TWI396436B - Method for displaying program table and storage media - Google Patents
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本發明是有關於一種顯示節目目錄方法，且特別是有關於一種以樹狀結構作為展示方法的電子節目選單。The present invention relates to a method of displaying a program listing, and more particularly to an electronic program menu in a tree structure as a display method.
科技的日新月異，已帶給人類許多的便利與驚奇，像是在網路上看電視已經是非常普遍的例子。一般在網路上看電視所使用的電腦螢幕都在十五英吋以上，所以業者提供給使用者的電子節目選單所能包含的資訊則可以較多元化，將一些相關於節目的資訊都提供給使用者。如圖1所示之多元化的電子節目選單100，其提供給使用者的資訊包括：節目的種類、演出時段、語言、節目的主要演員或者是節目的主持人等等。The ever-changing technology has brought many conveniences and surprises to human beings. It is a very common example to watch TV on the Internet. Generally, the screens of computers used for watching TV on the Internet are more than 15 miles. Therefore, the information provided by the electronic program menu provided by the operators can be diversified, and some information related to the programs can be provided. user. As shown in FIG. 1, the diversified electronic program menu 100 provides information to the user including the type of the program, the performance period, the language, the main actor of the program, or the host of the program.
而科技持續的進步，現在除了在網路上看電視之外，在手機(cell phone)或者個人數位助理(Personal Digital Assistant,PAD)等手持電子裝置上看電視已經不再是遙不可及了。這樣的進步，使用者更可以在任一時間任一地點選擇想要收看的電視節目。這時候如果在手機與PDA等手持電子裝置上顯示電子節目選單，無法如電腦的螢幕一樣，在同一頁面中顯示出其大量的節目資訊。因此，使用者必須左右移動所顯示的頁面，或進行翻頁的動作，才可找到想要的節目資訊，而造成使用者使用上的不便。With the continuous advancement of technology, now watching TV on the Internet, watching TV on cell phones or personal digital assistants (PADs) is no longer out of reach. With this advancement, users can choose the TV program they want to watch at any time at any time. At this time, if an electronic program menu is displayed on a handheld electronic device such as a mobile phone or a PDA, it is impossible to display a large amount of program information on the same page as the screen of the computer. Therefore, the user must move the displayed page left or right, or perform a page turning action to find the desired program information, which causes inconvenience to the user.
本發明提供一種電子節目選單，其可以在手持電子裝置的顯示螢幕中顯示電子節目選單而不需要左右移動頁面。The present invention provides an electronic program menu that can display an electronic program menu in a display screen of a handheld electronic device without the need to move the page left and right.
本發明提供一種電子節目選單，其包括根節點與多個歷程節點。電子節目選單適用於手持電子裝置，且手持電子裝置的顯示介面用以顯示電子節目選單。多個歷程節點相連於根節點而形成樹狀結構，且每一個這些歷程節點包含電視台的時段對應的節目資料。此外，每一個這些歷程節點可以衍生出至少一個子節點家族而形成樹狀結構。The present invention provides an electronic program menu that includes a root node and a plurality of history nodes. The electronic program menu is suitable for handheld electronic devices, and the display interface of the handheld electronic device is used to display an electronic program menu. A plurality of process nodes are connected to the root node to form a tree structure, and each of the process nodes includes program data corresponding to a time period of the television station. In addition, each of these process nodes may derive at least one child node family to form a tree structure.
上述的電子節目選單，其根節點具有第一標籤。第一標籤用以表示與根節點相連之這些歷程節點是否展開顯示於手持電子裝置的顯示介面上。相同地，若任一這些歷程節點衍生出至少一子節點家族時，衍生出子節點家族的歷程節點具有第二標籤。第二標籤用以表示子節點家族是否展開顯示於手持電子裝置的顯示介面上。The above electronic program menu has a root node having a first tag. The first label is used to indicate whether the history nodes connected to the root node are displayed on the display interface of the handheld electronic device. Similarly, if any of the process nodes derive at least one child node family, the history node from which the child node family is derived has the second tag. The second tag is used to indicate whether the child node family is displayed on the display interface of the handheld electronic device.
