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Method for acquisition and display of an on-screen program guide

US5459522A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 10, 1994
Grant dateOct 17, 1995
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Expiry dateJun 10, 2014

Classification

  • 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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