发明名称 |
VERFAHREN UND EINRICHTUNG ZUR PLANUNG EINER ELEKTRONISCHEN FERNSEHPROGRAMMANWEISUNG MIT VIRTUELLEN KANÄLEN |
摘要 |
An electronic program schedule system having virtual channels which includes a receiver for receiving broadcast, satellite or cablecast television programs for a plurality of television channels and a tuner for tuning a television receiver to a selected one of the plurality of channels. A data processor receives and stores in a memory television program schedule information for a plurality of television programs to appear on the plurality of television channels. A user control apparatus, such as a remote controller, is utilized by a viewer to choose user control commands and transmit signals in response to the data processor which receives the signals in response to user control commands. A television receiver is used to display the television programs and virtual channel programming. A video display generator receives video control commands from the data processor and generates and displays a plurality of virtual channels, each virtual channel being accessible as a channel and associated with a service delivered on a subset of the channels. |
申请公布号 |
DE69619520(D1) |
申请公布日期 |
2002.04.04 |
申请号 |
DE1996619520 |
申请日期 |
1996.06.06 |
申请人 |
UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC. |
发明人 |
MILLER, LARRY;KNUDSON, BRUCE;DAVIS, BRUCE;DARATA, PAUL |
分类号 |
A63F13/12;H04N5/445;H04N5/50;H04N5/60;H04N7/088;H04N7/16;H04N7/173 |
主分类号 |
A63F13/12 |
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