本發明因採用樹狀結構去構成電子節目選單，因此電子節目選單會以連結的方式形成，所以本發明提供的電子節目選單不需要在某個層級的節點描述它連結到的上面所有層級的節點，而可以經由連結的方式得知它連結到的上面所有層級的節點。且使用標簽表示是否展開多個時段對應的節目資料於手持電子裝置的顯示介面上。所以本發明提供的電子節目選單可以減少節目在各個層級之間的描述。The present invention adopts a tree structure to form an electronic program menu, so the electronic program menu is formed in a linked manner, so the electronic program menu provided by the present invention does not need to describe nodes of all the above layers to which nodes at a certain level are connected. And you can know the nodes of all the above layers to which it is connected by means of the link. And using the label to indicate whether to expand the program data corresponding to the plurality of time periods on the display interface of the handheld electronic device. Therefore, the electronic program menu provided by the present invention can reduce the description of programs between various levels.
為讓本發明之上述特徵和優點能更明顯易懂，下文特舉實施例，並配合所附圖式，作詳細說明如下。The above described features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description.
為了使本發明更容易被理解，以下將配合圖示與實施例來說明本發明所提供的電子節目選單。In order to make the present invention easier to understand, the electronic program menu provided by the present invention will be described below in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments.
圖2A所示為依據本發明實施例所提供的電子節目選單的示意圖。電子節目選單200顯示於手持電子裝置(例如手機、PDA或其他可攜帶型的電子裝置)的顯示介面(未繪示於圖2A)，且電子節目選單200可儲存於手持電子裝置內的儲存媒體，例如快閃記憶體(Flash Memory)、隨機存取記憶體(Random Access Memory，RAM)或硬碟(Hard Disk，HD)等等。電子節目選單200例如以樹狀圖的方式顯示。此樹狀圖包括一根節點以及與根節點連接的多個歷程節點。2A is a schematic diagram of an electronic program menu provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The electronic program menu 200 is displayed on a display interface of a handheld electronic device (such as a mobile phone, a PDA or other portable electronic device) (not shown in FIG. 2A), and the electronic program menu 200 can be stored in a storage medium in the handheld electronic device. For example, a flash memory, a random access memory (RAM), or a hard disk (Hard Disk, HD). The electronic program menu 200 is displayed, for example, in the form of a tree diagram. This tree diagram consists of a node and multiple history nodes connected to the root node.
以下為了方便說明本實施例，此樹狀圖中之根節點假設為一電視台201，其歷程節點假設為節目播出的日期。參照圖2A，電視台201包括以日期為區別的第一日期230與第二日期240，而且第一日期230與第二日期240分別衍生出子節點家族。其中，第一日期230所衍生出的子節點家族的資料為電視台201在第一日期230各個時段對應的節目資料。而第二日期240所衍生出的子節點家族的資料為電視台201在第二日期240各個時段對應的節目資料。電視台201在第一日期230的第一時段231、第二時段232以及第三時段233分別有各自對應的節目資料。同樣地，電視台201在第二日期240的第一時段241、第二時段242、第三時段243以及第四時段244也分別有各自對應的節目資料。Hereinafter, in order to facilitate the description of the embodiment, the root node in the tree diagram is assumed to be a television station 201, and the history node is assumed to be the date on which the program is broadcast. Referring to FIG. 2A, the television station 201 includes a first date 230 and a second date 240 that are distinguished by date, and the first date 230 and the second date 240 respectively derive a child node family. The data of the child node family derived from the first date 230 is the program material corresponding to the television station 201 at each time period of the first date 230. The data of the child node family derived from the second date 240 is the program material corresponding to the television station 201 at each time period of the second date 240. The television station 201 has its own corresponding program material in the first time period 231, the second time period 232, and the third time period 233 of the first date 230, respectively. Similarly, the first time period 241, the second time period 242, the third time period 243, and the fourth time period 244 of the second date 240 of the television station 201 also have respective corresponding program materials.
在本實施例中，僅在電子節目選單200中顯示兩個日期對應的節目資料作為舉例，但並不限定於只能顯示兩個日期。另外，上述電子節目選單中也可包含多個電視台，而每個電視台皆可衍生出樹狀結構，來顯示每個電視台的節目資料。In the present embodiment, the program data corresponding to the two dates is displayed only in the electronic program menu 200 as an example, but is not limited to displaying only two dates. In addition, the above electronic program menu may also include a plurality of television stations, and each television station may derive a tree structure to display program data of each television station.
圖2B所示為依據本發明實施例所提供的將電子節目選單顯示於手持電子裝置的顯示介面之方法流程圖。步驟ST1為：接收電視台多個時段對應的節目資料，且將多個時段對應的節目資料暫存於手持電子裝置的儲存媒體。步驟ST2為：將接收到的多個時段對應的節目資料組成如圖2A所示的電子節目選單，且將組成如圖2A所示的電子節目選單儲存於手持電子裝置的儲存媒體。步驟ST3為：將組成如圖2A所示的電子節目選單顯示於手持電子裝置的顯示介面。FIG. 2B is a flow chart showing a method for displaying an electronic program menu on a display interface of a handheld electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention. In step ST1, the program data corresponding to the plurality of time periods of the television station is received, and the program data corresponding to the plurality of time periods is temporarily stored in the storage medium of the handheld electronic device. Step ST2 is: forming the program data corresponding to the received plurality of time periods into an electronic program menu as shown in FIG. 2A, and storing the electronic program menus formed as shown in FIG. 2A in the storage medium of the handheld electronic device. Step ST3 is: displaying the electronic program menu composed as shown in FIG. 2A on the display interface of the handheld electronic device.
上述電子節目選單200中的根節點例如為電視台，歷程節點例如為日期，而其子節點家族為每個時段的節目資料，但是電子節目選單的排列方式不限於上述實施例。舉例來說，上述電子節目選單也可以某一時段作為根節點，並由此根節點衍生出的多個歷程節點為多個電視台，而每一電視台衍生出的子節點家族為此時段所播出的節目資訊。另外，上述電子節目選單也可例如為以某一日期作為根節點，並由此根節點衍生出的多個歷程節點為多個電視台，而每一電視台衍生出的子節點家族為此日期所播出的節目資訊。The root node in the electronic program menu 200 is, for example, a television station. The history node is, for example, a date, and the child node family is program material for each time period, but the arrangement of the electronic program menu is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the electronic program menu may also be a root node for a certain period of time, and the plurality of history nodes derived from the root node are multiple television stations, and the child node family derived from each television station is broadcasted for this period. Program information. In addition, the electronic program menu may also be, for example, a certain date as a root node, and the plurality of process nodes derived from the root node are a plurality of television stations, and the child node family derived from each television station is broadcasted for this date. Program information.
圖3A所示為依據本發明實施例所提供的電子節目選單的示意圖。電子節目選單300顯示於手持電子裝置的顯示介面(未繪示於圖3A)，且電子節目選單300可儲存於手持電子裝置內的儲存媒體。電子節目選單300包括第一電視台310、第二電視台320、第三電視台330、...、第n電視台340等各別之多個時段對應的節目資料。3A is a schematic diagram of an electronic program menu provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The electronic program menu 300 is displayed on a display interface of the handheld electronic device (not shown in FIG. 3A), and the electronic program menu 300 can be stored in a storage medium in the handheld electronic device. The electronic program menu 300 includes program materials corresponding to respective time periods of the first television station 310, the second television station 320, the third television station 330, ..., the nth television station 340, and the like.
每個電視台都具有各自的電視台標籤。如圖3A所示，第一電視台310具有第一電視台標籤311；第二電視台320具有第二電視台標籤321；第三電視台330具有第三電視台標籤331；...；第n電視台340具有第n電視台標籤341。每個電視台的電視台標籤用來表示每個電視台所包含的多個時段對應的節目資料是否展開顯示於手持電子裝置的顯示介面上。第一電視台標籤311、第二電視台標籤321、第三電視台標籤331、...、第n電視台標籤341可以如圖一所示的+符號來表示第一電視台310、第二電視台320、第三電視台330、...、第n電視台340各自之多個時段對應的節目資料沒有展開顯示於手持電子裝置的顯示介面上。其中+符號只是舉例，也可以使用其他的符號表示之，所以+符號並非用以限定本發明。Each TV station has its own TV station label. As shown in FIG. 3A, the first television station 310 has a first television station label 311; the second television station 320 has a second television station label 321; the third television station 330 has a third television station label 331; ...; the nth television station 340 has a nth TV station label 341. The television station label of each television station is used to indicate whether the program material corresponding to the plurality of time periods included in each television station is displayed on the display interface of the handheld electronic device. The first television station label 311, the second television station label 321, the third television station label 331, ..., the nth television station label 341 may represent the first television station 310, the second television station 320, and the third symbol as shown in FIG. The program materials corresponding to the plurality of time periods of each of the television station 330, ..., and the nth television station 340 are not displayed on the display interface of the handheld electronic device. The + symbol is only an example and may be represented by other symbols, so the + symbol is not intended to limit the invention.
