Patent ID: 7020889

Claim:
Method for calling up information about current radio and television programs wherein desired signals are transmitted together or separately with decodable additional information signals comprising the steps of: selecting from the additional information signals that information which is directly or indirectly linked to time information; comparing the selected information with a time period which can be predetermined and within which the current time and/or the time assigned to the current program occurs; and displaying on a display device of a receiving device which receives the desired signals and additional information signals the information corresponding to this time period, wherein a call up key of an associated receiving device or remote controller is provided and wherein depressing the call up key a first time causes display of start time, stop time, title and remaining run time on a portion of said display device in a first layer of display, and wherein, depressing the call up key a second time within a predetermined time interval after the first depressing of the call up key causes display of a program description to the present program in a second layer of display; and wherein depressing the call up key a third time within a predetermined time interval after the second depressing of the call up key causes display of start time and title of the following program in a third layer of display.