JP6966380B2 - Electronics and methods - Google Patents

Description

Embodiments of the present invention relate to electronic devices and methods.

A technique for displaying a program recorded by an electronic device such as a recording / playback device in a program guide format is known. In this case, for example, if the program guide in the latte column of a newspaper or the like is used as it is, an efficient and easy-to-identify display cannot be obtained.

JP-A-2017-184066

An object to be solved by the present invention is to provide an electronic device and a method capable of efficiently and easily discriminating a recorded program.

The electronic device of the embodiment is an electronic device that records a plurality of programs and stores the recorded programs in a storage unit, and the recorded programs display program guide data together with the program information in the program column. The program table generation unit includes a program table generation unit for generating, in which the dates are arranged on either the horizontal axis or the vertical axis, and the program column is the start of the program on either the horizontal axis or the vertical axis. When the program guide data is generated so as to be arranged in time order , channel order, program name order, or genre order, and the start time of the program is the same when the program columns are arranged in the start time order of the program. Is the same when the program columns are arranged in the order of the channel, the program name, or the genre of the program in the program guide data, and the program columns are arranged in the order of the channel of the program. In some cases, the program column is arranged in the order of the start time, the program name, or the genre of the program in the program guide data, and the program column is arranged in the order of the program name of the program. When the program names are the same, the program columns are arranged in the order of the start time, the channel, or the genre of the program in the program guide data, and the program columns are arranged in the order of the genre of the program. In the case where the genres of the programs are the same, the program columns are arranged in the order of the start time, the channel, or the program name of the program in the program guide data .

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a recording / playback device according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a management table according to an embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display example of the time-shift machine past program guide according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of the recording list according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example of the recommended recorded program table according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the recording / reproducing device according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the recording / reproducing device according to the embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a recording / reproducing device according to an embodiment of an electronic device. As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic device is a recording / playback device 1 to which a display 109 and a speaker 108 are connected, and for example, an arbitrary number of programs broadcast by a broadcaster at an arbitrary time zone can be recorded (recorded) and reproduced. be. The recording / playback device 1 is a recorder (referred to as a “BD recorder”) equipped with a drive device for driving a recording medium for recording / playback such as a Blu-ray disc to record / play back, and a television having a built-in recorder function. It may be a John device. Further, the television device may be a personal computer (PC) capable of receiving a program or a portable terminal device having a display unit.

The program may be content that is broadcast (including 4k8k broadcasting) by terrestrial digital broadcasting, BS broadcasting, CS broadcasting, or the like, or content that is distributed by a distribution company through a network or the like. Further, the program may be content prepared by the information supply source so that it can be acquired based on a predetermined condition when the user accesses it. In addition, programs are sometimes referred to as streams or information. In addition, the program consists of video and audio and music attached to the video. The video includes at least one of textual information represented by moving images and still images or characters, symbols, etc. represented by coded code strings.

Further, the method of acquiring the program recorded by the recording / reproducing device 1 is realized by any means. A broadcasting station that is a program supply source may receive a broadcast transmitted by using, for example, a space wave (radio wave). Alternatively, a distribution company that is a program distribution source may acquire a program to be distributed using a network such as an optical fiber (cable) or an Internet Protocol communication network. Alternatively, acquisition and playback of a streaming video (stream) from a content server that is a program provider on the network, video transfer technology that uses a network function, or the like may be used.

As shown in FIG. 1, the recording / playback device 1 of the embodiment includes a receiving unit 102, a demodulation unit 103, an MPEG processing unit 104, an output unit 105, a system control unit 106, an operation input unit 107, a loop recording unit 110, and individual recording. It has a unit 111, a program distribution unit 112, a program information management unit 115, a communication control unit 116, a program table generation unit 117, a memory 118, a first storage device H1, and a second storage device H2.

The recording / playback device 1 is configured as a computer including, for example, a hardware processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a memory, and an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). The first storage device H1 and the second storage device H2 are realized by an HDD or the like. Reception unit 102, demodulation unit 103, MPEG processing unit 104, output unit 105, system control unit 106, operation input unit 107, loop recording unit 110, individual recording unit 111, program distribution unit 112, program information management unit 115, communication. Each function of the control unit 116 and the program guide generation unit 117 is realized by the CPU executing a program. However, some or all of these functions may be realized by a dedicated hardware circuit.

The receiving unit 102 is connected to the antenna 101. The output unit 105 is connected to a display (display unit) 109 that displays video (video) and a speaker 108 that reproduces audio / sound (audio). The communication control unit 116 is connected to the external server 2 via the network 3. The display 109, the speaker 108, or at least one of them may acquire video or audio / sound in a non-contact manner with the recording / reproducing device 1, for example, by wireless communication. Further, the display 109 and the speaker 108 may be integrated with the recording / reproducing device 1.

The television broadcast signal input from the antenna 101 to the receiving unit 102 is converted into an IF (intermediate frequency) signal at the receiving unit 102. The demodulation unit 103 extracts a digital signal (TS: transport stream) from the IF signal and outputs it to the MPEG processing unit 104.

The MPEG processing unit 104 separates the TS into a video component, an audio / acoustic component, and an SI (Service Information) for displaying an electronic program guide (EPG), and decodes the video and audio / audio. The decoded video data / audio / acoustic data is output from the output unit 105 to the display 109 and the speaker 108.

The system control unit 106, which is the main control block, comprehensively controls the operation of each processing unit. The system control unit 106 also outputs various control commands corresponding to control inputs (operation instructions) from a remote controller (remote controller) terminal, a tablet PC, or the like received by the operation input unit 107. The control command is a command for instructing, for example, recording of a television broadcast, reproduction of recorded contents, and the like.

The loop recording unit 110 is a first recording control that loop-records (loop-records) a program to the first recording device H1 based on a recording reservation set for a channel and a time zone (this is referred to as a "first recording reservation"). It is a department.

More specifically, the loop recording unit 110 loop-records, for example, a program for 6 channels in the first storage device H1 for about 2 weeks based on the preset first recording reservation. That is, in the first storage device H1, the programs for 6 channels are loop-recorded for about 2 weeks by the recording control by the loop recording unit 110. As described above, the first storage device H1 is a first storage unit in which a program is loop-recorded by designating a channel and a time zone. In addition to loop recording, recording in which recording is repeated periodically by designating one or a plurality of channels and a time zone in this way is also referred to as time-shift machine recording. Here, loop recording does not necessarily mean that general loop recording is performed. For example, one program is recorded with one file, and when the free space is insufficient, the programs with the oldest recording (recording) date and time are deleted in order. It also includes those that record new programs in the erased and vacant area.

That is, the loop recording here is a recording method in which, for example, when the remaining recording capacity is exhausted, the recorded programs are overwritten and deleted in order from the program with the oldest recording date and time. The number and time zones of loop recording and the recording rate (data size. Recording quality at the time of recording) can be arbitrarily set by the user (viewer).

The individual recording unit 111 is a second recording control unit that records a program in the second storage device H2 based on a recording reservation (this is referred to as a “second recording reservation”) in which a program is individually set separately from the loop recording. Such recording is also referred to as PVR (Personal Video Recorder) recording. More specifically, the individual recording unit 111 is based on the second recording reservation set by the user instructing the recording reservation via the operation input unit 107 or instructing the recording reservation from the outside via the network 3. , Record any program instructed.

In the second storage device H2, an arbitrary program is recorded based on a preset second recording reservation or a recording operation instruction by recording control by the individual recording unit 111. That is, the second storage device H2 is a second storage unit used for recording and playing back a program by individually designating it separately from the loop recording.

The memory 118 stores settings such as the first recording reservation and the second recording reservation. The management table 21 (see FIG. 2) is stored in the memory 118. Further, the memory 118 stores information on user preferences to be sent to the server 2, information on recommended programs acquired from the server 2, and the like. The user preference information indicates the situation in which the user has watched, recorded, and played back the program in the past.

Specifically, the user preference information is the operation content of the remote control terminal, the program ID, and the attribute information of the program associated therewith. The operation contents of the remote control terminal include, for example, keywords and EPGs input by the user during viewing, recording, and playback, selection of a program column in a time-shift machine past program guide, and confirmation operation.