圖3B所示為依據本發明實施例所提供的電子節目選單300將其部份電視台之多個時段對應的節目資料展開的示意圖。如圖3B所示，第二電視台320的第二電視台標籤321用-符號表示第二電視台320的多個時段對應的節目資料顯示於手持電子裝置的顯示介面上。同樣地，-符號只是舉例，也可以使用其他的符號表示之，所以-符號並非用以限定本發明。FIG. 3B is a schematic diagram showing the expansion of program data corresponding to a plurality of time periods of a part of the television stations by the electronic program menu 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3B, the second television station label 321 of the second television station 320 indicates that the program data corresponding to the plurality of time periods of the second television station 320 is displayed on the display interface of the handheld electronic device by the - symbol. Similarly, the - symbol is only an example, and other symbols may be used, so the - symbol is not intended to limit the invention.
相連於第二電視台320的多個時段對應的節目資料包括：目前時段322對應的節目資料、下個時段323對應的節目資料以及以日期為區別的日期324、日期325、...、日期326等等。相連於第二電視台320的目前時段322用以表示第二電視台320目前時段正在播放的節目，例如像是圖3所示的第五節目。相連於第二電視台320的下個時段323用以表示第二電視320在下個時段將要播放的節目，例如像是圖3所示的第六節目。The program materials corresponding to the plurality of time periods connected to the second television station 320 include: program materials corresponding to the current time period 322, program materials corresponding to the next time period 323, and date 324, date 325, ..., date 326 distinguished by date. and many more. The current time period 322 connected to the second television station 320 is used to indicate that the second television station 320 is currently playing a program, such as the fifth program shown in FIG. The next time period 323 connected to the second television station 320 is used to indicate a program to be played by the second television 320 in the next time period, such as, for example, the sixth program shown in FIG.
相連於第二電視台320的日期用以表示在這個日期第二電視台320所播放的節目。如圖3所示，日期324用以表示於西元2008年5月19日在第二電視台320所播放的節目、...、日期325用以表示於西元2008年5月24日在第二電視台320所播放的節目以及日期326用以表示於西元2008年5月25日在第二電視台320所播放的節目。圖3中相連於第二電視台320的日期為七天，而七天只是舉例，可以有更多或更少的日期相連於第二電視台320，所以相連於第二電視台320之日期的天數並非用以限定本發明。The date connected to the second television station 320 is used to indicate the program played by the second television station 320 on this date. As shown in FIG. 3, the date 324 is used to indicate the program played on the second television station 320 on May 19, 2008, and the date 325 is used to indicate on the second television station on May 24, 2008. The program played by 320 and the date 326 are used to indicate the program played on the second television station 320 on May 25, 2008. The date connected to the second television station 320 in FIG. 3 is seven days, and seven days are only an example, and more or fewer dates may be connected to the second television station 320, so the number of days connected to the second television station 320 is not limited. this invention.
每個日期都具有各自的日期標籤。如圖三所示，日期324具有標籤324t；...；日期325具有標籤325t；日期326具有標籤326t。每個日期的日期標籤用以表示於這個日期在第二電視台320所播放的節目是否展開顯示於手持電子裝置的顯示介面上。標籤324t與標籤325t用＋符號分別表示於日期324與日期325在第二電視台320所播放的節目沒有展開顯示於手持電子裝置的顯示介面上。Each date has its own date label. As shown in FIG. 3, date 324 has label 324t; ...; date 325 has label 325t; date 326 has label 326t. The date stamp of each date is used to indicate whether the program played on the second television station 320 on this date is displayed on the display interface of the handheld electronic device. The label 324t and the label 325t are respectively indicated by the + symbol on the date 324 and the date 325. The program played on the second television station 320 is not displayed on the display interface of the handheld electronic device.
