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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2010
Applicants:
Chang-hwan Kang, Seoul, KR;
Jun-won Seo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Chang-Hwan Kang, Seoul, KR;
Jun-Won Seo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
Alticast Corp., Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/443 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/44543 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/4316 (2013.01); H04N 21/4438 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing Electronic Program Guide (EPG) information in a digital broadcast receiver, in which upon receipt of a request for EPG information from a viewer in a situation where specific broadcast content is being broadcasted, at least one pop-up window is sequentially activated in a partial region of a full screen, and at least one of the specific broadcast content and EPG information about broadcast content selected by the viewer is displayed on each of the activated at least one pop-up window.