Method for acquisition and display of an on-screen program guide
US5459522A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 10, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/47
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for translating the generic, raw information of a broadcast on-screen program guide service into a displayable screen signal that can drive TV electronics, utilizing the step of building a virtual generic screen before creating the displayable screen signal in order to ease the translation burden from generic to TV specific information.
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