METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING ELECTRIC PROGRAM GUIDE
First Claim
1. A method for displaying an Electric Program Guide (EPG) on a display apparatus, the method comprising:
- determining whether an EPG display request signal is received while broadcasting data is displayed;
modifying at least one of brightness and chroma of a screen displaying the broadcasting data when the EPG display request signal is received; and
displaying the EPG on the screen so that the displayed EPG has a different brightness or chroma than the modified brightness or chroma of the screen.
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Abstract
In a display apparatus, an Electric Program Guide (EPG) is distinctively displayed to overlap with current broadcasting data being displayed. A method for displaying EPG includes determining whether an EPG display request signal is received while broadcasting data is displayed. When the EPG display request signal is received, at least one of brightness and chroma of a screen displaying the broadcasting data is modified. The EPG is displayed on the screen so that the displayed EPG has a different brightness or chroma than the modified brightness or chroma of the screen. This may improve recognizability and/or legibility of EPG by employing a modification in brightness or chroma when the EPG is displayed on current broadcasting data. For further improved recognizability and/or legibility, a border effect or a blur effect may be applied to a user'"'"'s selected item in the displayed EPG.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for displaying an Electric Program Guide (EPG) on a display apparatus, the method comprising:
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determining whether an EPG display request signal is received while broadcasting data is displayed; modifying at least one of brightness and chroma of a screen displaying the broadcasting data when the EPG display request signal is received; and displaying the EPG on the screen so that the displayed EPG has a different brightness or chroma than the modified brightness or chroma of the screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A display apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
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a display unit for simultaneously displaying broadcasting data and Electric Program Guide (EPG) data; a broadcast signal receiver for receiving a broadcast signal and for dividing the broadcast signal into the broadcasting data and the EPG data; a tuner for receiving the broadcasting data from the broadcast signal receiver and for sending current broadcasting data of a selected channel to the display unit; an EPG processing unit for receiving the EPG data from the broadcast signal receiver and for delivering the EPG data to the display unit when an EPG display request signal is received; and a control unit for modifying at least one of brightness and chroma of a screen displaying the broadcasting data when the EPG display request signal is received, and for controlling the display unit to display the EPG on the screen so that the displayed EPG has a different brightness or chroma than the modified brightness or chroma of the screen. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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