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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2011
Applicants:
Jong-chan Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hee-jeong Bae, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Bo-kyung Shim, Seoul, KR;
Jin-ho Yim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Jong-chan Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hee-jeong Bae, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Bo-kyung Shim, Seoul, KR;
Jin-ho Yim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04H 60/33 (2008.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/4788 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/488 (2011.01); H04N 21/25 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2013.01); H04N 21/252 (2013.01); H04N 21/4788 (2013.01); H04N 21/4821 (2013.01); H04N 21/4882 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for displaying Electronic Program Guide (EPG) information and a receiving apparatus where the receiving apparatus displays buddy information on an EPG screen, for displaying EPG information, allowing a user to easily identify which programs his or her friends registered in a buddy list, are watching.