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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:
Apr. 03, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2002
Applicant:
Paul Jackson, Sowerby Bridge, GB;
Inventor:
Paul Jackson, Sowerby Bridge, GB;
Assignee:
Pace Micro Technology Plc, Saltaire, Shipley, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to the provision of data to a viewer of a television system. In particular the information is provided in a visual and/or audible indication to the viewer of a selected program as to when the next program in that program series is scheduled to be shown. The identity and schedule data is retrieved from data received relating to the generation of an EPG or alternatively from the data broadcast along with the selected program being viewed.