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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2005
Julie Rae Kowald, Dundas Valley, AU;
Neil Eric Carlyle, Bayview, AU;
Joseph Anthony Thurbon, Leichhardt, AU;
Margaret Hanna, Gladesville, AU;
Julie Rae Kowald, Dundas Valley, AU;
Neil Eric Carlyle, Bayview, AU;
Joseph Anthony Thurbon, Leichhardt, AU;
Margaret Hanna, Gladesville, AU;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for displaying a plurality of objects on a display (). Each object has at least a first attribute and a second attribute. The method sets a range of first attributes to be displayed. A set of objects is then displayed having the same second attribute on a radial line of an ellipse based on a comparison between the range and the first attribute of the objects. Desirably the method is used for displaying information regarding a plurality of broadcast programs on the display, each broadcast program having attributes comprising at least time of transmission and channel of transmission. In that implementation a display period is set. The method then compares the time of broadcast transmission of one or more programs with the display period and then displays (eg.) information regarding a set of programs () having the same channel of transmission (eg.) on at least one radial line of an ellipse, based on the comparison. The described arrangements are particularly useful in displaying television electronic program guide (EPG) information.