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Method, signal, system, and interface for display week-at-a-glance per-network electronic program guide grid

US6906733B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 21, 1999
Grant dateJun 14, 2005
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Expiry dateMay 21, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/4821
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A graphical user interface, system, signal, and software providing an electronic program guide including one or more windows having program scheduling information arranged by a single network. Each network's program scheduling information is accessed through the use of a view list and contains a week's worth of program scheduling information. The program scheduling information is controlled by a single scroll bar and may also provide only information for programs that recur on a periodic basis.

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