Service Information/Electronic Program Guide System for Digital Satellite Broadcasting System

摘要

The electronic program guide (EPG) is one of the most distinctive functions in digital broadcasting. This function enables the TV monitor to display a program guide so that viewers can select the programs they wish to view or record via the EPG screen.Toshiba has developed a system to transmit service information (SI) for a digital satellite broadcasting system in order to provide EPG. The system has such features as quick response to sudden program schedule changes, high flexibility to adapt to the expansion of the number of services expected in the near future, and high availability by means of a duplex system.