Abstract: There is disclosed a method for selecting programs in a digital video reception system adapted to receive digital data streams. The method comprises the steps of receiving information corresponding to program identification elements; displaying the identification elements in the form of a mosaic of elements (10) on a screen of the reception system, where the arranging of identification elements (10) in the mosaic is performed before transmission; receiving information describing the location of each program thus identified in a data stream broadcast by a transmitter (15); and selecting one of the programs by selecting at least one identifier clement. A device for selecting programs in a digital video reception system is also disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 13, 1995
Date of Patent:
October 13, 1998
Assignee:
Thomas multimedia S.A.
Inventors:
Jean-Marie Steyer, Yves Maetz, Jino Nguyen, Nour-Eddine Tazine