TV graphical user interface that provides customized lists of programming
First Claim
1. A television (TV) system comprising:
- a CPU, anda TV monitor controlled by said CPU for displaying in a first mode, a regular channel changer for enabling a user to select a TV channel among all of TV channels available in the TV system, and for displaying in a second mode, a customized channel changer for enabling the user to select a TV channel among a customized list of the TV channels, said customized channel changer having the same configuration as said regular channel changer.
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Abstract
A TV graphical user interface (GUI) is provided in a satellite TV system to enable users to create customized channel lists. Everyday, favorite and theme lists may be generated to respectively combine TV channels being watched regularly, favorite TV channels and channels relating to particular subjects. In a regular channel changer mode, the TV GUI displays graphical channel changer composed of channel boxes that show numbers and logos of available TV channels. To create a customized channel list, the TV GUI is switched into a change list content mode, wherein a channel grid is displayed in addition to the channel changer. Using a "drag and drop" procedure, graphical boxes corresponding to selected channel boxes may be moved from the channel changer to cells of the channel grid, to create a customized list of TV channels or to add new channels to an existing list. TV channels may be removed from the list by moving boxes that represent unwanted channels from the grid and placing them outside the grid area. TV channels may be put into the customized list in order of their priority established by the user. The position, graphical configuration and operations of the channel changer that represent the customized channel list remain unchanged compared with the channel changer in the regular channel changer mode.
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20 Claims
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1. A television (TV) system comprising:
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a CPU, and a TV monitor controlled by said CPU for displaying in a first mode, a regular channel changer for enabling a user to select a TV channel among all of TV channels available in the TV system, and for displaying in a second mode, a customized channel changer for enabling the user to select a TV channel among a customized list of the TV channels, said customized channel changer having the same configuration as said regular channel changer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. In a TV system having a graphical user interface displayable on a TV screen, a method of creating a customized list of TV channels, including the steps of:
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displaying a channel selector having channel objects indicative of available TV channels, displaying list objects for indicating the TV channels in said customized list, moving a remote pointing device to place a cursor over a selected channel object, depressing a button on said pointing device to move said selected channel object to a selected list object, and releasing the button to place said selected channel object into said selected list object to include a TV channel represented by said selected channel object into said customized list. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A graphical user interface for a TV receiver, comprising:
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a CPU, and a display controlled by said CPU and interacting with a remote pointing device for displaying in a channel changer mode, a channel selector having channel objects for enabling a user to select a TV channel among a list of TV channels by directing said remote pointing device at said channel objects, and for displaying in a change list content mode, a customized list of TV channels represented by said channel objects moved by said pointing device from said channel selector.
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Specification