Patent ID: 8578422
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. Process for selecting services in a Digital Video Broadcast system, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving Digital Video Broadcast services; (b) determining a first list of the Digital Video Broadcast services, the first list being a subset of a second list of Digital Video Broadcast services; (c) displaying at least a part of the first list, ordered according to a predetermined criterion applicable also to the second list of services; (d) receiving a selection from a user of a service present in the second list, this service not being in the first list; (e) splitting the at least part of the first list, ordered according to the predetermined criterion applicable also to the second list of services, into an upper and a lower segment at a location at which the service selected by the user would appear within the first list if the service selected by the user is included in the displayed at least part of the first list; and (f) displaying the upper and the lower segments of the at least part of the first list and displaying a visual indicator between the upper and the lower segment of the at least part of the first list, indicating where the service selected by the user would appear within the first list if the service selected by the user is included in the first list, the visual indicator being one of a bar and an arrow and the visual indicator being distinguishable from graphical elements used for separating different services in the first list.