Electronic television program guide schedule system and method with scan feature
US5986650A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 3, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4221
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic program schedule system which utilizes a receiver for receiving broadcast, satellite or cablecast television programs for a plurality of television channels and a tuner for tuning a television receiver to a selected one of the plurality of channels. A data processor receives and stores in a memory television program schedule information for a plurality of television programs to appear on the plurality of television channels. A user control apparatus, such as a remote controller, is utilized by a viewer to choose user control commands and transmit signals in response to the data processor which receives the signals in response to user control commands. A television receiver is used to display the television programs and television program schedule information. A video display generator receives video control commands from the data processor and program schedule information from the memory and displays a portion of the program schedule information in overlaying relationship with a television program appearing on a television channel in at least one mode of operation of the television programming guide. The data processor controls the video display generator with video c…
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