Intelligent electronic program guide

A subscriber unit for use in a television system including a television network and transmitting apparatus for transmitting program schedule information, the subscriber unit including a receiving unit for receiving the program schedule information from said television network, an icon-based guide ge...

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Main Authors ZVIEL DAVID, ATLOW SHABTAI, MAISSEL JONATHAN, SERED YISHAI, TSURIA YOSSEF, BAR-ON GERSHON, EILAT AMIR, KRANC MOSHE
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 11.03.2004
Edition7
Subjects
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
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Summary:A subscriber unit for use in a television system including a television network and transmitting apparatus for transmitting program schedule information, the subscriber unit including a receiving unit for receiving the program schedule information from said television network, an icon-based guide generator for producing a program guide including an icon-based hierarchical program guide including the program schedule information, and display apparatus for displaying the program guide, the icon-based hierarchical program guide including a plurality of hierarchically-arranged screens each including at least one icon. Related apparatus and methods are also disclosed.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20030639563