標籤326t用一符號表示於日期326在第二電視台320所播放的節目展開顯示於手持電子裝置的顯示介面上。相連於日期326的時段包括：第一時段326a、第二時段326b、第三時段326c以及第四時段326d。第一時段326a用以表示於日期326中的第一時段326a在第二電視台320所播放的節目為第一節目，同樣地，第二時段326b、第三時段326c與第四時段326d也表示不同的時段。The tag 326t is displayed on the display interface of the handheld electronic device by a symbol indicating that the program played on the second television station 320 on the date 326 is displayed. The time period connected to the date 326 includes a first time period 326a, a second time period 326b, a third time period 326c, and a fourth time period 326d. The first time period 326a is used to indicate that the program played on the second television station 320 in the first time period 326 in the date 326 is the first program, and likewise, the second time period 326b, the third time period 326c, and the fourth time period 326d also represent different Time period.
圖3中相連於日期的時段若可以再細分為幾個部份時(例如籃球賽可以再細分為上半場與下半場)，則這些可以細分為幾個部份的時段具有一時段標籤。如圖3中所示的第三時段326c具有時段標籤326ct，第四時段326d具有時段標籤326dt。每個時段標籤用以表示在這個時段中被細分成的部份是否展開顯示於手持電子裝置的顯示介面。標籤326ct用＋符號表示於第三時段326c被細分成的幾個部份沒有展開顯示於手持電子裝置的顯示介面上。標籤326dt用-符號表示於第四個時段326d被細分成的兩個部份(第一部分366d1以及第二部份326d2)展開顯示於手持電子裝置的顯示介面上。If the time period connected to the date in FIG. 3 can be subdivided into several parts (for example, the basketball game can be subdivided into the first half and the second half), the time periods that can be subdivided into several parts have a time period label. The third time period 326c as shown in FIG. 3 has a time period tab 326ct, and the fourth time period 326d has a time period label 326dt. Each time period label is used to indicate whether the portion subdivided in this time period is displayed on the display interface of the handheld electronic device. The label 326ct is represented by a + symbol in portions during which the third period 326c is subdivided and is not displayed on the display interface of the handheld electronic device. The label 326dt is indicated by a - symbol to the two portions (the first portion 366d1 and the second portion 326d2) that are subdivided in the fourth period 326d to be displayed on the display interface of the handheld electronic device.
本發明實施例所提供的電子節目選單300使用連結的顯示方法，就算手持電子裝置的顯示介面尺寸很小，也不需要在頁面上作左右移動的動作而將電子節目選單300顯示於手持電子裝置的顯示介面上。且電子節目選單300使用標籤用以表示是否展開多個時段對應的節目資料，更可以依使用者的需要而選擇節目，而非將全部的節目顯示給使用者挑選。The electronic program menu 300 provided by the embodiment of the present invention uses the connected display method to display the electronic program menu 300 on the handheld electronic device even if the display interface size of the handheld electronic device is small, and there is no need to move left and right on the page. Display interface. Moreover, the electronic program menu 300 uses a label to indicate whether to expand the program material corresponding to the plurality of time periods, and the program can be selected according to the user's needs, instead of displaying all the programs to the user.
圖4所示為依據本發明實施例所提供的電子節目選單的示意圖。電子節目選單400相似於電子節目選單300，然而電子節目選單400與電子節目選單300最大的不同在於：電子節目選單400更包括了附屬欄位450。附屬欄位450用以表示當使用者選擇了某個電視台在某個日期中的某個節目時，會將相關於這個被選到的節目的資料顯示於附屬欄位450。舉例而言，當使用者選擇了目前時段322所播放的第五節目時，附屬欄位450則顯示第五節目為戲劇類型的節目且使用國語發音，而第五節目的男主角為XXX以及女主角為OOO。而附屬欄位450描述的資料的多寡則視情況而定，且並非用以限定本發明。4 is a schematic diagram of an electronic program menu provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The electronic program menu 400 is similar to the electronic program menu 300. However, the electronic program menu 400 differs the most from the electronic program menu 300 in that the electronic program menu 400 further includes an auxiliary field 450. The auxiliary field 450 is used to indicate that when a user selects a certain program of a certain television station on a certain date, the information related to the selected program is displayed in the supplementary field 450. For example, when the user selects the fifth program played in the current time period 322, the auxiliary field 450 displays the fifth program as a drama type program and uses the Mandarin pronunciation, and the male character of the fifth program is XXX and female. The protagonist is OOO. The amount of information described in the collateral field 450 is subject to availability and is not intended to limit the invention.
