SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PLANNING OF ELECTRONIC GUIDE OF TELEVISION PROGRAMS WITH DATA ACCESS ACCESS.

摘要

ELECTRONIC PROGRAMMING SYSTEM FOR TELEVISION PROGRAMS WITH ACCESS BOTH TO THE ISSUANCE INFORMATION OF THE TELEVISION PROGRAMS AND TO THE DATA TRANSMISSIONS CONTAINING STATE INFORMATION FOR LIVE TRANSMISSIONS, SUCH AS SPORTS EVENTS. THE SYSTEM INCLUDES A DATA PROCESSOR TO RECEIVE THE ISSUANCE INFORMATION OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND DATA TRANSMISSIONS CONTAINING STATUS INFORMATION OF SOME OF THE PROGRAMS, AND A VIDEO IMAGE GENERATOR TO GENERATE AN IMAGE SIGNAL THAT INCLUDES INFORMATION OF THE STORED PROGRAMMING INFORMATION AS OF THE RECEIVED DATA TRANSMISSION. THE SYSTEM ALSO HAS A CONTROL DEVICE FOR THE USER, SUCH AS A REMOTE CONTROL, TO GENERATE USER CONTROL COMMANDS AND TO TRANSMIT SIGNS TO THE DATA PROCESSOR IN RESPONSE TO THOSE TO CONTROL THE CONTENT OF THE DISPLAY SIGNAL. THE DISPLAY SIGNAL CAN BE SHOWN ON A DISPLAY OF DISPLAY, SUCH AS A TELEVISION RECEIVER. IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAMMING SYSTEM OF THIS INVENTION USES SPECIFIC CATEGORY USER INTERFACES THAT PROVIDE ACCESS TO MULTIPLE SERVICES, INCLUDING TELEVISION PROGRAMS, DATA TRANSMISSIONS RECEIVED, HOME PURCHASE SERVICES AND VIDEO GAME INFORMATION PROGRAMMING.