公开(公告)号：US06175362B1

公开(公告)日：2001-01-16

申请号：US08897827

申请日：1997-07-21

申请人： Kevin Harms ,  Alfred Leung ,  Dimitry Nasledov ,  Michael Deacon

发明人： Kevin Harms ,  Alfred Leung ,  Dimitry Nasledov ,  Michael Deacon

IPC分类号： H04N544

CPC分类号： H04N21/482 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N21/4312 ,  H04N21/4532

摘要： A TV graphical user interface (GUI) in a satellite TV system enables users to create customized lists of TV channels. Everyday, favorite and theme lists may be generated to respectively combine TV channels being watched regularly, favorite TV channels and channels relating to particular subjects. An oval list name object is arranged on a screen to indicate the name of the currently selected list of TV channels. The users may click on the list name object to make their selection among various TV channel lists available in the TV system. In a channel changer mode, the TV GUI displays a graphical channel changer composed of channel boxes that show numbers and logos of TV channels in the currently selected list. To switch the TV set to a required TV channel, the user clicks on the graphical channel box that indicates the required channel. In a program guide mode, a list of TV programs may be provided based on the channel changer. Vertical program bars that display TV programs are aligned with the channel boxes indicating TV channels that carry the corresponding TV programs. To identify various TV channel lists available in the TV system, the oval list name object, as well as the channel boxes and program bars, are displayed in a color that represents a selected TV channel list.

摘要翻译： 卫星电视系统中的电视图形用户界面（GUI）使用户能够创建定制的电视频道列表。 每天都可以生成喜爱的和主题列表，以分别组合正在观看的电视频道，喜爱的电视频道和与特定主题相关的频道。 椭圆列表名称对象被布置在屏幕上以指示当前选择的电视频道列表的名称。 用户可以点击列表名称对象，使其在电视系统中可用的各种TV频道列表中进行选择。 在频道切换器模式下，TV GUI显示由通道框组成的图形通道切换器，显示当前所选列表中电视频道的数字和标识。 要将电视机切换到所需的电视频道，用户单击指示所需频道的图形通道框。 在节目指南模式中，可以基于频道切换器提供电视节目的列表。 显示电视节目的垂直节目栏与指示携带相应电视节目的电视频道的频道框对齐。 要识别电视系统中可用的各种电视频道列表，椭圆列表名称对象以及频道框和节目栏将以表示所选电视频道列表的颜色显示。