Apparatus and method for rescheduling program conflicts in a virtual channel scheduling gap
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    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for rescheduling program conflicts in a virtual channel scheduling gap 有权
    在虚拟通道调度差距中重新安排程序冲突的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06601237B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-07-29

    申请号:US09469876

    申请日:1999-12-22

    IPC分类号: G06F300

    摘要: The invention relates to an apparatus for receiving programs from a plurality of channels, comprising a tuner for tuning to any of the plurality of channels, and an electronic program guide (EPG) for presenting a schedule of the programs. The apparatus comprises virtual channel means for creating a user selectable virtual channel for reproducing selected programs from various genuine channels. The virtual channel means are adapted to control the tuner to tune to a channel currently broadcasting a selected program. When a user selects the virtual channel, the apparatus takes care of automatically switching between the genuine channels broadcasting the programs viewed on the virtual channel. As a consequence, the user can view the desired programs by simply selecting the virtual channel.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于从多个频道接收节目的装置,包括用于调谐到多个频道中的任一个的调谐器,以及用于呈现节目表的电子节目指南(EPG)。 该装置包括用于创建用户可选择的虚拟频道的虚拟频道装置,用于从各种正版频道再现所选节目。 虚拟通道装置适于控制调谐器调谐到当前正在广播选定节目的频道。 当用户选择虚拟频道时,该装置处理在广播在虚拟频道上观看的节目的正版频道之间的自动切换。 因此,用户可以通过简单地选择虚拟频道来查看所需的节目。

    Method and apparatus for displaying an electronic program guide
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    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for displaying an electronic program guide 失效
    用于显示电子节目指南的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06538672B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-03-25

    申请号:US09498879

    申请日:2000-02-07

    IPC分类号: G09G500

    摘要: The invention relates to a method of and apparatus for displaying an electronic program guide. The method includes the step of displaying an axis (21) on the screen (20) which corresponds to a particular program attribute (e.g. channel name, broadcast time, program category, program title). The user may select a value from the axis, causing a pictogram (27) to be displayed, showing information about programs corresponding to the selected value. The pictogram's position corresponds to the position of the selected value. A new value may be selected by dragging the pictogram and/or shifting the axis.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于显示电子节目指南的方法和装置。 该方法包括在屏幕(20)上显示对应于特定节目属性(例如频道名称,广播时间,节目类别,节目标题)的轴线(21)的步骤。 用户可以从轴中选择一个值,导致显示象形图(27),显示与所选值对应的节目的信息。 象形图的位置对应于所选值的位置。 可以通过拖动图标和/或移动轴来选择一个新值。