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Electronic television program guide schedule system and method with scan feature

  • US 5,986,650 A
  • Filed: 07/03/1996
  • Issued: 11/16/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/03/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electronic programming guide for use with a television receiver having a plurality of television channels for displaying television programs and program schedule information for said television programs comprising:

  • memory means for storing television program schedule information for a set of television programs scheduled to appear on said plurality of television channels;

    user control means for choosing user control commands, including television channel-tuning and guide scan control commands comprising a guide start scan command, and transmitting signals in response thereto;

    data processing means for receiving said signals in response to said user control commands and generating video control commands;

    a video display generator adapted to receive video control commands from said data processing means and program schedule information from said memory means for displaying a portion of said schedule information comprising listing information for a display signal appearing on a currently tuned channel in at least one mode of operation of said programming guide;

    said data processing means being responsive to said start scan command for controlling said video display generator to sequentially display in a predetermined sequence, for each channel in a set of television channels, each said display signal currently appearing on each of said channels in said set with a portion of program schedule information corresponding to said currently appearing display signal, each one of said currently appearing display signals and said corresponding portion of said schedule information being displayed simultaneously and for a predetermined amount of time.

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