The communication control unit 116 connects to the server 2 on the network 3, reads out the user preference information held in the memory 118, sends the information to the server 2 via the network 3, and the recommended program suitable for the user preference from the server 2. It is a recommended information acquisition unit that acquires the information of.

The program distribution unit 112 distributes a program to be reserved for recording based on the recommended information acquired from the server 2 by the communication control unit 116 to the second recording reservation by the individual recording unit 111.

The program information management unit 115 manages the attribute information of the recorded program in the management table 21 (see FIG. 2). When the program information notified from the server 2 is new information, a new record is set in the management table 21 shown as an example in FIG. 2, and the program information is stored and managed by the program ID of the program.

Further, the program information management unit 115 sets "1" in the program ID protection column for the program designated as the protection target by the user in the management table 21, and sets the program ID protection column that is not the protection target. Set "0".

"0" may be set in advance as a default value in the protection column of the program ID that is not the protection target. In this way, the attribute information of the program held in the second storage device H2 is held and managed.

At the time of recording reservation, the program guide generation unit 117 displays the electronic program guide (EPG) by the user, and under the control of the system control unit 106, the program guide data (program guide data) based on the EPG information acquired from the outside. EPG data) is generated. The program guide data is converted into a program guide display signal by the output unit 105 and output to the display 109. The program guide displayed on the screen of the display 109, that is, the EPG, represents a list of programs to be broadcast in a table format (cell format) in a program column in which a list of programs to be broadcast can be specified by a time zone (vertical axis) and a channel (horizontal axis). It is a thing.

Further, the program guide generation unit 117 is controlled by the system control unit 106 by performing a time-shift machine past program guide display operation by the user at the time of program playback or the like, based on the attribute information of the recorded program. Time-shift machine Generates past program guide data. The time-shift machine past program guide data is converted into a program guide display signal by the output unit 105 and output to the display 109.

The time shift machine past program guide data is one of the EPG information such as the title (program name) of the recorded program that can be played, the content of the program, and the performers, based on the attribute information of the program recorded by the loop recording unit 110. It is a list for reproduction of a recorded program which has a program column which displays the information of a part. As shown in FIG. 3, the time-shift machine past program guide displayed on the display 109 has a program guide format (cell format) in which a program column in which a recorded program can be specified is provided with a channel axis and a time axis. ). The user can play and watch the program by designating a desired recorded program on a remote control terminal or the like and then instructing the player to play the program.

Further, the program guide generation unit 117 generates recording list data based on the attributes of the recorded program under the control of the system control unit 106 by performing a recording list display operation by the user at the time of program playback or the like. do. The recording list data is converted into a program guide display signal by the output unit 105 and output to the display 109.

The recording list data is a list for playing back the programs recorded by the individual recording unit 111 according to the instruction of the recording reservation via the operation input unit 107 by the user. As shown in FIG. 4, all the recorded programs that can be played back can be displayed on the screen of the recording list. Alternatively, it is possible to display only unviewed programs, or to display them by dividing them into days of the week, genres, and the like. Further, for example, a reproduced moving image display area is provided in the upper left of the screen, and the moving image of the recorded program (focused program) selected on the recording list can be reproduced and displayed in this area. In addition, programs with a lock mark are programs that are protected against deletion. Protection against such a predetermined program can be set on the screen of the recording list or on the screen of the recommended recorded program table described later.

Further, the program guide generation unit 117 generates recommended recorded program guide data as program guide data in which the recorded program is displayed in the program column together with the program information. At that time, the program guide generation unit 117 recommends that the dates are arranged on the horizontal axis and the program columns are arranged in the order of the program start time (early start time or late start time) on the vertical axis. Generate.

More specifically, the program guide generation unit 117 is based on the attributes of the recorded program under the control of the system control unit 106 by performing the recommended recorded program guide display operation by the user at the time of program playback or the like. Generate recommended recorded program guide data. The recommended recorded program guide data is converted into a program guide display signal by the output unit 105 and output to the display 109.

