Video mix program guide
First Claim
1. A system interactively controlled by a remote control for displaying a program guide on a display screen, comprising:
- a tuner for receiving television signals corresponding to a plurality of television channels and providing an output television signal corresponding to a selected television channel of the plurality of television channels;
computer circuitry for receiving control signals from the remote control and for receiving program guide data for the program guide, the computer circuitry generating a program guide output signal corresponding to at least a portion of the program guide data; and
superimposing circuitry for displaying the program guide with a perceived transparency on the selected television channel on the display screen by combining the program guide output signal and the output television signal.
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Abstract
A system interactively controlled by a TV viewer remote superimposes portions of a scroll program guide over a basic programming signal for display on the viewer'"'"'s display screen. A tuner has an input for receiving TV signals in a plurality of cable channels and an output for passing a signal of any selected one of said channels. A computer has an input for receiving any of a plurality of control signals from the TV viewer remote and an output for controlling the tuner to pass the signal of the selected one of the channels in response to one of the plurality of control signals from the TV viewer remote. The computer receives and stores a scroll input picture image signal containing local program guide data and generates a scroll output picture image signal consisting of at least a portion of the scroll input picture image signal. A combiner superimposes output picture image signal over the passed signal to provide a display signal for input to the viewer'"'"'s display screen. The computer is responsive to control signals from the remote to cause the combiner to change the weight of the output picture image signal in relation to the passed signal.
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14 Claims
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1. A system interactively controlled by a remote control for displaying a program guide on a display screen, comprising:
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a tuner for receiving television signals corresponding to a plurality of television channels and providing an output television signal corresponding to a selected television channel of the plurality of television channels; computer circuitry for receiving control signals from the remote control and for receiving program guide data for the program guide, the computer circuitry generating a program guide output signal corresponding to at least a portion of the program guide data; and superimposing circuitry for displaying the program guide with a perceived transparency on the selected television channel on the display screen by combining the program guide output signal and the output television signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of displaying a program guide on a display screen comprising the steps of:
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receiving television signals corresponding to a plurality of television channels; providing an output television signal corresponding to a selected television channel of the plurality of television channels; receiving program guide data for the program guide; generating a program guide output signal corresponding to at least a portion of the program guide data; and displaying the program guide with a perceived transparency on the selected television channel on the display screen by combining the program guide output signal and the output television signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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