US5459522A
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Method for acquisition and display of an on-screen program guide
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc
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Filing: 1994-06-10
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Granted: 1995-10-17
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Expires: 2014-06-10
Abstract
Abstract A method for translating the generic, raw information of a broadcast on-screen program guide service into a displayable screen signal that can drive TV electronics, utilizing the step of building a virtual generic screen before creating the displayable screen signal in order to ease the translation burden from generic to TV specific information.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles S. Pint
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 09:30
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/47; H04N21/472; H04N21/47214; H04N7/00; H04N7/08; H04N7/087; H04N7/088; H04N7/0887
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
A method for acquisition and display of an on-screen program guide on a television comprising: A) receiving broadcast raw data of an on-screen program guide; B) processing the raw data to obtain data necessary to create a generic program guide screen; C) storing the data necessary to create the generic screen in memory; D) constructing a generic virtual screen of a program guide from the necessary data; E) translating the generic screen to a displayable screen; and F) displaying the screen on a TV.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
84 words
A method for acquisition and display of an on-screen program guide on a television comprising: A) receiving broadcast raw data of an on-screen program guide; B) processing the raw data to obtain data necessary to create a generic program guide screen; C) storing the data necessary to create the generic screen in memory; D) constructing a generic virtual screen of a program guide from the necessary data; E) translating the generic screen to a displayable screen; and F) displaying the screen on a TV.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
139 words
A method for acquisition and display of an on-screen program guide on a television comprising: A) receiving broadcast raw data of an on-screen program guide in the vertical blanking interval of a broadcast signal; B) removing the raw data from the vertical blanking interval of the broadcast signal; C) processing the raw data to obtain fragments necessary for the display of the on-screen program guide; D) storing the raw data fragments in a program guide memory; E) assembling the raw fragments into generic virtual screen blocks; F) assembling the generic virtual screen blocks into a generic virtual whole screen; G) storing the generic virtual whole screen in the program guide memory; H) translating the generic virtual whole screen into a displayable screen format understandable by the television display electronics; and I) displaying the displayable program guide on the television.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
139 words
A method for acquisition and display of an on-screen program guide on a television comprising: A) receiving broadcast raw data of an on-screen program guide in the vertical blanking interval of a broadcast signal; B) removing the raw data from the vertical blanking interval of the broadcast signal; C) processing the raw data to obtain fragments necessary for the display of the on-screen program guide; D) storing the raw data fragments in a program guide memory; E) assembling the raw fragments into generic virtual screen blocks; F) assembling the generic virtual screen blocks into a generic virtual whole screen; G) storing the generic virtual whole screen in the program guide memory; H) translating the generic virtual whole screen into a displayable screen format understandable by the television display electronics; and I) displaying the displayable program guide on the television.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method according to claim 2 further comprising: polling the program guide memory with a controller of the television to determine if there is generic virtual screen information ready for translation.
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