Interactive video distribution systems

Operator interface

To facilitate tuning or selection of video signal

C725S046000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07657909

ABSTRACT:
An information receiving apparatus for receiving the EPG data related to broadcast program has a memory in which user preference information is stored in advance. The EPG data is regularly transmitted from predetermined broadcast station to update the EPG data stored in the information receiving apparatus. When the information receiving apparatus detects the reception of updated EPG data, the information receiving apparatus starts to search the updated EPG data in order to find out the EPG data coincided with the user preference information among updated EPG data. Thereby an user is able to know favorite broadcast programs with out re-entering user preference information when the EPG data is updated. If necessary, thus searched favorite broadcast program is recorded on a recording medium by automatically setting a recording timer of the information receiving apparatus.

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