TW200818912A - Method for displaying electronic program guide - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for displaying an electronic program guide applied to a TV program displaying apparatus. The method for displaying the electronic program guide includes steps of: receiving an electronic program guide; reading the electronic program guide to obtain an end time of a first TV program on a first channel in response to the information of the first channel; comparing the end time of the first TV program and the current time; and displaying the information of a second TV program in the electronic program guide when the comparing result agrees with a predetermined result.

Description

200818912 IX. INSTRUCTIONS: [Technical field to which the invention pertains] This case is a method of displaying an electronic program on a television program, especially a method for displaying an electronic program guide. [Prior Art]

In today's society, computer software—electronic products, for example, is a company.” ^Into the indispensable brains of modern people and the personalities that can be carried by pens and jbs, the functions of computer systems. No longer like: 2:::曰: Month! Document processing, programming or some work::::,,== =3?::Internet (Internet) for network discussion and Bay枓 查询 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的It is used to watch cable TV channel channels by simply connecting a TV box that can receive analog TV signals to the computer system, or inserting it into the computer system - with ρα匕w Component Interconnect, peripheral components are connected to the TV card of the interface specification, so that the computer system can be used as a TV. In addition to the 2008-09-18, it is also possible to use the same method for cable TV (cableTV) viewing on a thin and light notebook computer. Since the size of the notebook computer is much smaller than that of a personal computer, Therefore, if the notebook computer is to be used to watch TV programs, it is inserted in the notebook computer - a thin card interface card (Cardbus) interface card, and the video of the TV channel is _ after the Can (10) financial TV channel 曰: the purpose. In addition to the use of an external plug-in card bus, the notebook computer is connected to the inside of the notebook computer, and is connected to the input end of the wired or digital television signal, and the mouth, the Elm X can achieve the above-mentioned television viewing. Features. Fί users use a TV or a computer for home use, if the user wants

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Guide, referred to as: EPg) 曰(3)1ectr〇nic Program is quite inconvenient, and the user can see the number of TV cards or TV box products that can receive the number I, when viewing the TV program information, has been used as a computer system These can receive digital TV box products, and after the box is connected, the computer system will be °; ^ video card or TV abbreviation, object I, because = ^ ^ view (teacher _, video number, therefore, on the head = receive digital format Electricity is included in the digital format of the TV _;!;; = (Qing can be hidden signal TV card or TV = to receive information on the digital rabbit viewing program, the mother user wants to know all the electricity on the day ~ page The product provided by Pincheon: 200818912 The function in the interface enables the electronic program guide (EpG) to be called out and not displayed on the screen, and then for (4) to check _ there is a poor news related to TV programs. As shown in the figure, it is a schematic diagram of a TV card connected to a computer = system 11 function; from the figure we can clearly see the ί 2 1 wide: digital TV signal 1 (), at the same time Will be implicit in the ^TV signal Η)_Electronic program In the 〗 〖, when the user wants to query the electronic program guide 12, the function provided by the TV card i - _ operation interface == function, can be called out stored in the electricity system / Weinan 12 and via The computer system u displays, the user can pass through the computer system - display screen (this sub-program guide 12 * Ding out); check 汹 3 Haidian:, two, the above TV card or Leiyan household ^ + ( The way of the coffee, the main beta ^: in the case of the sub-program guide, the manual side == want to get the TV program's guide to the rppt graphical user interface to display the function of the electronic program (PG), making the electronic The section is displayed, but usually in this case, the second is that after the electronic program guide has been turned on (G), the viewer has missed the self; the program is viewed, or the user has a lot of information. When searching for a TV program that you want to watch, the Wei program that you want to watch because of the purpose information may find the TV program that has been selected for the TV program, or the broadcast time of the program. The stomach of the stomach = play to - half, so how to deal with these missing Improvements, the development of the case is the most 200818912 main purpose. [Claise] c is an electronic program guide display method, which is applied to a device with a Jingmen enemy device. The electronic program guide display method includes the following steps: an electronic program guide; in response to the information of the 'channel' Reading = sub, in the guide to the first channel corresponding to the first channel - TV program a Japanese, ° bunch day ^, the end of the first TV program and the end of the comparison results; and when The comparison result conforms to a preset result: "The member of the electronic program guide corresponds to a second TV program and the middle of the root, the concept of the electronic program guide display method described in this case, 2 ° Haier The program playback device can be inserted with peripheral component connections

