US5886691A
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Display control method for display having buttons representing selectable voting items in which only marks assigned to selected items continue to be displayed upon selection
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1997-07-21
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Granted: 1999-03-23
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Expires: 2017-07-21
Abstract
Abstract An interactive display apparatus transmits voting information to a vote receiving center. Prior to voting, all voting items are displayed. A mark or a button is also displayed for each voting item and used for selecting one of a plurality of voting items. After one of the voting items is chosen, only the mark assigned to the selected voting item is displayed, erasing the marks for the other unselected voting items. In this way, the user is capable of recognizing that voting has been completed with ease from a voting screen.
Inventors
- 👤 Miki Furuya
- 👤 Yukiko Ohkura
- 👤 Tetsuya Kohno
- 👤 Keiji Yuzawa
- 👤 Yuriko Kishitaka
- 👤 Kuriko Takeshima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 11:22
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/10; H04N7/16; H04N7/173; H04N7/17345; H04N7/17354
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A display control method for displaying a voting screen of a program on a receiving apparatus for receiving a video signal conveying said program, said display control method comprising the steps of: controlling a display means to display pictures of a plurality of voting items of said program and a plurality of marks each associated with one of a plurality of voting items of said program; transmitting a selected-item information signal conveying information on a selected one of said voting items upon selection of said selected one of said voting items; detecting whether said selected-item information signal has been successfully transmitted; and displaying only one of said marks associated with said selected voting item and not displaying said marks associated with said voting items other than said selected voting item on said display means if it is detected that said selected-item information signal has been successfully transmitted.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
A display control method for displaying a voting screen of a program on a receiving apparatus for receiving a video signal conveying said program, said display control method comprising the steps of: controlling a display means to display pictures of a plurality of voting items of said program and a plurality of marks each associated with one of a plurality of voting items of said program; transmitting a selected-item information signal conveying information on a selected one of said voting items upon selection of said selected one of said voting items; detecting whether said selected-item information signal has been successfully transmitted; and displaying only one of said marks associated with said selected voting item and not displaying said marks associated with said voting items other than said selected voting item on said display means if it is detected that said selected-item information signal has been successfully transmitted.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
164 words
A receiving apparatus comprising: receiving means for receiving a video signal conveying a program; display means; display control means for controlling said display means to display pictures of a plurality of voting items of said program and a plurality of marks each associated with one of the plurality of voting items of said program; transmitting means for transmitting a selected-item information signal conveying information on a selected one of said voting items when said selected one of said voting items is chosen; transmission-status detecting means for detecting whether said selected-item information signal has been successfully transmitted by said transmitting means; and control means for controlling said display control means to display only one of said marks associated with said selected voting item and to inhibit display of said marks associated with said voting items other than the said selected voting item on said display means if said transmission-status detecting means detects that said selected-item information signal has been successfully transmitted by said transmitting means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
164 words
A receiving apparatus comprising: receiving means for receiving a video signal conveying a program; display means; display control means for controlling said display means to display pictures of a plurality of voting items of said program and a plurality of marks each associated with one of the plurality of voting items of said program; transmitting means for transmitting a selected-item information signal conveying information on a selected one of said voting items when said selected one of said voting items is chosen; transmission-status detecting means for detecting whether said selected-item information signal has been successfully transmitted by said transmitting means; and control means for controlling said display control means to display only one of said marks associated with said selected voting item and to inhibit display of said marks associated with said voting items other than the said selected voting item on said display means if said transmission-status detecting means detects that said selected-item information signal has been successfully transmitted by said transmitting means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
59 words
A receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said receiving means receives a voting-item information signal conveying information on each of said voting items of said program and said display control means displays said marks on said display means in accordance with said voting-item information signal conveying information on each of said voting items received by said receiving means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said transmitting means transmits said selected-item information signal through a telephone line.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
81 words
A receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means controls said display control means to display a picture on said display means to show that said selected-item information signal has been successfully transmitted by said transmitting means before controlling said display control means to display only one of said marks associated with said selected voting item on said display means when said transmission-status detecting means detects that said selected-item information signal has been successfully transmitted by said transmitting means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said display control means controls said display means to display pictures of said marks for said voting items superposed on pictures conveyed by said video signal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
58 words
A receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means controls said display control means to display said voting items on said display means as they are without regard to whether one of said voting items was selected when said transmission-status detecting means detects that said selected-item information signal has been successfully transmitted by said transmitting means.
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