公开(公告)号：US5978043A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-02

申请号：US774816

申请日：1996-12-27

申请人： Steve Blonstein ,  Jack Chaney ,  Dimitry Nasledov ,  Michael Deacon ,  Kiet Khauv

发明人： Steve Blonstein ,  Jack Chaney ,  Dimitry Nasledov ,  Michael Deacon ,  Kiet Khauv

IPC分类号： H04N5/50

CPC分类号： H04N5/50 ,  H04N21/4312 ,  H04N21/4314 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/4755

摘要： A TV graphical user interface (GUI) is provided in a satellite TV system to enable users to create customized channel lists. 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. In a regular channel changer mode, the TV GUI displays graphical channel changer composed of channel boxes that show numbers and logos of available TV channels. To create a customized channel list, the TV GUI is switched into a change list content mode, wherein a channel grid is displayed in addition to the channel changer. Using a "drag and drop" procedure, graphical boxes corresponding to selected channel boxes may be moved from the channel changer to cells of the channel grid, to create a customized list of TV channels or to add new channels to an existing list. TV channels may be removed from the list by moving boxes that represent unwanted channels from the grid and placing them outside the grid area. TV channels may be put into the customized list in order of their priority established by the user. The position, graphical configuration and operations of the channel changer that represent the customized channel list remain unchanged compared with the channel changer in the regular channel changer mode.

摘要翻译： 在卫星电视系统中提供TV图形用户界面（GUI），以使用户能够创建定制的频道列表。 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。 在常规频道切换模式下，TV GUI显示由频道框组成的图形频道切换器，显示可用电视频道的数字和标志。 为了创建定制频道列表，TV GUI被切换到改变列表内容模式，其中除了频道切换器之外还显示频道格。 使用“拖放”过程，可以将对应于所选通道框的图形框从通道切换器移动到通道网格的单元格，以创建电视频道的自定义列表，或者将新通道添加到现有列表。 可以通过从网格移动表示不需要的信道的框并将其放置在网格区域之外，从列表中移除电视频道。 电视频道可以根据用户的优先级顺序放入自定义列表中。 代表定制通道列表的通道更换器的位置，图形配置和操作与常规通道更换器模式下的通道更换器保持不变。

公开(公告)号：US06191781B1

公开(公告)日：2001-02-20

申请号：US08720500

申请日：1996-09-30

申请人： Jack Chaney ,  Steve Blonstein ,  Michael Deacon ,  Dimitry Nasledov

发明人： Jack Chaney ,  Steve Blonstein ,  Michael Deacon ,  Dimitry Nasledov

IPC分类号： H04N5445

CPC分类号： H04N5/4401 ,  H04N5/50 ,  H04N21/4312 ,  H04N21/4383 ,  H04N21/4438 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/6143 ,  H04N2005/44556

摘要： A graphical user interface (GUI) for a TV receiver combines a graphical channel changer with an electronic program guide to enable a user to quickly and seamlessly go from a TV channel selection mode to a TV program selection mode. The graphical channel changer includes a vertical bar composed of channel boxes that contain number and logos of available TV channels. The user may tune the TV system to any one of the TV channels by directing a remote pointing device at the channel box that represents that TV channel. When the user switches to the program selection mode, the GUI transfers to the electronic program guide for displaying vertical program bars arranged in alignment with the channel boxes to show information on TV programs for the TV channels represented by the corresponding channel boxes. Thus, the arrangement of the electronic program guide enables the user to review TV programming information, and then, to select a TV channel that carries a desired TV program by directing the remote pointing device at the channel box for the selected TV channel.

摘要翻译： 用于TV接收机的图形用户界面（GUI）将图形通道切换器与电子节目指南相结合，使得用户能够从电视频道选择模式快速无缝地进入电视节目选择模式。 图形通道更换器包括一个由通道盒组成的垂直条，其中包含可用电视频道的数量和标志。 用户可以通过将远程指示设备指向代表该TV频道的频道框来将TV系统调谐到任何一个TV频道。 当用户切换到节目选择模式时，GUI转移到电子节目指南，用于显示与频道盒对齐排列的垂直节目栏，以显示由相应频道盒表示的TV频道的TV节目的信息。 因此，电子节目指南的布置使得用户能够查看电视节目信息，然后通过将远程指点设备指向所选择的电视频道的频道框，来选择携带期望的电视节目的TV频道。

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。