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System for processing program information

a program information and system technology, applied in the field of system for processing program information, can solve problems such as difficulty in searching the aimed program

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-11-29
PANASONIC CORP
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"The present invention provides a system for processing program information that allows for the display of a program table to be freely changed by the audience. This is achieved by providing attribute input means through which the audience can input the attributes they require or preferences for the program table, and a program table making means that retrieves program information based on these attributes. The system can also display advertisements and program relation information based on the time schedule of programs in a channel. The invention provides a more flexible and dynamic way of displaying program information to the audience."

Problems solved by technology

Furthermore, if the whole program table is displayed as the program table itself though a program in a specific time zone is to be searched, there is the defect that it is hard to search the aimed program because program columns of other time zones catch his eye.

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[0112]FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the construction of the first embodiment of a system for processing program information according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, the reference 1 denotes program information storage means for storing received program information, 2 does attribute input means through which attribute information to be used as two-axes attributes of a program table and the others of attribute information are input, 3 does program information retrieval / classification means as program making means for retrieving or classifying a program in program information on the basis of input attribute information to make the program table, and 4 does program table display means for displaying the made program table.

[0113] Here, in attribute information to be used as the two-axes attributes, although it goes without saying that time slots (hereinafter, merely called time) and channels conventionally used are included, not limited to those attributes, there are various at...

2nd embodiment

[0129]FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the construction of the second embodiment of a system for processing program information according to the present invention. In FIG. 8, the reference 5 denotes program table omission means for culling information needless to display in a program table. The program table omission means 5 is connected between program information retrieval / classification means 3 and program table display means to receive data from the program information retrieval / classification means 3 and send the processing result to the program table display means 4. In this second embodiment, the other construction of the system for processing program information is the same as the above first embodiment and includes program information storage means 1, attribute input means 2, the program information retrieval / classification means 3, and the program table display means 4.

[0130] The operation of the system for processing program information according to the second embodimen...

3rd embodiment

[0132]FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the construction of the third embodiment of a system for processing program information according to the present invention. In FIG. 10, the reference 6 denotes attribute storage means for storing attribute information input through attribute input means 2, and 7 does restoration input means for inputting a restoration instruction for culled program information. In this third embodiment, the other construction of the system for processing program information is the same as the above second embodiment and includes program information storage means 1, the attribute input means 2, program information retrieval / classification means 3, program table display means 4, and program table omission means 5. The attribute storage means 6 is connected to receive data from the attribute input means 2 and send stored data to the restoration input means 7. The restoration input means 7 is connected to receive data from the attribute storage means 6 and send t...

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Abstract

To provide a system for processing program information in which the display structure of a program table can freely be changed in accordance with a requirement or a taste of an audience, the system for processing program information is constructed to include program information storage means 1 for storing program information, and program table display means 4 for two-dimensionally displaying a program table following two axes in accordance with two attributes 102 and 103 among attributes given to each piece of program information, to make the program table 101 for two-dimensionally displaying programs with two axes of free attributes. For the audience, program tables of various constructions can be displayed on the display means at will and in respective program retrieval operations, the program table easy to look for a program can be obtained. An objective program can be found in a short time by coming up with ideas for the extraction of the program or the like, and this is useful for making a broadcast view plan of himself.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a system for processing program information capable of efficiently displaying program information to audience. [0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art [0004] In recent years, programs and image information are broadcast and transmitted through a large number of channels because of the spread and progress of satellite broadcasting, satellite communication and so on. In the case of sending information of such a program or the like, that is, program information (program guide) to audience, because of the large number of the channels, of course, the number of frames of a program table also becomes large. There are various proposals for sending or displaying easily to understand and efficiently this program table to the audience. As such a prior art, for instance, there is a program information processor (display device) shown in the Japanese Patent Laid Open No. 83888 / 1997. This program i...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/00G11B15/02H04N5/445H04N5/76H04N7/173H04N17/00
CPCH04N5/44543H04N21/84H04N21/25866H04N21/4312H04N21/4334H04N21/4348H04N21/435H04N21/4532H04N21/466H04N21/47214H04N21/4722H04N21/4755H04N21/4828H04N21/6582H04N21/812H04N21/8133H04N21/251H04N21/47
Inventor YASUKAWA, HIDEKINOGUCHI, YOSHIHIROHOSHIDA, MASAKIUENO, TSUYOSHIISOGAWA, TAKAO
Owner PANASONIC CORP
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