A two-value television card - a personal computer, a notebook computer with a card + bus + a stereo card, or a packet of video connected to a digital set-top box.苴中=辕 The above concept, the electronic program guide display method described in the present case, the electronic program guide display method described in the present case can be displayed after the execution of the application material, and the digital program guide can be transmitted through the television. The turn of the program signal end - the visual interest is placed in the middle. According to the above concept, the electronic program guide display method of the present invention, wherein the television program playing device can be connected to a network, and the application can receive the electronic device from the network. The program guide is stored in the television program playback device. According to the above concept, the electronic program guide display method of the present invention, wherein the information of the second television program can be used to display a display information content through the graphical user interface. According to the above concept, the electronic program guide display method of the present invention, wherein the information of the second television program is superimposed on the face of the first television program. According to the above concept, the electronic program guide display method of the present invention, wherein the comparison result is a difference between the end time of the first television program and the current time, and the preset result is the first television The difference between the end time of the program and the current time is less than a predetermined threshold. According to the above concept, the electronic program guide display method of the present invention, wherein the preset threshold value can be set to a first time length or a second time length. According to the above concept, the electronic program guide display method of the present invention, wherein the information of the second television program is a function option for performing a video recording or a scheduled recording of the second program. According to the above concept, the electronic program guide display method of the present invention, wherein the information of the second television program is a play time length, a program content information, and a program name of the second program. According to the above concept, the electronic program guide display method described in the present invention, 9 200818912, after the end of the play, the next second television program is the television program played when the first _μ is the time period. According to the above concept, the electronic program described in the present case refers to the television program in which the second television program is the same as the first television program. According to the above concept, the electronic program described in this case, the second TV consumption is - the second channel played by the electric method

The electronic program guide display method described in the present invention is the same type of television program. [Embodiment] The digital television block is displayed _. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, we categorize the video card 21 into a single one; the electric m describes the digital television card 21 as in the prior art (penpheral component Inter~ct ^ week and the device is i% connected) ) The secret money of electricity. = We can clearly see that when the digital TV card 2匕 =:= is finely connected, the digital TV card 21 can perform output playback on the digital television program signal outputted by the video terminal 22. Pu#• is enough in the personal power 200818912 and the prior art, the digital television signal terminal η is outputting the number „signal while the electronic program guide (EPG) information has been in the digital signal, the digital television The card 21 receives the round (four) digital television signal skew from the television terminal 22, and the digital power 2 card 21 can simultaneously receive the electronic program index left (EPG) poor information in the digital television signal and store it to the The personal computer 2 wipes, when the user wants to see = Electronic Program Guide (EPG), can display the user interface after being executed in the personal computer 20 through an application built in the digit 21. Call the electronic program guide (EpG) to check the TV program information to be watched. In addition, as in the picture (2) of the digital TV signal, the digital video guide is inserted into the digital camera. ΤPersonal computer 20 is connected to the network 23 (4) Frequency 23 touches the electronic program means: 然* 'The 肋 肋 朗 can know that the user wants to query the electronic program guide ~ will be through the number The _ type, ^丨 face provided by the TV card 21 After the function option of the _ type can be called out, the electronic section will be called, but often when the user calls out the electronic program;:: check: when the target is 'watched' has been: to - Half-thus, therefore, it does produce inflammation for the user. It is the main technical feature of the invention. The display method of providing information for 200818912 is to make the use of the hand missing ^(a) (b) For the purpose of this case, a good example is developed for the use of technology. In the first method of the third method, the number of viewings of the personal computer 20:: two flow chart 'first, start 21 receive - t + f *;---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The bit $ video card 21 calculates the difference between the end time of the first television program and the first time (step S12); _ the first _ electric k = the difference between the current time and the current time is less than 1 set gate (four) = 3" Green the first - the broadcast time of the TV show and the current time is not less than the preset threshold, _ digital TV The card 21 continues to count the difference between the end time of the program and the current time; ^ preset the door value, if the end of the first TV program is less than the preset mode And the digital television card 21 reads the information of the second television program played in the time period after the end of the first program is played and displayed on the personal power in the program guide (steps) SH). At this time, the face on the PC 2 will be as shown in the third figure (8). - On the first TV show:: 3, it will be superimposed - the second TV show f 31 , _ second = program information 31 contains - TV program name 一, a TV "mesh 12 200818912 content 312 and a TV program play time length.

