Television graphical user interface having variable channel control bars
First Claim
1. A television (TV) system comprising:
- a CPU, a TV monitor controlled by said CPU for displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) having channel objects for identifying TV channels, and a direct access object for indicating a list of the TV channels, said channel objects identifying a selected group of the TV channels when a user directs a pointing device at an area of said direct access object representing said selected group of the TV channels, and said direct access object comprises a direct access bar having a graduated scale.
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Abstract
A TV graphical user interface provided on a TV screen includes a graphical channel changer for enabling a user to select a required TV channel among about 1000 channels carried by a satellite TV system. The graphical channel changer contains a vertical channel bar composed of channel boxes that display numbers and logos of selected TV channels. To switch the TV set to a required TV channel, the user directs the pointing device at the graphical channel box that indicates the required channel. Up and down scroll bars, that allow the user to scan through the entire list of TV channels, extend beyond a safe area on the screen provided to accomodate a picture to overscan conditions. A direct access bar is arranged so as to cause the channel boxes to display numbers and logos of a selected group of channels when the user directs the pointing device at the area of the direct access bar that represents the selected group of channels.
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19 Claims
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1. A television (TV) system comprising:
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a CPU, a TV monitor controlled by said CPU for displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) having channel objects for identifying TV channels, and a direct access object for indicating a list of the TV channels, said channel objects identifying a selected group of the TV channels when a user directs a pointing device at an area of said direct access object representing said selected group of the TV channels, and said direct access object comprises a direct access bar having a graduated scale. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A graphical user interface displayed on a screen of a monitor, comprising:
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channel objects for identifying TV channels, and a control object for changing the TV channels identified by said channel objects, said control object being arranged so as to overlap the edge of a safe area provided on the screen to accommodate a picture to overscan conditions. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. In a graphical user interface displayed on a TV monitor and having channel objects for identifying TV channels, and a direct access object for indicating a list of the TV channels, a method of identifying a selected group of the TV channels comprising the steps of:
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checking a position of a cursor moved by a pointing device, detecting when the cursor is positioned over the direct access object, determining a coordinate of the cursor when the pointing device is clicked, calculating a position of the cursor relative to the direct access object, determining a nearest TV channel corresponding to the relative position, and redrawing the channel objects to identify said selected group composed of the nearest TV channel and the TV channels having numbers before and after the number of the nearest TV channel.
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