Apparatus and method for operating an electronic program guide
First Claim
1. A method for operating an EPG, comprising:
- displaying a control panel which controls time information on a display screen adapted to display an electronic program guide;
selecting the time information by operating a predetermined button on the displayed control panel; and
operating another predetermined button to select a channel from among a plurality of channels for viewing programming information for that channel in accordance with the selected time information.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for operating an EPG is provided, using a displayed control panel that does not hide program cells including programming information. The apparatus and method for operating an EPG perform the operations of displaying a control panel which controls time information on a display screen that displays an electronic program guide, selecting the time information by highlighting a predetermined button on the displayed control panel, and selecting a channel from among a plurality of channels by highlighting another predetermined button to view programming information for that channel in accordance with the selected. Accordingly, viewers can search for TV programs more conveniently, making time and channel movements more quickly and precisely using a control panel that does not hide program cells that include programming information.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for operating an EPG, comprising:
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displaying a control panel which controls time information on a display screen adapted to display an electronic program guide;
selecting the time information by operating a predetermined button on the displayed control panel; and
operating another predetermined button to select a channel from among a plurality of channels for viewing programming information for that channel in accordance with the selected time information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for operating an EPG, comprising:
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a display, adapted to display a control panel which controls time information and an electronic program guide; and
a controller, adapted to enable a user to operate a predetermined button on the displayed control panel to select the time information, and to enable the user to operate another predetermined button to select a channel from among a plurality of channels for viewing programming information for that channel in accordance with the selected time information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable medium of instructions for controlling a device to operate an EPG, comprising:
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a first set of instructions, adapted to control a display of the device to display a control panel which controls time information and an electronic program guide;
a second set of instructions, adapted to control the device to select the time information in response to operation of a predetermined button on the displayed control panel; and
a third set of instructions, adapted to control the device to select a channel from among a plurality of channels for viewing programming information for that channel in accordance with the selected time information in response to operation of another predetermined button. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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