发明名称 |
ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE WITH INTERACTIVE AREAS |
摘要 |
A television schedule system and method for displaying television schedule infor mation on a television screen (38) includes a program guide (102) having a schedule information area (106) that depicts the programs t hat are being presented on each channel at each time during the day. An input device allows the viewer to move a pointer (110) over differen t interactive areas of the guide and the function performed when the area is activated is displayed in a contextual help window (218). Vario us control glyphs provide for recursive interaction with the guide. Additionally, a video window (220) is interactive and provides tuning functions.
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申请公布号 |
CA2260894(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
1998.02.12 |
申请号 |
CA19972260894 |
申请日期 |
1997.08.05 |
申请人 |
STARSIGHT TELECAST, INCORPORATED |
发明人 |
FOLKER, DAVID M.;HUNWICK, KEITH;LEFTWICH, JIM;SCHEIN, STEVEN MICHAEL |
分类号 |
H04N5/445;G06F3/00;G06F3/048;G06F17/30;H04N7/10;H04N7/14;H04N7/16;H04N7/173;(IPC1-7):H04N7/173 |
主分类号 |
H04N5/445 |
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