Apparatus and method for providing mini electronic program guide information in a digital broadcast receiver
US8904438B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 30, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/482
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing Electronic Program Guide (EPG) information in a digital broadcast receiver, in which upon receipt of a request for EPG information from a viewer in a situation where specific broadcast content is being broadcasted, at least one pop-up window is sequentially activated in a partial region of a full screen, and at least one of the specific broadcast content and EPG information about broadcast content selected by the viewer is displayed on each of the activated at least one pop-up window.
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