Displaying EPG information on a digital television
First Claim
1. A method for displaying a plurality of objects on a display, each said object comprising at least a first attribute and a second attribute, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) setting a range of first attributes to be displayed on the display; and
(b) displaying on the display a set of said objects having the same second attribute on a radial line of an ellipse based on a comparison between the range and the first attribute of one or more said objects.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method for displaying a plurality of objects on a display (105). Each object has at least a first attribute and a second attribute. The method sets a range of first attributes to be displayed. A set of objects is then displayed having the same second attribute on a radial line of an ellipse based on a comparison between the range and the first attribute of the objects. Desirably the method is used for displaying information regarding a plurality of broadcast programs on the display, each broadcast program having attributes comprising at least time of transmission and channel of transmission. In that implementation a display period is set. The method then compares the time of broadcast transmission of one or more programs with the display period and then displays (eg. 600) information regarding a set of programs (602, 604, 606) having the same channel of transmission (eg. 12) on at least one radial line of an ellipse, based on the comparison. The described arrangements are particularly useful in displaying television electronic program guide (EPG) information.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for displaying a plurality of objects on a display, each said object comprising at least a first attribute and a second attribute, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) setting a range of first attributes to be displayed on the display; and
(b) displaying on the display a set of said objects having the same second attribute on a radial line of an ellipse based on a comparison between the range and the first attribute of one or more said objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for displaying information regarding a plurality of broadcast programs on a display, each said broadcast program having attributes comprising at least time of transmission and channel of transmission, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) setting a display period;
(b) comparing the time of broadcast transmission of one or more programs with the display period; and
(c) displaying said information regarding a set of programs having the same channel of transmission adjacent at least one radial line of an ellipse, based on said comparison. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for displaying information regarding a plurality of broadcast programs on a display, each said broadcast program having attributes comprising at least time of transmission and channel of transmission, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) setting a display period;
(b) comparing the time of transmission of one or more programs with the display period;
(c) displaying said information regarding a set of programs having the same channel of transmission on a radial line of an ellipse, based on said comparison;
(d) replacing said set of programs displayed on a radial line with a further set of programs displayed on an adjacent radial line in response to a first viewer command;
(e) altering the display period in response to a second viewer command;
(f) repeating steps (b) and (c); and
(g) selecting a displayed program for further action.
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28. A computer readable medium having a computer program recorded thereon and adapted to make a computer device display a plurality of objects on a display, each said object comprising at least a first attribute and a second attribute, said program comprising:
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code for setting a range of first attributes to be displayed on the display; and
code for displaying on the display a set of said objects having the same second attribute on a radial line of an ellipse based on a comparison between the range and the first attribute of one or more said objects.
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29. A computer readable medium having a computer program recorded thereon and adapted to make a computer device display information regarding a plurality of broadcast programs on a display, each said broadcast program having attributes comprising at least time of transmission and channel of transmission, said program:
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code for setting a display period;
code for comparing the time of broadcast transmission of one or more programs with the display period; and
code for displaying said information regarding a set of programs having the same channel of transmission on at least one radial line of an ellipse, based on said comparison.
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30. A computer readable medium having a computer program recorded thereon and adapted to make a computer device display information regarding a plurality of broadcast programs on a display, each said broadcast program having attributes comprising at least time of transmission and channel of transmission, said program comprising:
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code for setting a display period;
code for comparing the time of transmission of one or more programs with the display period;
code for displaying said information regarding a set of programs having the same channel of transmission on a radial line of an ellipse, based on said comparison;
code for replacing said set of programs displayed on a radial line with a further set of programs displayed on an adjacent radial line in response to a first viewer command;
code for altering the display period in response to a second viewer command;
code for repeating the comparing and the displaying; and
code for selecting a displayed program for further action.
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31. Apparatus for displaying a plurality of objects on a display, each said object comprising at least a first attribute and a second attribute, said apparatus comprising:
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a setting arrangement adapted to set a range of first attributes to be displayed on the display; and
a processing arrangement adapted to display on the display a set of said objects having the same second attribute on a radial line of an ellipse based on a comparison between the range and the first attribute of one or more said objects. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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Specification