The recommended recorded program guide data is a list for playing back the programs recorded by the communication control unit 116 based on the recommended information acquired from the server 2 among the programs recorded by the individual recording unit 111. The details of the screen of the recommended recorded program guide will be described later.

The server 2 has a communication unit 201, a recommendation information generation unit 202, and a storage unit 203. The server 2 permits the recording / playback device 1 to connect to the communication unit 201 and access to the recommended information generation unit 202 in response to an information provision request from the recording / playback device 1 through the network 3. Further, the server 2 permits copying (downloading) of the recommended information from the recommended information generation unit 202 to the recording / playback device 1. The information providing service provided by the server 2 may be referred to as a cloud service or a cloud.

The communication unit 201 of the server 2 acquires the user preference information used for generating the information of the recommended program from the recording / reproducing device 1 connected to the network 3, stores it in the storage unit 203, and passes it to the recommended information generation unit 202. Further, the communication unit 201 receives the information of the recommended program generated by the recommended information generation unit 202 and transmits it to the recording / playback device 1 through the network 3. The recommended information generation unit 202 generates information on recommended programs suitable for the user's taste and stores it in the storage unit 203.

The storage unit 203 holds user preference information acquired from the recording / playback device 1 by the communication unit 201 and information on recommended programs generated by the recommended information generation unit 202. In addition, a broadcasting station server is connected to the network 3, for example, holding the next notice of an arbitrary program and the original EPG of the broadcasting station, and providing the recording / playback device 1 as necessary. do.

Next, the details of the screen of the recommended recorded program guide will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example of the recommended recorded program table according to the embodiment. As described above, the screen of the recommended recorded program guide is displayed based on the recommended recorded program guide data for program reproduction recorded based on the recommended information from the server 2. However, as in the example of FIG. 5, the recommended recorded program table may include the program recorded by the recording instruction by the user. Further, the date axis may be a vertical axis instead of the horizontal axis.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the recommended recorded program table, the recorded program is displayed in the program column together with the program information. The program information includes, for example, a part of EPG information such as a program name, a program content, and a performer. The program information also includes information on the channel that broadcast the program, and the channel is displayed in each program column. Further, "recommended" is displayed for the program recorded based on the recommended information from the server 2. Further, the user can set the protection for preventing deletion for a predetermined program by, for example, pressing the "lock" button of the remote control terminal. Protected programs will have a "lock" mark in the upper right corner of the cell. For the programs that have already been watched, the background of the program column is displayed in gray, for example, like "Evening News" at 5 pm on February 30th. However, an icon or the like may be used to indicate that the video has been viewed.

Further, in the recommended recorded program table, the dates are arranged on the horizontal axis, and the program columns are arranged on the vertical axis in the order of the start time of the program (the order of the earliest start time or the order of the latest start time). If the start times of the programs are the same, the program columns are arranged in the order of channels (for example, in ascending or descending order of channel numbers). That is, the time axis on the vertical axis is not the absolute time as in the existing program guide. The date on the horizontal axis is displayed in units of one week, for example, with the displayed date as the last day. On days when the recording time is shorter than the others, the time zone in which the recorded program below the display frame does not exist is displayed in dark gray, for example. Even if the recording is not performed all day, the date frame is left blank. Thereby, for example, by pressing the "week switching" button ("<<" button or ">>" button of the remote control terminal) of the remote control terminal, the screen display can be switched on a weekly basis.

Further, in the recommended recorded program table, the program column (cell) is basically set so as to have a vertical width according to the length of the program. However, the vertical width of the program column (cell) has a lower limit and an upper limit. The lower limit of the vertical width is set so that the information in the program column can be displayed. The program information may be displayed at least in part, such as the program name. The upper limit of the vertical width is set so that the program column can be displayed on one screen.

Hereinafter, the operation related to recording based on the recommended information of the recording / reproducing device 1 of the embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the recording / playback device 1, the communication control unit 116 acquires information on a recommended program suitable for the user's preference from the situation in which the user has watched, recorded, and played back the program in the past (step S101). ), Handed over to the program distribution unit 112.

