Client terminal for displaying program guide information associated with different programs within a pop-up
US7577973B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4314
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A client terminal providing an on-screen program guide that allows a user to easily navigate through program guide information within a pop-up for different programs on a selected channel. A head end provides program guide information (PGI) to the client terminal. The PGI includes first program data (FPD) associated with a first program and second program data (SPD) associated with a second program. The client terminal includes a terminal controller responsive to an on-screen display control program that causes: the display of channel identifiers, the selection of one of the channel identifiers in response to a first input, and the display of a pop-up for the selected channel identifier. The pop-up displays the FPD associated with the first program in response to the first input. In response to a second input, the pop-up displays the SPD associated with the second program.
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