Method and apparatus for displaying an electronic program guide
First Claim
1. In a multiple channel broadcasting system in which programs are broadcasted for display on a screen, a method for generating an on-screen guide for a user to select channels to view, comprising the steps of:
- tuning to a channel to provide a display of a broadcast of a program on the screen;
displaying an electronic program guide identifying channels in the broadcasting system;
translating the display of a broadcast of a program to a smaller broadcast window on the screen, said step of translating comprising the steps of superimposing at least one of a series of successively smaller broadcast window outlines over the display of the broadcast on the screen and displaying the broadcast in the smaller broadcast window; and
displaying the electronic program guide along with the broadcast on the screen, such that no portion of the broadcast is covered by the electronic program guide.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for displaying programming information by translating the display of a broadcast of a program are provided. Programming information is displayed along with the program broadcast on the screen such that no portion of the broadcast is covered by the programming information. A multiple channel broadcasting system is tuned to a channel to provide a display of a broadcast of a program on a screen. Programming information is displayed that identifies channels in the broadcasting system. When displaying the programming information, the display of the program broadcast is translated to a smaller broadcast window on the screen by superimposing at least one of a series of successively smaller broadcast window outlines over the display of the broadcast on the screen. When removing the programming information from the display, the broadcast system translates the video of a broadcast of a program displayed in the smaller broadcast window to a larger broadcast window by superimposing at least one of a series of successively larger broadcast window outlines over the display device. The broadcast system then causes the display of the programming information to be removed from the display.
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35 Claims
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1. In a multiple channel broadcasting system in which programs are broadcasted for display on a screen, a method for generating an on-screen guide for a user to select channels to view, comprising the steps of:
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tuning to a channel to provide a display of a broadcast of a program on the screen; displaying an electronic program guide identifying channels in the broadcasting system; translating the display of a broadcast of a program to a smaller broadcast window on the screen, said step of translating comprising the steps of superimposing at least one of a series of successively smaller broadcast window outlines over the display of the broadcast on the screen and displaying the broadcast in the smaller broadcast window; and displaying the electronic program guide along with the broadcast on the screen, such that no portion of the broadcast is covered by the electronic program guide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a processor configured to be coupled to a display device, said processor, configured to control the system to tune to a channel in a multiple channel broadcasting system to provide a broadcast of a program on the display device; configured to control the system to generate an electronic program guide identifying channels in the broadcasting system; configured to control the system to translate the display of the broadcast of the program to a smaller broadcast window on the display device, said translation superimposing at least one of a series of successively smaller broadcast window outlines over the display of the broadcast on the display device; and configured to control the system to display the electronic program guide along with the broadcast on the display device, such that no portion of the broadcast is covered by the electronic program guide. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for generating an on-screen guide, comprising:
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a display device; an electronic program guide displaying on the display device, said electronic program guide identifying channels in a multiple channel broadcasting system; a broadcast of a program displayed on the display device; and a controller that translates the broadcast from a first size to a smaller second size when the electronic program guide is displayed by superimposing at least one of a series of successively smaller broadcast window outlines over the display of the broadcast on the screen. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable medium containing executable instructions which, when executed in a processing system, causes the system to perform the steps for generating an on-screen guide for a user to select channels in a multiple channel broadcasting system comprising:
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tuning to a channel to provide a display of a broadcast of a program on a display; generating an electronic program guide identifying channels in the broadcasting system; translating the display of the broadcast of the program to a smaller broadcast window on the screen, said step of translating comprising the steps of superimposing at least one of a series of successively smaller broadcast window outlines over the display of the broadcast on the screen and displaying the broadcast in the smaller broadcast window; and displaying the electronic program guide along with the broadcast on the screen, such that no portion of the broadcast is covered by the electronic program guide. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. In a multiple channel broadcasting system which displays a first window containing a broadcast of a program and a second window containing programming information, a method for removing the programming information from a display, comprising the steps of:
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translating the broadcast of a program displayed in the first window to a larger window on the display by superimposing at least one of a series of successively larger video window outlines over the screen; removing the display of said programming information from said display; displaying said video of a broadcast in the area of the largest video window outline. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system comprising:
a processor configured to be coupled to a display device, said processor, configured to control the system to tune to a channel in a multiple channel broadcasting system to provide a broadcast of a program on said display device in a first window on the display; configured to control the system to generate programming information identifying channels in the broadcasting system; configured to control the system to translate video of the broadcast of a program to a smaller broadcast window on the display device, said translation superimposing at least one of a series of successively smaller broadcast window outlines over the broadcast on the display device; configured to control the system to display the programming information along with the translated broadcast on the display device. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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