Global Patent Index - EP 1062805 A1

EP 1062805 A1 20001227 - GRAPHICAL DISPLAY OF CURRENT TIME ON ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE

Title (en)

GRAPHICAL DISPLAY OF CURRENT TIME ON ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE

Title (de)

GRAPHISCHE ANZEIGE DER AKTUELLEN ZEIT AUF EINER ELEKTRONISCHEN PROGRAMMÜBERSICHT

Title (fr)

AFFICHAGE GRAPHIQUE DE L'HEURE DANS UN GUIDE ELECTRONIQUE D'EMISSIONS DE TELEVISION

Publication

EP 1062805 A1 20001227 (EN)

Application

EP 99913962 A 19990318

Priority

  • US 9905966 W 19990318
  • US 7891198 P 19980320

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9948287A1] An Electronic Program Guide System is capable of displaying an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) that includes a graphical representation of current time in relation to a program time period area to allow a viewer to intuitively assess the current time relative to a particular program which will allow the viewer to also assess time remaining for that program. The graphical representation of current time may be embodied in color change or shading of the program time period area relative to a background, background color change of a graphical time line adjacent to the program time period area, and/or hash/tick marks. Such graphical representation of current time within the program areas and for the program channel program listings is also in relation to an incremental time line that shows the time span of the program listings currently being displayed.

IPC 1-7

H04N 5/445

IPC 8 full level

H04N 5/445 (2011.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

H04N 21/431 (2013.01 - KR); H04N 21/4312 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4314 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/47 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4823 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/84 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9948287A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9948287 A1 19990923; WO 9948287 B1 19991104; AU 3192199 A 19991011; EP 1062805 A1 20001227; JP 2002507866 A 20020312; KR 100405617 B1 20031114; KR 20010034608 A 20010425; MX PA00009203 A 20020604

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9905966 W 19990318; AU 3192199 A 19990318; EP 99913962 A 19990318; JP 2000537371 A 19990318; KR 20007010384 A 20000919; MX PA00009203 A 19990318