Television control interface with electronic guide
First Claim
1. A system for displaying information on an EPG screen comprising:
- a display controller that processes display data to display an EPG display;
a memory for storing an EPG database containing the display data and program data; and
a processor, coupled to the memory, and the display controller, with processor configured to process;
database engine program data to execute a database engine that generates screen EPG data; and
said display data that includes current time data, wherein said current time data includes data for causing said display controller to display the EPG display of a viewer grid guide, wherein a current program is represented in the viewer grid guide, wherein the current time data is depicted as displaying a portion of the viewer grid guide in shadow, wherein the shadow is capable of depicting current time data independent from an end-time of the current program.
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Abstract
An on-screen menu method and system for controlling the functions of integrated electronic devices and a television schedule system and method for displaying television schedule information on a television screen includes a program guide having a schedule information area that depicts the programs that are being presented on each channel at each time during the day and an interconnected series of menus to control the features of the integrated electronic devices. An input device allows the viewer to move a pointer over different interactive areas of the guide and the function performed when the area is activated is displayed in a contextual help window. Various control glyphs provide for recursive interaction with the guide.
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33 Claims
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1. A system for displaying information on an EPG screen comprising:
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a display controller that processes display data to display an EPG display;
a memory for storing an EPG database containing the display data and program data; and
a processor, coupled to the memory, and the display controller, with processor configured to process;
database engine program data to execute a database engine that generates screen EPG data; and
said display data that includes current time data, wherein said current time data includes data for causing said display controller to display the EPG display of a viewer grid guide, wherein a current program is represented in the viewer grid guide, wherein the current time data is depicted as displaying a portion of the viewer grid guide in shadow, wherein the shadow is capable of depicting current time data independent from an end-time of the current program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for displaying information on an EPG screen comprising:
displaying an EPG display from display data by a display controller;
storing an EPG database containing the display data and program data in a memory; and
using a processor configured to process database engine program data to execute a database engine that generates an EPG screen data, and the display data that includes current time data, wherein the current time data includes data for causing the EPG display controller to display the EPG display of a viewer grid guide, wherein a current program is represented in the viewer grid guide as a cell, wherein at least one of time elapsed and time remaining of the current program is depicted as displaying a portion of the viewer grid guide in shadow, wherein the shadow is capable of extending through the cell as time progresses, and wherein the processor is coupled to the memory and the display controller. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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23. A system for displaying information on an EPG screen comprising:
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a means for displaying an EPG display from display data;
a means for storing an EPG database containing the display data and program data; and
a means for processing database engine program data to execute a database engine that generates EPG screen data, and the display data that includes current time data, wherein the current time data includes data for causing the means for displaying the EPG display of a viewer grid guide, wherein a current program is represented in the viewer grid guide as a cell, wherein at lest one of time elapsed and time remaining of the current program is depicted as displaying a portion of the viewer grid guide in shadow, wherein the shadow is capable of extending through the cell as time progresses, and wherein the means for processing is coupled to the means for displaying and the means for storing.
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24. A system for displaying information on an EPG screen comprising:
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a display controller that processes display data to display an EPG display;
a memory for storing an EPG database containing the display data and program data; and
a processor, coupled to the memory, and the display controller, with processor configured to process;
database engine program data to execute a database engine that generates screen data and said display data that includes current time data, wherein said current time data includes data for causing said display controller to display the EPG display of a viewer grid guide, wherein a current program is represented in the viewer grid guide as a cell, wherein at least one of time elapsed and time remaining of the current program is depicted as displaying a portion of the viewer grid guide in shadow, wherein the shadow is capable of extending through the cell.
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