发明名称 |
SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR BEREITSTELLUNG VON DIENSTEN IM GEBIET VON NACHRICHTEN, SPORT UND ORTSFUEHRUNG DURCH EINE ELEKTRONISCHE PROGRAMMUEBERSICHT |
摘要 |
<p>A system and method for providing additional services besides TV program schedule information through an EPG. Such services include up-to-date information relating to news, sports and local events and businesses. The EPG screen includes a PIP window (172) and panel advertisement windows (174, 176). A list of menu buttons (180) including sports button (180C), news button (180B) and hometown button (180D) displayed on the EPG screen allows access to additional services. Sporting event information about a past, present or future sporting event is displayed upon actuation of a sports button. News headlines (182) are displayed upon actuation of a news button. Information about local events, businesses, services and products are displayed upon actuation of a hometown button. The TV system's tuner (105) automatically tunes and displays a program broadcast by a service provider on the PIP window (172) upon actuation of the sports and news buttons. Links are provided Internet websites, TV programs and to other services provided through the EPG. A link to a presently televised program causes the tuner (105) to receive a channel televising the program.</p> |
申请公布号 |
DE69924865(T2) |
申请公布日期 |
2006.03.02 |
申请号 |
DE1999624865T |
申请日期 |
1999.12.03 |
申请人 |
INDEX SYSTEMS INC., PASADENA |
发明人 |
WARD, EDWARD;HANCOCK, S.;RALLIS, A.;SCHOAFF, CHRISTOPHER;WHITEHEAD, WENSDY;SUTTON, JONATHON;MACRAE, DOUGLAS;DIAS, STEPHEN |
分类号 |
G06F3/048;H04H20/00;H04N5/445;H04N5/45;H04N7/025;H04N7/03;H04N7/035;H04N7/14;H04N7/16;H04N7/173 |
主分类号 |
G06F3/048 |
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