Apparatus and method for controlling display of electrical program guide

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6957386
APP PUB NO 20020054063A1
SERIAL NO

09217117

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An improved apparatus is provided to attain enhanced convenience in controlling display of an electrical program guide with a smaller number of manipulating keys. An EPN mode for displaying the electrical program guide includes a main mode to display program information in a main window, a command mode to display EPN command icons in a command window, and an input mode to display an input window for entry manipulation corresponding to a specific command item. And the operation is shiftable to any of such modes selected by manipulation of a command key or an EXE key. In the main mode, there is set either a mode to display broadcast program information or a mode to display recorded program information on the basis of tape library data.

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  • SATURN LICENSING LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hanai, Tomoyuki Kanagawa, JP 52 1033
Nishina, Yasutomo Chiba, JP 18 464

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