US6078348A
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Television schedule system with enhanced features
Assignee: Adeia Guides Inc
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Filing: 1997-06-16
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Granted: 2000-06-20
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Expires: 2017-06-16
Abstract
Abstract A system and method for displaying an electronic program schedule guide is provided. The system has areas for displaying program schedule information. In addition, the system also has areas that may be used for displaying movie listings. The system has enhanced recording capabilities, including extending recording time, automatically rescheduling recording, and the like. Finally, the system has features which simplify the setup and installation procedures.
Inventors
- 👤 Brian L. Klosterman
- 👤 Sean A. O'Brien
- 👤 Kenneth A. Milnes
- 👤 Steven M. Schein
- 👤 Donald Metzger
- 👤 Todd Blake
- 👤 Gordon Chang
- 👤 David Warden
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 05:32
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/20; H04N21/25; H04N21/262; H04N21/26266; H04N21/258; H04N21/25866; H04N21/25891; H04N21/40; H04N21/43; H04N21/433; H04N21/4332; H04N21/4334; H04N21/434; H04N21/4345; H04N21/45; H04N21/4508; H04N21/4532; H04N21/458; H04N21/462; H04N21/4622; H04N21/47; H04N21/472; H04N21/47214; H04N21/478; H04N21/4782; H04N21/488; H04N21/4882; H04N21/80; H04N21/81; H04N21/812; H04N21/83; H04N21/84; H04N21/85; H04N21/858; H04N21/8586; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/78; H04N5/782; H04N7/00; H04N7/08; H04N7/087; H04N7/088; H04N7/0884; H04N7/0887; H04N7/16; H04N5/765; H04N5/775
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
A television schedule system comprising: a data input for receiving data; a memory for storing the received data, the received data including a database of television schedule information, including titles of television shows; a user input device for receiving commands; a television monitor; and a processor coupled to the memory, the user input device, and the television monitor, the processor being programmed to utilize the database to display on the television monitor a portion of the television schedule information, including titles, to highlight on the monitor responsive to the user input device the title of a show on a particular channel; and to display on the television monitor the title of the next show on the particular channel, in addition to the highlighted title; and wherein the monitor displays the title of the next show on the particular channel in an information pop-up every time the highlighted show is about to conclude.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
A television schedule system comprising: a data input for receiving data; a memory for storing the received data, the received data including a database of television schedule information, including titles of television shows; a user input device for receiving commands; a television monitor; and a processor coupled to the memory, the user input device, and the television monitor, the processor being programmed to utilize the database to display on the television monitor a portion of the television schedule information, including titles, to highlight on the monitor responsive to the user input device the title of a show on a particular channel; and to display on the television monitor the title of the next show on the particular channel, in addition to the highlighted title; and wherein the monitor displays the title of the next show on the particular channel in an information pop-up every time the highlighted show is about to conclude.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system of claim 1, in which the monitor displays in the information pop-up the number of minutes remaining in the show on a particular channel highlighted on the monitor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The system of claim 1, in which the monitor displays in the information pop-up the number of minutes before the next show on a particular channel will be on.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
157 words
A television schedule system comprising: a data input for receiving data; a memory for storing the received data, the received data including a database of television schedule information, including titles of television shows; a user input device for receiving commands; a television monitor; a processor coupled to the memory, the user input device, and the television monitor, the processor being programmed to utilize the database to display on the television monitor a portion of the television schedule information, including titles, to highlight on the monitor responsive to the user input device the title of a show on a particular channel; and to display on the television monitor the title of the next show on the particular channel, in addition to the highlighted title; and wherein the processor is programmed to sort alphabetically titles of television shows and the alphabetical sorting is performed in the background without interfering with the displaying of a show on the television monitor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
157 words
A television schedule system comprising: a data input for receiving data; a memory for storing the received data, the received data including a database of television schedule information, including titles of television shows; a user input device for receiving commands; a television monitor; a processor coupled to the memory, the user input device, and the television monitor, the processor being programmed to utilize the database to display on the television monitor a portion of the television schedule information, including titles, to highlight on the monitor responsive to the user input device the title of a show on a particular channel; and to display on the television monitor the title of the next show on the particular channel, in addition to the highlighted title; and wherein the processor is programmed to sort alphabetically titles of television shows and the alphabetical sorting is performed in the background without interfering with the displaying of a show on the television monitor.
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