US7047550B1
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System for processing program information
Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corp of America
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Filing: 1998-07-01
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Granted: 2006-05-16
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Expires: 2018-07-01
Abstract
Abstract To provide a system for processing program information in which the display structure of a program table can be freely changed in accordance with a requirement of or the taste of an audience, the system for processing program information is structured to include program information storage means 1 for storing program information, and program table display means 4 for two-dimensionally displaying a program table employing as the two axes, two attributes 102 and 103 selected from among all of the attributes that have been given to each piece of program information, to make the program table 101 . For the audience, program tables of various constructions can be displayed on the display means at will and in respective program retrieval operations, a program table that is easy to use to search for a program can be obtained. An specific desired program can be found in a short time by selecting key word(s) related to each program and extracting them from the program or the like. This is useful for an audience member to make a plan of desired broadcasts for himself.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideki Yasukawa
- 👤 Yoshihiro Noguchi
- 👤 Masaki Hoshida
- 👤 Tsuyoshi Ueno
- 👤 Fumiyuki Kato
- 👤 Yutaka Tomioka
- 👤 Hayashi Itou
- 👤 Takao Isogawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 18:42
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/47; H04N21/20; H04N21/25; H04N21/251; H04N21/258; H04N21/25866; H04N21/43; H04N21/431; H04N21/4312; H04N21/433; H04N21/4334; H04N21/434; H04N21/4348; H04N21/435; H04N21/45; H04N21/4508; H04N21/4532; H04N21/466; H04N21/472; H04N21/47214; H04N21/4722; H04N21/475; H04N21/4755; H04N21/482; H04N21/4828; H04N21/60; H04N21/65; H04N21/658; H04N21/6582; H04N21/80; H04N21/81; H04N21/812; H04N21/8126; H04N21/8133; H04N21/83; H04N21/84
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
183 words
A system for processing program information comprising: program information storage means for storing program information; program table display means comprising a display having at least two dimensions defined by designation of at least two-axes attributes, wherein the attributes are selected from among all program information attributes, and at least two such attributes are used for two axes of a program table; attribute input means adapted to input attributes of two axes used for two dimensionally displaying the program table; program table making means adapted to retrieve program information from program information stored in the program information storage means on the basis of said input attributes to make a program table, said program table means being adapted to display the program table created by the program table making means; when there are plural programs in the same time zone, means for using said plural programs to check the programs of the same time zone without expanding the display area including means for displaying them overlaid one upon the other while shifting the programs rearward one at a time; and means for displaying the programs.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
183 words
A system for processing program information comprising: program information storage means for storing program information; program table display means comprising a display having at least two dimensions defined by designation of at least two-axes attributes, wherein the attributes are selected from among all program information attributes, and at least two such attributes are used for two axes of a program table; attribute input means adapted to input attributes of two axes used for two dimensionally displaying the program table; program table making means adapted to retrieve program information from program information stored in the program information storage means on the basis of said input attributes to make a program table, said program table means being adapted to display the program table created by the program table making means; when there are plural programs in the same time zone, means for using said plural programs to check the programs of the same time zone without expanding the display area including means for displaying them overlaid one upon the other while shifting the programs rearward one at a time; and means for displaying the programs.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
A system for processing program information as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the program table making means is adapted to use program information stored in the program information storage means and is adapted to classify said program information.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A system for processing program information as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising means for selecting or adding another attribute to the two-axes attributes of the program table to change over the display.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A system for processing program information as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising means to display the program table while culling a portion the data that does not need to be displayed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A system for processing program information as claimed in claim 4 , further comprising means adapted to restore the original program table when displaying the program table.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
A system for processing program information as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising means to select an attribute relative to the program to that are adapted to change the display.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
A system for processing program information as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising means for adding and/or deleting a new attribute from the program table in accordance with a selection of the attribute by a user or an input from another system.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A system for processing program information as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising means to designate information registered by a user as an attribute of the program table.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A system for processing program information as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising means to extract attribute information from program information.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
A system for processing program information as claimed in claim 1 , comprising means to display and/or play back pictures or sounds of a program.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
74 words
A system for processing program information as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, when a channel or a program is selected as an attribute of the program table, means to change the channel to the picture of the selected program and means for displaying information relative to the selected program if the program is being received, and if the selected program is not being received, means for displaying only information relative to the program.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
46 words
A system for processing program information as claimed in claim 1 further comprising, if a channel is selected as an attribute of the program table, means for displaying advertisements and program relation information in accordance with the time schedule of programs being broadcast over the channel.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
40 words
A system for processing program information as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising means for transmitting and/or receiving program information, program relation information, program renewal information, and information registered by a user, a program, a picture, or a sound.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
40 words
A system for processing program information as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising means for transmitting and/or receiving an image sequence made by a user and means for displaying said image sequence in a portion of the program table.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
59 words
A system for processing program information as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising means for transmitting program information selected by a user, means for calculating the number of people viewing the same program, and means for displaying the result in a portion of the program table as an audience rating or the number of people in the audience.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
63 words
A system for processing program information as claimed in claim 1 further comprising: said program information including an index for retrieving a program; means for transmitting and/or receiving said program information; and means for maintaining a user attribute that is adapted to retrieve program information, including said index for retrieving a program on the basis of the user attribute, at the receiver side.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
74 words
A system for processing program information as claimed in claim 1 further comprising: said program information including an index for retrieving a program; means for transit and/or receiving said program information; means for determining whether sad program information, including an index for retrieving a program, was not received at the receiver side; and when the program information was not received at the receiver side, means, at the transmitter side, for retrieving said program information.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
69 words
A system for processing program information as claimed in claim 16 , wherein, when a retrieval based on a user attribute was unsuccessful with program information, including an index for retrieving a program, at the receiver side, the system further comprising: means for retrieving and automatically classifying said program information according to the user attribute at the transmitter side; and means to transmit the result to the receiver side.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
40 words
A system for processing program information as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising means for recording, reserving for recording and playing back a designated program in accordance with a designation by a user or an input from another system.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
34 words
A system for processing program information as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising means for displaying programs that have been recorded or reserved for recording along a time line of the program table.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
54 words
A system for processing program information as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a recorder for recording information of the program viewed by a user, means for examining a relationship with recorded program information in all programs, and means for displaying the program when it is judged that there is a strong relationship.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
30 words
A system for processing program information as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising means for determining whether a performance of the program appears on a certain day or not.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2009-05-15 | 2009-11-14 | 2010-05-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2013-05-15 | 2013-11-14 | 2014-05-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2017-05-15 | 2017-11-14 | 2018-05-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |