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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2005
Ryota Tsukidate, Osaka, JP;
Kenichi Fujita, Kanagawa, JP;
Shigeki Kaneko, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiyasu Takeuchi, Osaka, JP;
Ryota Tsukidate, Osaka, JP;
Kenichi Fujita, Kanagawa, JP;
Shigeki Kaneko, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiyasu Takeuchi, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
In a program information broadcasting system, it is aimed to minimize time for retrieval of program by viewers in operating an electronic program guide or time for waiting when applying for subscription. As a program information broadcasting system, program elements constituting a broadcasting program are divided into a plurality of items and are turned to data at a center, and a master dataof a program information to recognize the program is prepared. From the data constituting the master data, minimal necessary items for preparation of a program table are extracted, and a program basic informationis prepared. Said master data and said program basic information are transmitted simultaneously with the broadcasting, and said program basic information is received, reproduced and displayed before receiving of the master data at a receiving terminal unitis completed. As a result, the program basic information having far less amount of data than the master data can be incorporated, and it is possible to minimize the time required for storage of the data in memory of the receiving terminal unit.