Global Patent Index - EP 1060584 A4

EP 1060584 A4 20060628 - A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING AN ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE

Title (en)

A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING AN ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM ANZEIGEN EINES ELEKTRONISCHEN PROGRAMMVERZEICHNISSES

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET APPAREIL D'AFFICHAGE D'UN GUIDE DE PROGRAMME ELECTRONIQUE

Publication

EP 1060584 A4 20060628 (EN)

Application

EP 98953675 A 19981016

Priority

  • US 9821991 W 19981016
  • US 95303197 A 19971017
  • US 95303597 A 19971017

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9921308A1] A method and apparatus for channel surfing while using an electronic program guide (1301) are provided. A multiple channel broadcasting system is tuned to a first channel to provide a display of a broadcast of a first program on a screen. An electronic program guide (1301) is displayed that identifies a plurality of channels and programming on the channels. A first display information packet (1302) containing a description of the first program is displayed with the electronic program guide. A system pointer is manipulated in response to input by the user to an area of the electronic program guide associated with a second program. The display of the first display information packet (1302) is subsequently replaced with a display of a second display information packet containing a description of the second program. A method for providing a status indication of a tuner and a pointer in a multiple channel broadcasting system are also provided.

IPC 1-7

H04H 1/02; H04N 5/445; H04N 5/50; H04N 7/08; H04N 7/10

IPC 8 full level

H04H 20/00 (2008.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 5/50 (2006.01); H04N 7/025 (2006.01); H04N 7/03 (2006.01); H04N 7/035 (2006.01); H04N 7/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

H04N 21/431 (2013.01 - KR); H04N 21/4316 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4438 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/47 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/475 (2013.01 - KR); H04N 21/4821 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/84 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/8455 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9921308 A1 19990429; AU 1099599 A 19990510; CA 2306189 A1 19990429; EP 1060584 A1 20001220; EP 1060584 A4 20060628; JP 2001521324 A 20011106; JP 2007195221 A 20070802; KR 100592075 B1 20060621; KR 20010024511 A 20010326

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9821991 W 19981016; AU 1099599 A 19981016; CA 2306189 A 19981016; EP 98953675 A 19981016; JP 2000517506 A 19981016; JP 2007054880 A 20070305; KR 20007004041 A 20000414