The second television program mentioned above may also be a television program in a different channel from the first television program in the next time period or a television program in the next stage and the first television program, that is, = The user can set the information in the electronic program guide to be displayed according to his or her own viewing preferences. For example, if the user is accustomed to watching the TV program of the type of education, the user can set the TV to watch the current type. Before the end of the program, the TV program information of the sports type in the channel in the next time period is displayed on the front side, and of course, the sports type TV program Y to be played by several specific sports channels may be limited to the user. Get the TV shows you want to watch faster. Only through the description of the above embodiment, when the HaTV program (the first TV program) that the user is watching is about to end, the digital card 21 will read the TV in the next time period in the electronic program guide. > (second TV program) information, and actively display the information = on the face of the TV program currently being watched, the user can follow this information to continue watching or turning, and the user can The size of the preset threshold is set by executing the built-in application interface displayed on the personal computer by the built-in application of the video card 21, 'If the user sets the preset threshold "10 minutes, (of course, other lengths of time, such as 5 minutes or 15 minutes, etc.), then the digital TV card will be active in the TV program 10 minutes before the end of the current TV program. The various times of the TV program in the next time period are displayed, and the user can also use the graphical user interface to continue = 13 200818912 = increase or decrease of the item setting, for example : Display only the next time period TV program = time, only the name of the TV program in the next time period is displayed. f ^ No. In this way, the user does not need to use the manual method according to the active display of the power P field. Calling the electronic L South to check the content of the TV program, to solve the lack of the prior art, to complete the main purpose of the case. I saw the fourth picture, which is the lack of technical skills in this case.

