Methods and apparatuses for displaying meaningful abbreviated program titles
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- selectively removing at least one character from a text of a program title to create an abbreviated program title, the abbreviated program title retaining an essential meaning of the program title; and
displaying the abbreviated program title in a program title field of an onscreen program guide, the program title field capable of displaying a specified number of characters.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for displaying meaningful abbreviated program titles. One or more characters from the text of a program title are selectively removed to create an abbreviated program title. The abbreviated program title retains the essential meaning of the program title. The abbreviated program title allows the essential meaning of the program title to be conveyed within a specified number of characters. The abbreviated program title is then displayed in a program title field of an onscreen program guide that is capable of displaying a specified number of characters. In one embodiment the program title text is parsed and all nonessential, nonrelational words are removed. Relational words are replaced with representative characters. In an alternative embodiment, essential words are abbreviated or removed if necessary.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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selectively removing at least one character from a text of a program title to create an abbreviated program title, the abbreviated program title retaining an essential meaning of the program title; and
displaying the abbreviated program title in a program title field of an onscreen program guide, the program title field capable of displaying a specified number of characters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A machine-readable medium containing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
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selectively removing at least one character from a text of a program title to create an abbreviated program title, the abbreviated program title retaining an essential meaning of the program title; and
displaying the abbreviated program title in a program title field of an onscreen program guide, the program title field capable of displaying a specified number of characters. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory;
a program title stored within the memory;
a program title abbreviation software stored within the memory;
a processor to execute the program title abbreviation software such that an abbreviated program title is created, the abbreviated program title containing a specified number of characters, the abbreviated program title retaining an essential meaning of the program title; and
a display device capable of displaying the specified number of characters.
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