Electronic program guide and text channel data controller

作者: Ray Thomas Haman , Gregory Steven Durden , Scott Hamilton , Jan L. Christensen , Melvin Paulick

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摘要: A data controller (16) which manages the flow of text and electronic program guide (EPG) information to a cable television viewer. The receives EPG from one or plurality authorized sources (20) via communications link, processes received in its internal database manager perform compression like, then transmits this viewer under control head end (34). In preferred embodiment, is formatted on screen basis into transactions predetermined length same length. are inserted vertical blanking interval channel corresponding has been assigned.

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