Apparatus and method managing personal schedule and providing overlapping broadcasting programs
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1. A method of managing a schedule and programs, the method comprising:
- providing a personal schedule and which includes one or more non-broadcasting program events;
finding at least one broadcasting program which overlaps with the personal schedule;
searching for basic information for the at least one broadcasting program; and
providing a list including a title of the at least one broadcasting program,the basic information, and display components for performing a control operation related to the at least one broadcasting program in response to an input signal,wherein at least one broadcast program which does not overlap with the personal schedule is excepted from the list.
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Abstract
An apparatus for effectively managing a personal schedule and broadcasting programs includes a schedule management unit for managing a personal schedule, a broadcasting program management unit for managing basic information of broadcasting programs, an interface unit which receives an input signal, and a control unit which finds a first broadcasting program which overlaps with the personal schedule, searches for basic information for the first broadcasting program, and provides a first list including a title of the first broadcasting program, the basic information, and a display component for performing a control operation in response to an input signal.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of managing a schedule and programs, the method comprising:
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providing a personal schedule and which includes one or more non-broadcasting program events; finding at least one broadcasting program which overlaps with the personal schedule; searching for basic information for the at least one broadcasting program; and providing a list including a title of the at least one broadcasting program, the basic information, and display components for performing a control operation related to the at least one broadcasting program in response to an input signal, wherein at least one broadcast program which does not overlap with the personal schedule is excepted from the list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for managing a schedule and programs, the apparatus comprising:
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a schedule management unit to manage a personal schedule including one or more non broadcasting program events; a broadcasting program management unit to manage basic information of broadcasting programs; an interface unit which receives an input signal; and a control unit which finds a at least one broadcasting program among the broadcasting programs which overlaps with the personal schedule managed by the schedule management unit, searches for the basic information for the at least one broadcasting program, and provides a list including a title of the at least one broadcasting program, the basic information, and display components for performing a control operation related to the at least one broadcasting program and which is activated in response to the input signal, wherein at least one broadcast program which does not overlap with the personal schedule is excepted from the list. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer-readable recording medium having embodied thereon a computer program for executing a method of managing a schedule and programs, the method comprising:
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providing a personal schedule and which includes one or more non-broadcasting program events; finding at least one broadcasting program which overlaps with the personal schedule; searching for basic information for the at least one broadcasting program; and providing a list including the title of the at least one broadcasting program, the basic information, and display components for performing a control operation related to the at least one broadcasting program in response to an input signal, wherein at least one broadcast program which does not overlap with the personal schedule is excepted from the list.
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25. A method of managing a schedule and programs in a portable device, the method comprising:
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searching broadcasting programs for at least one overlapping broadcasting program which overlaps with a portion of entries corresponding to designated times entered into a personal schedule, the entries in the personal schedule not being related to the at least one broadcasting program; simultaneously displaying the personal schedule and a list of titles of the at least one overlapping broadcasting program; wherein the list further includes the basic information of the at least one overlapping broadcasting program and a display component for performing a control operation related to the at least one overlapping broadcasting program in response to an input signal, wherein at least one broadcast program which does not overlap with the personal schedule is excepted from the list.
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