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Title:
USER INTERFACE FOR TELEVISION PROGRAM LIST
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2006166477
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a method for selecting a program to be viewed or recorded in a more simplified manner.

Television program listings are stored in a television guide system. A guide screen including television program listings that correspond to television programs is displayed. Here, at least one television program listing corresponds to a television program in a series of television programs. An identifier displaying presence of a television program in the series of television programs for a viewer is displayed together with the at least one television program listing. The viewer can know the television program is included in the series of television programs.


Inventors:
YOUNG PATRICK
ROOP JOHN H
EBRIGHT ALLAN R
FABER MICHAEL W
ANDERSON DAVID
Application Number:
JP2006000231A
Publication Date:
June 22, 2006
Filing Date:
January 04, 2006
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Assignee:
STARSIGHT TELECAST INC
International Classes:
B64C30/00; H04N5/7826; G04G15/00; G06F3/00; G06F3/023; G06F3/033; G06F3/14; G06F13/00; G11B15/02; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/11; G11B27/30; G11B27/32; G11B27/34; G11B27/36; G11B33/10; H04N5/445; H04N5/76; H04N5/7617; H04N5/765; H04N5/775; H04N5/782; H04N5/91; H04N7/025; H04N7/03; H04N7/035; H04N7/088; H04N7/16; H04N21/41; H04N21/431; H04N21/433; H04N21/436; H04N21/458; H04N21/472; H04N21/482; H04N21/485; H04N21/84; H04N21/858; H04N5/44; H04N21/422; H04N21/47
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hidesaku Yamamoto
Takaaki Yasumura
Natsuki Morishita