Program guide display controller and television receiver
US6421828B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/47
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cursor can be moved quickly between program guides which are adapted to contents set by a user on a program guide screen. There are provided a display control unit for displaying a plurality of program guides in a matrix shape on a display device as well as displaying a cursor for designating a program using one of the vertical axis and the horizontal axis as a channel number axis and using the other axis as a time axis, to display a program guide of a program which is adapted to the contents set by a user and a program guide of a program which is not adapted to contents set by the user so as to be distinguishable, and a cursor control unit for moving, when a command to move a cursor rightward and leftward or upward and downward is entered, the cursor in the designated direction and to the program guide of the program which is adapted to the contents set by the user.
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