Global Patent Index - EP 3075165 A1

EP 3075165 A1 20161005 - ANALOG/DIGITAL BROADCAST SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING A CHANNEL LIST

Title (en)

ANALOG/DIGITAL BROADCAST SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING A CHANNEL LIST

Title (de)

ANALOG/DIGITALES RUNDFUNKSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERWALTUNG EINER KANALLISTE

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME DE DIFFUSION ANALOGIQUE/NUMÉRIQUE ET PROCÉDÉ DE GESTION D'UNE LISTE DE CANAUX

Publication

EP 3075165 A1 20161005 (EN)

Application

EP 13799278 A 20131129

Priority

EP 2013075114 W 20131129

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2015078521A1] The present invention relates to a method of managing a channel list (1) including channels available for navigation/selection by a user through a remote control having a plurality of color buttons. The method of the present invention comprises: a step (S9) of allocating, upon an uninterrupted actuation of a preferred color button of the remote control for a first predetermined duration, a preferred channel in the channel list (1) into a respective one of a plurality of categories (2) in the channel list (1), wherein the plurality of categories (2) being respectively associated with the plurality of color buttons; and a step of exclusively activating (S10), upon an uninterrupted actuation of a preferred color button for a second predetermined duration, the channels of a respective category (2) in the channel list (1) so as to permit a user to navigate/select exclusively the channels in said respective category (2) in the channel list (1) while skipping over the channels which have not been allocated to said respective category (2).

IPC 8 full level

H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04N 21/42212 (2013.01); H04N 21/42215 (2013.01); H04N 21/42216 (2013.01); H04N 21/4755 (2013.01); H04N 21/4825 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2015078521A1

Citation (examination)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2015078521 A1 20150604; EP 3075165 A1 20161005

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2013075114 W 20131129; EP 13799278 A 20131129