Since the recommended program acquired from the server 2 includes the program ID, the program name associated with the program name, the channel, and the like, the program distribution unit 112 sets the program corresponding to the recommended program and its channel as electronic program guide information. Search from (step S102). The program distribution unit 112 sets the program as the second recording reservation by the individual recording unit 111 (step S103).

Then, when the time reaches the recording reservation time of the second recording reservation, the individual recording unit 111 starts recording, and when the recording end time comes, the recording ends (steps S104 to S107).

At this time, the individual recording unit 111 records a program using the second storage device H2. Further, the attribute information of each program to be recorded is stored in the memory 118, and the information is stored in the management table 21.

Next, the operation related to the display of the recommended recorded program guide of the recording / reproducing device 1 of the embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7.

As shown in FIG. 7, the recording / playback device 1 waits for the user to perform the recommended recorded program guide display operation (step S201: No).

When the recommended recorded program guide display operation (for example, pressing the "recommended recorded program guide" button on the remote control terminal) is performed (step S201: Yes), the program guide generation unit 117 manages the management table managed by the program information management unit 115. 21 is referred to, and the attribute information of the program to be displayed is acquired (step S202). Further, the program guide generation unit 117 generates recommended recorded program guide data based on the acquired attribute information of the program (step S203).

The output unit 105 converts the recommended recorded program guide data into a program guide display signal and outputs it to the display 109 (step S204).

As a result, the operation related to the display of the recommended recorded program guide of the recording / reproducing device 1 is completed.

In the recommended recorded program table displayed by the recording / playback device 1 of the embodiment, the dates are arranged on the horizontal axis, and the program columns are arranged on the vertical axis in the order of the start time of the program (the order of the earliest start time or the order of the latest start time). I'm out. As a result, for example, if the channels are arranged on the horizontal axis, many free time zones without recorded programs are displayed, but the recorded programs can be displayed more efficiently. Moreover, since the program columns are arranged in the order of the recording start time, the order in which the programs were broadcast on that day can be determined at a glance.

In the recommended recorded program table displayed by the recording / reproducing device 1 of the embodiment, the vertical width of the program column is changed according to the recording time of the program. As a result, the user can grasp the viewing time of the program at a glance.

In the recommended recorded program table displayed by the recording / reproducing device 1 of the embodiment, the vertical width of the program column has a lower limit and an upper limit. As a result, even if the program has a short recording time, the minimum necessary information such as the program name can be displayed. Moreover, even if the program has a long recording time, the entire program can be displayed without scrolling many times.

In the recommended recorded program table displayed by the recording / reproducing device 1 of the embodiment, the background of the watched program column is displayed in gray, for example. As a result, the user can discriminate between a program that has not been viewed and a program that has been viewed at a glance.

In the recommended recorded program table displayed by the recording / reproducing device 1 of the embodiment, the date on the horizontal axis is displayed, for example, in units of one week. As a result, the display position of the program broadcasted for each day of the week, such as a serial drama, can be fixed, and it becomes easy to find the program to be watched.

In the above-described embodiment, the arrangement of the vertical axis in the recommended recorded program table is in the order of the start time of the program, but the arrangement is not limited to this. The order of the program columns may be channel order, program name order, genre order, or the like. Alternatively, the user may be able to switch between these displays by setting.

In the above-described embodiment, the recommended recorded program table includes the program recorded by the recording instruction by the user, but the present invention is not limited to this. The recommended recorded program table may display only the programs recorded based on the recommended information from the server 2. Further, the recommended recorded program table may include the program already recorded by the loop recording unit 110. Alternatively, the user may be able to switch between these displays by setting.

Various display methods of the recommended recorded program guide of the above-described embodiment may be applied to at least one of the time-shift machine past program guide and the recording list. That is, in the time-shift machine past program guide or recording list, the dates may be arranged on the horizontal axis and the program columns may be arranged on the vertical axis in the order of the start time of the program. At that time, the vertical width of the program column may be changed according to the recording time of the program.

