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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1994
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A program table displaying apparatus includes a display controlling apparatus for displaying a program table for a plurality of programs in a table on a display. The table has a horizontal row with a channel number identifying a channel corresponding to one of the programs and a vertical row with a time number for the channel. The television program table is derived from a plurality teletext broadcasts. Also included is a program reserving apparatus for reserving a desired program by selecting one of the programs. A time comparing apparatus is further provided for comparing a current displayed time frame and the time number for the channel to determine if there is a corresponding program for the displayed time frame. Further provided is a minute information extracting device for extracting minute data corresponding to said corresponding program. A program title extracting apparatus is also included for extracting a program title corresponding to the corresponding program and a number of rows calculating apparatus is provided for calculating a number of rows from the minute data and the number of letters in the program title. Finally, a time frame determining apparatus is included for determining a corresponding time frame from the calculated number of rows.