Brevet US8042133 - Techniques for displaying data based on characteristics of a display device

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(12) Ullltfild States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 8,042,133 B2 Shintani et al. (45) Date of Patent: Oct. 18, 2011 (54) TECHNIQUES FOR DISPLAYING DATA 5,583,863 A 12/1996 Darr et al. BASED ON CHARACTERISTICS OFA 5,537,923 A 12/1996 101168 <-It Ql 21251442: 1/1221 (75) Inventors: Peter Rae Shin_tani,.San Diego, CA Q fgllil‘ (US); H“°f“m‘Us“‘= San D1eg°= CA 5,715,515 A 2/1998 Atkins et al. (US) 5,784,123 A 7/1998 Yoshimi . . C ' d (73) Assignees: Sony Corporation, Tokyo (JP); Sony ( Ommue )

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(65) Prior Publication Data
Us 2008/0148314 A1 ]un_ 19, 2008 Primary Examiner — Hunter Lonsben"y

Related U.S. Application Data

(63) Continuation of application No. ll/006,065, filed on
D60 6, 2004, HOW P31 N0- 7,493,642, Which is 3 A method of selecting a portion of a block of data for display
Continuation of applicalion N0 09/ 534,832, filed On based on characteristics of a display device. The method
Man 24> 2000> HOW Pat NO~ 6>839>903~ comprises several steps. In the first step, a block of Electronic

Program Guide (EPG) data is received at a communication

(57) ABSTRACT

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725/44’ 47; 348/445’ 5545556’ 558’ 581 of the display. Based on these inputs, the communication device next selects a portion, more or fewer columns or rows,

See applicationfile forcomplete searchhistory. fth bl k fEPGdt t b d_ 1 d th d_ 1 d _ o e oc o aa o e isp aye on e isp ay evice.

(56) References Cited The portion of the EPG data selected is fonnatted and communicated to the display device, e.g. television, for viewing U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS by the user.

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