In the above-described embodiment, the recommended information generation unit 202 is provided on the server 2 on the network 3, and the recommended program information is acquired by communication between the server 2 and the recording / playback device 1, but the recommended information generation unit 202 is recorded / reproduced. It may be provided in the device 1 and the acquisition function of this recommended program may be completed inside the device.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. This novel embodiment can be implemented in various other embodiments, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

Further, each component shown in the above embodiment may be realized by a program installed in a storage such as a hard disk device of a computer, or the above program is stored in a computer-readable electronic medium and the program is electronically stored. The function of the present invention may be realized by the computer by having the computer read from the medium. Examples of the electronic medium include a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a flash memory, a removable medium, and the like. Further, the components may be distributed and stored in different computers connected via a network, and may be realized by communicating between the computers in which the components are made to function.

1 ... Recording / playback device, 2 ... Server, 3 ... Network, 102 ... Receiver unit, 103 ... Demodulation unit, 104 ... MPEG processing unit, 105 ... Output unit, 106 ... System control unit, 107 ... Operation input unit, 110 ... Loop Recording unit, 111 ... Individual recording unit, 112 ... Program distribution unit, 115 ... Program information management unit, 116 ... Communication control unit, 117 ... Program table generation unit, 118 ... Memory.

Claims (6)

An electronic device that records multiple programs and saves the recorded programs in a storage unit.
It is provided with a program guide generation unit that generates program guide data in which the recorded program is displayed in the program column together with the information of the program.
The program guide generation unit
Dates are arranged on either the horizontal axis or the vertical axis, and the program column is arranged on either the horizontal axis or the vertical axis in the order of the start time , the channel, the program name, or the genre of the program. It said to generate a program guide data,
When the program columns are arranged in the order of the start time of the program and the start time of the program is the same, the program table data is described in the order of the channel, the program name, or the genre of the program. Arrange the program columns,
When the program columns are arranged in the order of the channels of the program and the channels of the program are the same, the program is in the order of the start time, the program name, or the genre of the program in the program guide data. Arrange the columns,
If the program names of the programs are the same when the program columns are arranged in the order of the program names of the programs, the program table data is described in the order of the start time, the channel, or the genre of the program. Arrange the program columns,
If the genres of the programs are the same when the program columns are arranged in the order of the genres of the programs, the programs are arranged in the order of the start time, the order of the channels, or the order of the program names in the program guide data. Line up the columns,
Electronics. The program guide generation unit
When the program column is arranged on either the horizontal axis or the vertical axis, the program is arranged in the order of the start time, the channel, the program name, or the genre of the program according to the user's setting. Line up the columns,
The electronic device according to claim 1. The program guide generation unit
The vertical width of the program column in the program guide data is changed according to the recording time of the program.
The electronic device according to claim 1 or 2. The recorded information of the program includes the channel information of the program.
The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The program guide generation unit
The lower limit of the range of the vertical width when the vertical width of the program column in the program guide data is changed according to the recording time of the program and the vertical width is displayed to the minimum is set to at least a part of the program column. Set so that the information can be displayed, and set the upper limit of the range of the vertical width when the vertical width is displayed to the maximum so that the program column can be displayed on one screen.
The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. A recording step that records multiple programs and saves the recorded programs in the storage unit,
The recorded program includes a program guide generation step of generating program guide data to be displayed in the program column together with the program information.
In the program guide generation step,
Dates are arranged on either the horizontal axis or the vertical axis, and the program column is arranged on either the horizontal axis or the vertical axis in the order of the start time , the channel, the program name, or the genre of the program. It said to generate a program guide data,
When the program columns are arranged in the order of the start time of the program and the start time of the program is the same, the program table data is described in the order of the channel, the program name, or the genre of the program. Arrange the program columns,
When the program columns are arranged in the order of the channels of the program and the channels of the program are the same, the program is in the order of the start time, the program name, or the genre of the program in the program guide data. Arrange the columns,
If the program names of the programs are the same when the program columns are arranged in the order of the program names of the programs, the program table data is described in the order of the start time, the channel, or the genre of the program. Arrange the program columns,
If the genres of the programs are the same when the program columns are arranged in the order of the genres of the programs, the programs are arranged in the order of the start time, the order of the channels, or the order of the program names in the program guide data. Line up the columns,
Method.

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