Patent ID: 6799325
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A method of displaying rating information in a television receiver employing a V chip system, comprising the steps of:causing a user to enter a rating list display command; successively tuning in to receivable channels when the rating list display command is entered, acquiring rating information relating to a program currently being broadcast on each of the receivable channels by a V-chip function, and storing the rating information for each of the channels in a storage device; and displaying on a display device, after the acquisition of the rating information from the V-chip function for all the receivable channels is terminated, a rating list screen comprising each of the receivable channels and a rating for the program currently being broadcast on the channel received from the V-chip function, wherein the V-chip function scans all the channels currently being broadcast and extracts the rating information for each channel, the rating information for each channel is stored and all broadcast channels along with their individual rating information are displayed.