The second preferred embodiment of the second embodiment of the electronic program guide shows that the maximum difference between the first embodiment and the first preferred embodiment is that the playback time of the second and the program reaches the current time. In addition to displaying the digital TV card read 4ς, the TV program name 413 of the second TV program in the sub-director guide, the video title 413 and the length of a TV program playing the first - In addition to the poor news, at the same time, on the PC 2, it is displayed whether or not to make a reservation video or an instant video function option for the program. As shown in the fourth figure, in a first TV program昼The stack 411 on the face 40, the view of the Langmu information 41 in addition to the television program name 413, the television program content 412 and the length of the television program play time further includes the reserved video 414 and the instant video 415, so that In addition to the user's easy access to: a piece of information on the TV program, you can also decide whether you want to go to the next program at the same time as the next program. /亍, 彔~ action, the user does not need to jump to other functions to perform function selection. ~ 14 200818912 Longitudinal mouth above, after the description of the first preferred embodiment and the second preferred per-application, we can clearly find the electronic features described in this case == main technical features, The tender user will receive the information that will be displayed before the end of the broadcast to display the TV program in the next period. And can also rely on il, the user's personal viewing preferences to enter the information content to be displayed. The invention of this case does solve the rituals in the prior art, and then complete the most important of this (10) day and month. Purpose, but the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The technical idea of the present invention can be widely applied to the eight-card busbar. A notebook computer of a digital television card or a television connected to a digital set-top box (Settopbox), so that the present invention can be modified by a person skilled in the art, but it is not a patent application. Wai desired protector. [Simple description of the diagram] The case can be obtained through the following diagrams and explanations: 俾 一 一 一 : : : : : : 弟 弟 弟 。 。 电视 电视 电视 电视 电视 电视 电视 电视 电视 电视 电视 电视 电视 电视 电视 电视 电视 电视The first picture is a schematic diagram of a digital TV block on a personal computer. 0 15 200818912 The third picture (a) (b) is an electronic program guide display method developed for the lack of good technical skills in this case. A schematic view of a first preferred embodiment. The fourth figure is a schematic diagram of a second preferred embodiment of the method for displaying an electronic program guide developed for the lack of good technical skills in this case. [Description of main component symbols] The components included in the diagram of this case are listed as follows: TV card 1 Display screen 11 TV program playback device 2 Personal computer 20 Digital TV signal terminal 22 TV program page 30 TV program name 311 TV signal 10 Electronic Program Guide 12 Digital TV Card 21 Network 23 Second TV Program Information 31 TV Program Content 312 TV Program Play Time Length 313 First TV Program Face 40 Second TV Program Information 41 TV Program Name 411 TV Program Content 412 TV Program Play time length 413 Reservation video function option 414 Instant video function option 415 16

Claims (1)

200818912 X. Patent application scope: 1. An electronic program guide display method, which is applied to a television program playing device, and the electronic program guide display method comprises the following steps: receiving an electronic program guide; responding to information of a first channel Reading an end time of one of the first television programs corresponding to the first channel in the electronic program guide; calculating a result of comparing the end time of the first television program with a current time, and when the comparison result is met When a preset result is displayed, information corresponding to a second television program in the electronic program guide is displayed. 2. The electronic program guide display method according to claim 1, wherein the television program playing device is a personal computer with a digital television card having a peripheral component connection interface, and a card busbar is inserted. A notebook computer with a digital TV card or a TV with a digital set-top box. 3. The electronic program guide display method according to claim 1, wherein the television program playing device displays a graphical operation interface after executing an application. 4. The electronic program guide display method according to claim 3, wherein the application program receives the electronic program guide and stores the television program guide through a digital television program signal outputted by a TV program signal terminal. In the playback device. 5. The electronic program guide display method according to claim 3, wherein the television program playing device is connectable to a network, and the application 17 200818912 can receive the electronic program guide from the network and Stored in the television program playback device. 6. The method of displaying an electronic program guide according to claim 3, wherein the information of the second television program is capable of performing a display information content setting through the graphical user interface. 7. The method for displaying an electronic program guide as described in claim 1 of the patent application, wherein the brother of the television program is added to the brother of the TV. 8. The electronic program guide display method according to claim 1, wherein the comparison result is a difference between the end time of the first television program and the current time, and the preset result is The difference between the end time of the first television program and the current time is less than a predetermined threshold. 9. The electronic program guide display method of claim 8, wherein the preset threshold value is set to a first time length or a second time length. 10. The electronic program guide display method according to claim 1, wherein the information of the second television program is a function option for performing an instant recording or a scheduled recording on the second program. 11. The method of displaying an electronic program guide according to claim 1, wherein the information of the second television program is a play length of the second program, a program content information, and a program name. 12. The electronic program guide display method according to claim 1, wherein the second television program is a television program played in a next time period after the first program is played. 18 200818912 The second program of the second application, 12 electronic program guides displayed on the 方~ Zhongzhi 2 TV program is the TV program with the channel below. % sees the same as 4 in the 14th. If the patent application scope law, 苴 兮 ^ 所 所 之 之 之 之 之 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子The TV program that was lifted from the first. Act her second TV show with the =^= guide to show the party TV show. Is the same type 19