| 摘要 |
A method for displaying Electronic Program Guide (EPG) data in substantially a grid format, without using "channel" information as an axis. More specifically, instead of being presented by channel and time, the EPG data is only presented by time. Various truncation algorithms are used to allow program descriptions to be shortened, enabling placement of the descriptions into gaps or empty cells in an available row. This allows the program information from multiple channels to be displayed in a single row thereby improving the efficiency of display space use. In a specific application, the techniques described above are used to display EPG data for multiple categories (140a-140f) in a grid (G9) on the same screen. |
