WO1999048287B1 - Graphical display of current time on electronic program guide - Google Patents

Graphical display of current time on electronic program guide

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Publication number
WO1999048287B1
WO1999048287B1 PCT/US1999/005966 US9905966W WO9948287B1 WO 1999048287 B1 WO1999048287 B1 WO 1999048287B1 US 9905966 W US9905966 W US 9905966W WO 9948287 B1 WO9948287 B1 WO 9948287B1
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Prior art keywords
current time
related information
program related
program
time
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PCT/US1999/005966
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French (fr)
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WO1999048287A1 (en
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Kevin Lloyd Grimes
Daniel Richard Schneidewend
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Thomson Consumer Electronics
Kevin Lloyd Grimes
Daniel Richard Schneidewend
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Priority to AU31921/99A priority Critical patent/AU3192199A/en
Priority to JP2000537371A priority patent/JP2002507866A/en
Priority to MXPA00009203A priority patent/MXPA00009203A/en
Priority to EP99913962A priority patent/EP1062805A1/en
Publication of WO1999048287A1 publication Critical patent/WO1999048287A1/en
Publication of WO1999048287B1 publication Critical patent/WO1999048287B1/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/431—Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/431—Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
    • H04N21/4312—Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/431—Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
    • H04N21/4312—Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
    • H04N21/4314—Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
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    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H04N21/482—End-user interface for program selection
    • H04N21/4823—End-user interface for program selection using a channel name
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04N21/80—Generation or processing of content or additional data by content creator independently of the distribution process; Content per se
    • H04N21/83—Generation or processing of protective or descriptive data associated with content; Content structuring
    • H04N21/84—Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors

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  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
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Abstract

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.

Claims

20AMENDED CLAIMS[received by the International Bureau on 15 September 1999 (15.09.99); original claims 1, 4, 11 and 21 amended; new claims 22-31 added; remaining claims unchanged (5 pages)]
1 . A method for generating an on-screen program guide comprising;
(a) determining the current time;
(b) producing a signal suitable for displaying on a display device program related information received from a signal containing program data; and
(c) graphically indicating the current time in conjunction with said displayed program related information.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying on the display device a current time grid corresponding in length to a given period of time in conjunction with said graphical display of current time.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising continually updating said graphical representation of current time and periodically updating said program related information of said selected category of programs.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein graphically indicating the current time comprises displaying a graphic indicator of the current time adjacent to a time axis of said program related information and shading a portion of the graphic indicator of the current time as a function of program start time to current time.
5. The method of claim 3, wherein graphically indicating the current time comprises shading a portion of said program related information, said shaded portion corresponding to the current time.
6. The method of claim 3, wherein graphically indicating the current time comprises shading a separate region that is adjacent to said program related information, said shaded separate region corresponding to the current time.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein graphically indicating the current time comprises shading a plurality of separate regions that are adjacent to said program related information, said shaded separate regions corresponding to the current time. 21
8. An apparatus for the display of an electronic program guide (EPG) comprising: a display device; a receiver in communication with said display device and adapted to receive and store program related information from a program related information signal; and a controller in communication with said receiver and comprising; an extraction circuit adapted to extract a portion of said program related information, said receiver adapted to display said extracted portion of said program related information on the display device; a time determining circuit adapted to determine current time; and means for graphically indicating said determined current time on said display device in conjunction with said program related information.
9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said time determining circuit continually determines and updates the current time.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said indicating means shades a portion of said program related information.
1 1 . The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said indicating means generates an indicator of the current time that is displayed adjacent to a time axis of said program related information.
1 2. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said indicating means shades a separate region that is adjacent to said program related information.
1 3. The apparatus of claim 1 3, wherein said indicating means shades a plurality of separate regions that are adjacent to said program related information.
14. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said extraction circuit extracts a portion of said program related information in response to a user request. 22
1 5. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said extraction circuit extracts a portion of said program related information in response to a preset time.
1 6. A method for generating a program guide on a display device, the method comprising: receiving a signal having program related information; selecting a category of available programs within a time period from a signal containing program data; extracting program related information from the program data signal corresponding to the selected category of available programs within a time period; determining current time; displaying on the display device said program related information of said selected category of available programs within a time period; displaying on the display device a time grid encompassing the current time; and graphically indicating on the display device the current time in conjunction with said displayed program related information of said selected category of available programs and said time grid.
17. The method of claim 1 6, further comprising continually updating said graphical representation of current time and periodically updating said program related information of said selected category of programs.
18. The method of claim 1 6, wherein graphically indicating the current time comprises graphically shading a portion of said program related information on the display device, wherein the shaded portion corresponds to current time.
1 9. The method of claim 1 6, wherein graphically indicating the current time comprises shading a separate region that is adjacent to said program related information on the display device, the shaded portions corresponding to the current time.
20. The method of claim 1 9, wherein graphically indicating the current time comprises shading a plurality of separate regions that are adjacent to said program information on the display device. 23
21 . A method for generating an on-screen program guide comprising:
(a) determining the current time;
(b) producing a signal suitable for displaying on a display device program related information received from a signal containing program data; and
(c) graphically indicating the relationship of the current time to a duration of a program included in said program related information.
22. The method of claim 3, wherein graphically indicating the current time comprises displaying a mark at the current time adjacent to a time axis of said program related information.
23. The method of claim 3, wherein graphically indicating the current time comprises displaying a mark at the current time adjacent to said program related information.
24. The apparatus of claim 1 1 , wherein a portion of said indicator is shaded as a function of program start time to current time.
25. The apparatus of claim 1 1 , wherein said indicator includes a mark at the current time.
26. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said indicating means comprises a mark at the current time adjacent to said program related information.
27. The method of claim 1 6, wherein graphically indicating the current time comprises displaying a graphic indicator of the current time adjacent to a time axis of said program related information and shading a portion of the graphic indicator of the current time as a function of program start time to current time.
28. The method of claim 1 6, wherein graphically indicating the current time comprises displaying a mark at the current time adjacent to a time axis of said program related information.
29. The method of claim 1 6, wherein graphically indicating the current time comprises displaying a mark at the current time adjacent to said program related information. 24
30. A method for generating an on-screen program guide comprising:
(a) determining the current time;
(b) producing a signal suitable for displaying on a display device program related information received from a signal containing program data; and
(c) graphically indicating the current time adjacent to said displayed program related information.
31 . An apparatus for the display of an electronic program guide (EPG) comprising: a display device; a receiver in communication with said display device and adapted to receive and store program related information from a program related information signal; and a controller in communication with said receiver and comprising; an extraction circuit adapted to extract a portion of said program related information, said receiver adapted to display said extracted portion of said program related information on the display device; a time determining circuit adapted to determine current time; and means for graphically indicating said determined current time on said display device adjacent to said program related information.
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AU31921/99A AU3192199A (en) 1998-03-20 1999-03-18 Graphical display of current time on electronic program guide
JP2000537371A JP2002507866A (en) 1998-03-20 1999-03-18 Graphical display of current time by electronic program guide
MXPA00009203A MXPA00009203A (en) 1998-03-20 1999-03-18 Graphical display of current time on electronic program guide.
EP99913962A EP1062805A1 (en) 1998-03-20 1999-03-18 Graphical display of current time on electronic program guide

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