Patent ID: 7434245
Filing Date: 2008-10-07
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for receiving electronic program guide (EPG) and program data transmitted on plural broadcast channels, said EPG data including image data representing video images of programs, the video images being of reduced, less than normal size to identify respective programs which currently are and will be transmitted on several broadcast channels and said program data including video and audio data of plural programs currently being transmitted on respective broadcast channels, said apparatus comprising: receiving means for receiving the program data transmitted on different broadcast channels and the EPG data transmitted with said program data; separating means for separating the received EPG data from the received program data; storage means for storing the separated EPG data; display means for displaying a program represented by the video and audio data of the separated program data; read-out means for selectively retrieving said EPG data from said storage means; and means for displaying on said display means said video images of reduced, less than normal size represented by said retrieved EPG data in superposition over the displayed program,