METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING PROGRAM INFORMATION AND RECEIVING APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING THE PROGRAM INFORMATION
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1. A receiving apparatus comprising:
- a program information storing section for storing program information including program name, program start time, and channel discriminating information;
a program information search section for searching said program information stored in said program information storing section according to designated search conditions and for producing personalized program information resulting from the search; and
a program guide display section for displaying a program guide including a personal channel including said personalized program information.
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Abstract
A program information storing section stores program information including program name, program start time, and channel discriminating information. A program information search section searches the program information stored in the program information storing section according to designated search conditions and produces personalized program information resulting from the search. A program guide display section displays a program guide including a personal channel consisting of the resultant program information. Thus, the receiving apparatus allows users to display their personal channels.
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68 Claims
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1. A receiving apparatus comprising:
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a program information storing section for storing program information including program name, program start time, and channel discriminating information;
a program information search section for searching said program information stored in said program information storing section according to designated search conditions and for producing personalized program information resulting from the search; and
a program guide display section for displaying a program guide including a personal channel including said personalized program information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A program information producing apparatus comprising:
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a program related information producing section for producing program related information; and
means for producing both program information and said program related information or producing program information including said program related information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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- 11. A program information producing method comprising a step of producing both program information and program related information or producing program information including said program related information.
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14. A receiving apparatus comprising:
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an advertisement information storing section for storing advertisement information; and
a display section for outputting an advertisement stream to a limited space on a screen when a program guide is displayed on said screen, said advertisement stream being referred to by said advertisement information.
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18. A receiving apparatus comprising a display section for displaying video of a broadcasted program in a limited space on a screen when a program guide is displayed on said screen.
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19. A receiving apparatus comprising a program guide display section outputs the advertisement information to a limited space on a screen displaying a program guide so as to correspond to a related program listed on the program guide.
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20. A program information producing apparatus comprising:
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a program information producing section for producing ordinary program information; and
a sub program information producing section for producing sub program information including sub program identification data and sub program position data.
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21. A program information producing method comprising a step of producing sub program information including sub program identification data and sub program position data.
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22. A program information producing apparatus comprising:
a program information producing section for producing program information including sub program reference information for a sub program relating to a program. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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23. A program information producing method comprising a step of producing program information including sub program reference information for a sub program relating to a program.
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24. A receiving apparatus comprising:
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a sub program search section for accessing sub programs to search a relevant sub program with reference to sub program reference information of a currently viewed program; and
a program guide display section for displaying said relevant sub program by using a limited space of a screen when a program guide is displayed on said screen.
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28. A program information producing apparatus comprising a charge information producing section for adding program recording fees to program information, said program recording fees including a plurality of ranks classified in accordance with a recording or viewing type of a sub program.
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29. A program information producing method comprising a step of adding program recording fees to program information, said program recording fees including a plurality of ranks classified in accordance with a recording or viewing type of a sub program.
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30. A receiving apparatus comprising:
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a program recording section for recording a sub program together with an ordinary program when a recording request includes both of said ordinary and sub programs and for recording only said ordinary program by skipping said sub program when said recording request includes only said ordinary program; and
a charging section for differentiating a recording fee in accordance with the inclusion of said sub program in the recording of said ordinary program.
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31. A program information producing apparatus comprising:
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a program information producing section for producing ordinary program information; and
a sub program playback frequency information producing section for producing program information describing a mandatory playback frequency of a recorded ordinary program performed without skipping a sub program.
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32. A program information producing method comprising a step of producing program information describing a mandatory playback frequency of a recorded ordinary program performed without skipping a sub program.
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33. A receiving apparatus comprising:
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a program recording section for recording an ordinary program and a sub program separately;
a playback order table producing section for producing an ordinary/sub program playback order table describing a playback order of said ordinary program and said sub program; and
a program playback section for reproducing said ordinary program and said sub program in accordance with said ordinary/sub program playback order table. - View Dependent Claims (34, 36, 40, 41, 43)
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35. A receiving apparatus comprising:
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a sub program position table producing section for producing a sub program position table describing the position of a sub program in an ordinary program;
a program playback section for reproducing both said ordinary program and said sub program when a playback request includes both of said ordinary and sub programs and for reproducing only said ordinary program by skipping said sub program with reference to said sub program position table when said playback request includes only said ordinary program.
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37. A program information producing apparatus comprising:
a next program information producing section for producing program information of a next program to be tuned in to during or after the broadcasting of a program.
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38. A program information producing method comprising a step of producing program information of a next program to be tuned in to during or after the broadcasting of a program.
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39. A receiving apparatus comprising:
a tuning switch section for tuning in to a next program in accordance with next program information during or after the broadcasting of a program.
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42. A program information producing method comprising a step of producing message timing information designating an output timing of a message about a next program.
- 44. A receiving apparatus characterized in that a program guide, or content of said program guide, or a design of said program guide is differentiated in accordance with a presently broadcasted program.
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45. A program information producing apparatus comprising:
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a program information producing section for producing ordinary program information; and
a relevant information producing section for producing program information related data as one component of a program, said program information related data being used for display and control of the program information, thereby transmitting the program information in accordance with the content of the program.
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49. A program information producing method including a step of producing program information related data as one component of a program, said program information related data being used for display and control of the program information.
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52. A receiving apparatus comprising:
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a receiving section for receiving program information related data including a list of channels to be displayed; and
a program guide display section for displaying a program guide exclusively including designated channels.
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- 54. A program information producing method comprising a step of producing program information related data used for displaying other channel.
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57. A receiving apparatus comprising:
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a receiving section for receiving program information related data including a list of channels to be displayed; and
a program guide display section for displaying a program guide including at least designated channels.
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58. A receiving apparatus comprising:
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a receiving section for receiving program information related data including a list of channels to be displayed; and
a program display section for displaying videos of all of designated channels on a screen.
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63. A receiving apparatus comprising:
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a receiving section for receiving program information related data including a program identifier of a related program; and
a program display section for displaying a message for a reservation of a program.
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64. A program information producing apparatus comprising:
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a program information producing section for producing ordinary program information; and
a link information producing section for producing program link information or channel link information indicating that a subjective program or channel is identical in content with a program or channel described in program information of a channel group transmitted by using a different method.
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65. A program information producing method comprising a step of producing program link information or channel link information indicating that a subjective program or channel is identical in content with a program or channel described in program information of a channel group transmitted by using a different method.
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66. A receiving apparatus comprising:
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a receiving section for receiving program information including program link information or channel link information; and
a program guide display section for displaying program information of a program or channel having the same content with reference to said program link information or channel link information. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68)
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