Verifying EPG data

摘要

A method for determining whether one or more of a plurality of data fields for a plurality of television stations of a database that stores program schedule information for an electronic program guide contains missing or invalid data characterised by:
allowing a user to select a station from the plurality of stations for verification of at least one of the data fields for the selected station;
allowing the user to select a time range for the verification of the data fields;
automatically analysing the data fields for the selected station for errors, wherein the errors are comprised of invalid or missing data;
listing the detected errors; and
providing the user with the ability to correct the detected errors.