A METHOD FOR FORMING A COMBINED PROGRAM GUIDE AND A STAND-ALONE DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITE RECEIVER.

摘要

A METHOD FOR FORMING A COMBINED PROGRAM GUIDE AND A STAND-ALONE DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITE RECEIVER. THE SAID METHOD COMPRISES PROGRAM GUIDE INFORMATION, THE METHOD COMPRISING THE STEPS OF : PROVIDING THE INTERNET RECEIVER (32) WITH A COMMUNICATIONS INPUT/OUTPUT PORT (56); LINKING A COMMUNICATIONS INPUT/OUTPUT PORT (30) OF THE DIGITAL VIDEO RECEIVER WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS INPUT/OUTPUT PORT OF THE INTERNET RECEIVER; PROVIDING THE INTERNET RECEIVER WITH THE PROGRAM GUIDE INFORMATION RECEIVED BY THE DIGITAL VIDEO RECEIVER THROUGH THE COMMUNICATIONS PORTS ; AND INTEGRATING THE DIGITAL VIDEO PROGRAM GUIDE INFORMATION WITH THE NTSC PROGRAM GUIDE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET RECEIVER TO OBTAIN A COMBINED PROGRAM GUIDE FOR VIEWING ON A DISPLAY DEVICE (48).