发明名称 A TV RECEIVER WITH AN ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE (EPG)
摘要 A television receiver with an electronic program guide (EPG) is disclosed, which allows a user to navigate through an overview of scheduled television programs each belonging to one of a plurality of program categories. Upon highlighting a program item in the guide, or upon highlighting a pictogram representing an available program category, the receiver produces (14) an auditive signal (AUD) which is characteristic of the relevant program category. This provides an additional feedback to the user which eases the process of navigating through on-screen EPG menus. In embodiments of the receiver, the respective auditive signal is also produced as an alert signal (reminder) that a desired program is about to start. A sequence of such reminders may be given at different instants of time before the program starts. By manipulating (15) a parameter, which is characteristic of a perceived distance from user to receiver (e.g. volume), the auditive signal also indicates the time to lapse until the start of the desired program.
申请公布号 KR20010013563(A) 申请公布日期 2001.02.26
申请号 KR19997011570 申请日期 1999.03.29
申请人 KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV 发明人 EGGEN JOSEPHUS H;VAN DE SLUIS BARTEL M;RYPKEMA JOUKE A
分类号 H04N5/445 主分类号 H04N5/445
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