System and method for providing electronic program guide
First Claim
1. A system for providing an electronic program guide (EPG) about a plurality of programs supplied through a digital broadcasting system, comprising:
- a service information receiver unit receiving service information transmitted from the digital broadcasting system and extracting the EPG information from the service information, and storing the EPG information;
an EPG processor converting the EPG information stored in the service information receiver unit into speech EPG information; and
a speech output unit producing the speech EPG information as speech.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system for providing an electronic program guide and a method of providing the same, the electronic program guide (EPG) being about a plurality of programs supplied through a digital broadcasting system, including the steps of receiving service information transmitted from the digital broadcasting system, and extracting the EPG information from the service information to store the EPG information; analyzing a user'"'"'s request and extracting EPG information that meets the user'"'"'s request from the stored EPG information to produce tailored EPG information; converting the tailored EPG information into speech EPG information; and reproducing the speech EPG information as speech to provide users with the EPG information.
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14 Claims
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1. A system for providing an electronic program guide (EPG) about a plurality of programs supplied through a digital broadcasting system, comprising:
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a service information receiver unit receiving service information transmitted from the digital broadcasting system and extracting the EPG information from the service information, and storing the EPG information;
an EPG processor converting the EPG information stored in the service information receiver unit into speech EPG information; and
a speech output unit producing the speech EPG information as speech. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of providing an electronic program guide (EPG) in a system for providing the EPG on a plurality of programs supplied through a digital broadcasting system, comprising:
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(a) receiving service information transmitted from the digital broadcasting system, and extracting the EPG information from the service information to store the EPG information;
(b) analyzing a user'"'"'s request and extracting EPG information that meets the user'"'"'s request from the stored EPG information to produce tailored EPG information;
(c) converting the tailored EPG information into speech EPG information; and
(d) reproducing the speech EPG information as speech to provide users with the EPG information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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