圖5所示為依據本發明實施例所提供的電子節目選單的示意圖。電子節目選單500相似於電子節目選單300，然而電子節目選單500與電子節目選單300最大的不同在於：電子節目選單500可以設定我的最愛電視台550以及隱藏電視台560。FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an electronic program menu provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The electronic program menu 500 is similar to the electronic program menu 300. However, the electronic program menu 500 differs the most from the electronic program menu 300 in that the electronic program menu 500 can set my favorite television station 550 and the hidden television station 560.
我的最愛電視台550可以讓使用者設定使用者平常較常收看的電視台。而手持電子裝置具有熱鍵(未繪示於圖5)是相關於我的最愛電視台550，當使用者選擇了相關於我的最愛電視台550的熱鍵時，則我的最愛電視台550顯示於手持電子裝置的顯示介面上以供使用者選擇所想要收看的節目。此外，我的最愛電視台並非限定於只能設定一個，且設定我的最愛電視台的數目並非用以限定本發明。我的最愛電視台550具有我的最愛電視台標籤551，我的最愛電視台標籤551用以表示我的最愛電視台550所包含的多個時段對應的節目資料是否展開顯示於手持電子裝置的顯示介面上。My favorite TV station 550 allows the user to set the TV station that the user usually watches. The handheld electronic device has a hot key (not shown in Figure 5) which is related to my favorite TV station 550. When the user selects the hot key related to my favorite TV station 550, then my favorite TV station 550 is displayed in the handheld. The display interface of the electronic device is for the user to select the program that he wants to watch. In addition, my favorite TV station is not limited to only one setting, and setting the number of my favorite TV stations is not intended to limit the invention. My favorite TV station 550 has my favorite TV station label 551, and my favorite TV station label 551 is used to indicate whether the program material corresponding to the plurality of time periods included in the favorite TV station 550 is displayed on the display interface of the handheld electronic device.
隱藏電視台560可以讓使用者設定使用者平常不想收看的電視台。而手持裝置具有電視台的上下選擇鍵時(未繪示於圖五)，當平常使用者選擇上一台或下一台的電視台時，依序應該選擇到某個電視台。但是當使用者設定某個電視台於隱藏電視台560時，當使用者選擇上一台或下一台的電視台時，就算依序會選擇到隱藏電視台560中的某個電視台，也會跳過隱藏電視台560中的某個電視台，而選擇到隱藏電視台560中的某個電視台的下一個電視台。此外，隱藏電視台並非限定於只能設定一個，且設定隱藏電視台的數目並非用以限定本發明。隱藏電視台560具有隱藏電視台標籤561，隱藏電視台標籤561用以表示隱藏電視台560所包含的多個時段對應的節目資料是否展開顯示於手持電子裝置的顯示介面上。The hidden television station 560 allows the user to set a television station that the user does not normally want to watch. When the handheld device has the up and down selection buttons of the television station (not shown in FIG. 5), when the normal user selects the previous or next television station, the television station should be selected in order. However, when the user sets a television station to hide the television station 560, when the user selects the previous or next television station, even if one of the television stations in the hidden television station 560 is selected in sequence, the hidden television station is skipped. One of the television stations in 560 is selected to hide the next television station of a television station in the television station 560. Further, the hidden television station is not limited to being set to only one, and setting the number of hidden television stations is not intended to limit the present invention. The hidden television station 560 has a hidden television station label 561 for indicating whether the program material corresponding to the plurality of time periods included in the hidden television station 560 is displayed on the display interface of the handheld electronic device.
