Digital broadcast receiving apparatus and method of displaying video data in electronic program guide with data length depending on TV program duration
US7810118B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4821
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A digital broadcast receiving apparatus has a receiver to receive electronic program guide (EPG) data containing video data and character data associated with TV programs and a display controller to process the EPG data to display an EPG with at least the character data on a screen, displaying of the video data being depending on duration of each TV program. The display controller controls displaying such that only the character data is displayed for TV programs having duration shorter than a predetermined time whereas both of the character data and the video data are displayed for TV programs having duration equal to or longer than the predetermined time by adjusting a size of the video data in a direction of height or width in the EPG as an integer multiple of a size of the character data.
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