CA2223018A1 - Electronic television program guide schedule system and method including virtual channels - Google Patents

Electronic television program guide schedule system and method including virtual channels

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CA2223018A1
CA2223018A1 CA002223018A CA2223018A CA2223018A1 CA 2223018 A1 CA2223018 A1 CA 2223018A1 CA 002223018 A CA002223018 A CA 002223018A CA 2223018 A CA2223018 A CA 2223018A CA 2223018 A1 CA2223018 A1 CA 2223018A1
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Larry Miller
Edward Bruce Knudson
Bruce Davis
Paul Darata
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Adeia Guides Inc
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    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/44—Receiver circuitry for the reception of television signals according to analogue transmission standards
    • H04N5/60—Receiver circuitry for the reception of television signals according to analogue transmission standards for the sound signals

Abstract

An electronic program schedule system having virtual channels which includes a receiver for receiving broadcast, satellite or cablecast television programs for a plurality of television channels and a tuner for tuning a television receiver to a selected one of the plurality of channels. A data processor receives and stores in a memory television program schedule information for a plurality of television programs to appear on the plurality of television channels. A user control apparatus, such as a remote controller, is utilized by a viewer to choose user control commands and transmit signals in response to the data processor which receives the signals in response to user control commands. A television receiver is used to display the television programs a nd virtual channel programming. A video display generator receives video contro l commands from the data processor and generates and displays a plurality of virtual channels, each virtual channel being accessible as a channel and associated with a service delivered on a subset of the channels.
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