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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1996
Karen Bedard, San Jose, CA (US);
Hyundai Electronics America, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides for a method and apparatus which is coupled to broadcast signals, such as television signals, and a television set for displaying broadcast programs and channels. The apparatus displays broadcast programs on selected channels to a viewer, marks one or more of the programs in response to a first signal from the viewer, marks one or more of the channels in response to a second signal from the viewer, stores signals corresponding to the marked programs and channels; and sequentially displays the marked programs and channels in response to a third signal from the viewer. To aid the viewer, the present invention also provides for a method and apparatus for displaying broadcast information, such as television signals, on a television. The apparatus displays a plurality of icons on the screen, sequentially moves an icon cursor from one icon to another icon in response to a first signal from a television viewer to point to one icon at a time, and displays text associated with the pointed icon only.