綜上所述，在本發明實施例所提供的電子節目選單利用樹狀結構，讓使用者可以同時檢視所需的節目資料，而不需要左右移動頁面而將電子節目選單顯示於手持電子裝置的顯示介面上。且本發明實施例所提供的電子節目選單可以使用標籤來讓使用者決定是否要將時段節目資料展開。In summary, the electronic program menu provided by the embodiment of the present invention utilizes a tree structure, so that the user can simultaneously view the required program materials without displaying the electronic program menu on the handheld electronic device. Display interface. Moreover, the electronic program menu provided by the embodiment of the present invention may use a label to let the user decide whether to expand the time period program data.
雖然本發明已以實施例揭露如上，然其並非用以限定本發明，任何所屬技術領域中具有通常知識者，在不脫離本發明之精神和範圍內，當可作些許之更動與潤飾，因此本發明之保護範圍當視後附之申請專利範圍所界定者為準。Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.
100．．．一般使用大尺寸螢幕時的電子節目選單100. . . Electronic program menu when using large screens
200、300、400、500．．．電子節目選單200, 300, 400, 500. . . Electronic program menu
201．．．電視台201. . . Television station
230、240．．．第一日期、第二日期230, 240. . . First date, second date
231~233．．．第一時段~第三時段231~233. . . First period to third period
241~244．．．第一時段~第四時段241~244. . . First time period ~ fourth time period
310、320、330、340．．．第一電視台、第二電視台、第三電視台、第n電視台310, 320, 330, 340. . . First TV station, second TV station, third TV station, nth TV station
311、321、331、341．．．第一電視台標籤、第二電視台標籤、第三電視台標籤、第n電視台標籤311, 321, 331, 341. . . First TV station label, second TV station label, third TV station label, nth TV station label
322．．．目前時段322. . . Current time
323．．．下個時段323. . . Next time
324~326．．．日期324~326. . . date
324t～326t．．．日期標籤324t ~ 326t. . . Date label
326a~326d．．．第一時段~第四時段326a~326d. . . First time period ~ fourth time period
326ct、326cd．．．時段標籤326ct, 326cd. . . Time slot label
326d1、326d2．．．第一部份、第二部份326d1, 326d2. . . Part 1, second part
450．．．附屬欄位450. . . Subsidiary field
550．．．我的最愛電視台550. . . My favorite TV station
551．．．我的最愛電視台標籤551. . . My favorite TV station label
560．．．隱藏電視台560. . . Hidden TV station
560．．．隱藏電視台標籤560. . . Hide TV station label
ST1～ST3．．．本發明實施例之各步驟ST1~ST3. . . Each step of the embodiment of the present invention
圖1繪示為一般使用大尺寸螢幕時的電子節目選單。FIG. 1 illustrates an electronic program menu when a large-size screen is generally used.
圖2A繪示為依據本發明實施例所提供的電子節目選單的示意圖。2A is a schematic diagram of an electronic program menu provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
圖2B所示為依據本發明實施例所提供的將電子節目選單顯示於手持電子裝置的顯示介面的方法流程圖。FIG. 2B is a flow chart showing a method for displaying an electronic program menu on a display interface of a handheld electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention.
圖3A繪示為依據本發明實施例所提供的電子節目選單的示意圖。FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram of an electronic program menu provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
圖3B所示為依據本發明實施例所提供的電子節目許單300將其部份電視台之多個時段對應的節目資料展開的示意圖。FIG. 3B is a schematic diagram showing an electronic program ticket 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention for expanding program data corresponding to a plurality of time periods of a part of the television stations.
圖4繪示為依據本發明實施例所提供的電子節目選單的示意圖。4 is a schematic diagram of an electronic program menu provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
圖5繪示為依據本發明實施例所提供的電子節目選單的示意圖。FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an electronic program menu provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
200．．．電子節目選單200. . . Electronic program menu
201．．．電視台201. . . Television station
230．．．第一日期230. . . First date
231．．．第一時段231. . . First period
232．．．第二時段232. . . Second period
233．．．第三時段233. . . Third period
240．．．第二日期240. . . Second date
241．．．第一時段241. . . First period
242．．．第二時段242. . . Second period
243．．．第三時段243. . . Third period
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