Global Patent Index - EP 1197085 A1

EP 1197085 A1 20020417 - INTERACTIVE TELEVISION PROGRAM GUIDE WITH SELECTABLE LANGUAGES

Title (en)

INTERACTIVE TELEVISION PROGRAM GUIDE WITH SELECTABLE LANGUAGES

Title (de)

INTERAKTIVER FERNSEHPROGRAMMFÜHRER MIT SPRACHAUSWAHL

Title (fr)

GUIDE DE PROGRAMME DE TELEVISION INTERACTIF A SELECTION DE LANGUES

Publication

EP 1197085 A1 20020417 (EN)

Application

EP 00942955 A 20000619

Priority

  • US 0016878 W 20000619
  • US 35460299 A 19990716

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0106788A1] An interactive television program guide is provided. The interactive television program guide provides a user with the opportunity to select a language for playing television programming and displaying program guide text. Television program audio in the desired language may be obtained from a SAP or digital audio tract and played in the selected language. Television related information in the desired language may be obtained from a digital tract. If television program audio or related information is not provided in the selected language, the program guide may use a default language. The program guide may coordinate program guide display screen text with languages available for television programs when the programs are broadcast to users.

IPC 1-7

H04N 7/173

IPC 8 full level

H04B 1/16 (2006.01); H04H 1/00 (2006.01); H04H 20/00 (2008.01); H04N 5/44 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2006.01); H04N 5/60 (2006.01); H04N 5/85 (2006.01); H04N 7/025 (2006.01); H04N 7/03 (2006.01); H04N 7/035 (2006.01); H04N 7/088 (2006.01); H04N 7/10 (2006.01); H04N 7/173 (2006.01); H04N 7/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04N 5/607 (2013.01); H04N 7/088 (2013.01); H04N 7/0884 (2013.01); H04N 7/0885 (2013.01); H04N 7/0887 (2013.01); H04N 21/47 (2013.01); H04N 21/4856 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0106788A1

Citation (examination)

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 0106788 A1 20010125; AR 029172 A1 20030618; AU 5749900 A 20010205; AU 765955 B2 20031002; BR 0012516 A 20020402; CA 2379020 A1 20010125; CA 2379020 C 20061205; CN 1160962 C 20040804; CN 1371572 A 20020925; EP 1197085 A1 20020417; EP 1954052 A2 20080806; EP 1954052 A3 20110928; HK 1045426 A1 20021122; JP 2003504984 A 20030204; MX PA02000607 A 20050701

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0016878 W 20000619; AR P000103534 A 20000710; AU 5749900 A 20000619; BR 0012516 A 20000619; CA 2379020 A 20000619; CN 00812142 A 20000619; EP 00942955 A 20000619; EP 08103147 A 20000619; HK 02106804 A 20020917; JP 2001510487 A 20000619; MX PA02000607 A 20000619