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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2003
Masahiko Kitagawa, Kobe, JP;
Minoru Maehata, Kobe, JP;
Mitsuru Sasaki, Kobe, JP;
Yasuo Nakashima, Kobe, JP;
Hideshi Nishizawa, Kobe, JP;
Hideki Nakamura, Kobe, JP;
Masahiro Kamiya, Kobe, JP;
Masahiko Kitagawa, Kobe, JP;
Minoru Maehata, Kobe, JP;
Mitsuru Sasaki, Kobe, JP;
Yasuo Nakashima, Kobe, JP;
Hideshi Nishizawa, Kobe, JP;
Hideki Nakamura, Kobe, JP;
Masahiro Kamiya, Kobe, JP;
Fujitsu Ten Limited, Kobe-Shi, JP;
Abstract
FIG.shows an electronic program guide unique to viewer A grouped from an electronic program guide based on electronic program guide data; the program type is set in an (a) column and the display mode of each program is set in a (b) column. In FIG., a news program is displayed in text and a music program is displayed in an icon of musical notes on a music sheet. A sports program is displayed in an icon of a bat and a ball. Since the music program and the sports program are thus displayed in such icon images of reminding the viewer of the program contents, the viewer A can quickly determine the program contents visually.