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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1996
Steve Blonstein, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jack Chaney, Gilroy, CA (US);
Michael Deacon, Campbell, CA (US);
Kiet Khauv, San Jose, CA (US);
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
A TV GUI is provided to display a program guide that contains information on TV programming for a time period of predetermined duration. The program guide has a time scroll bar that enables a user to scroll a TV program schedule back and forward in time within the selected time period. When the user clicks on a MORE icon on the time scroll bar, the GUI switches into a 'more times' mode to offer a menu of time options that represent various preselected time periods of TV programming. A time preset button may be provided on the program guide to enable users to review TV program information covering any preselected time period. A single click on the time preset button causes the GUI to switch to a program guide for the preselected time period.