Final draft ETSI EN 300 707 V1.2.1 (2002-12) European Standard (Telecommunications series) Electronic Programme Guide (EPG); Protocol for a TV Guide using electronic data transmission European Broadcasting Union Union Européenne de Radio-Télévision EBU·UER 2 Final draft ETSI EN 300 707 V1.2.1 (2002-12) Reference REN/JTC-TTEXT-EPG-R1 Keywords broadcasting, data, protocol, teletext, transmission, TV ETSI 650 Route des Lucioles F-06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex - FRANCE Tel.: +33 4 92 94 42 00 Fax: +33 4 93 65 47 16 Siret N° 348 623 562 00017 - NAF 742 C Association à but non lucratif enregistrée à la Sous-Préfecture de Grasse (06) N° 7803/88 Important notice Individual copies of the present document can be downloaded from: http://www.etsi.org The present document may be made available in more than one electronic version or in print. In any case of existing or perceived difference in contents between such versions, the reference version is the Portable Document Format (PDF). 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ETSI 3 Final draft ETSI EN 300 707 V1.2.1 (2002-12) Contents Intellectual Property Rights................................................................................................................................6 Foreword.............................................................................................................................................................6 1 Scope ........................................................................................................................................................7 2 References ................................................................................................................................................7 3 Definitions and abbreviations...................................................................................................................7 3.1 Definitions..........................................................................................................................................................7 3.2 Abbreviations .....................................................................................................................................................8 4 Introduction to TV Guide/EPG ................................................................................................................9 4.1 Structure of the present document......................................................................................................................9 4.2 How does an EPG benefit a TV/VCR user.......................................................................................................10 4.3 Types of EPG ...................................................................................................................................................11 4.4 EPG data transmission......................................................................................................................................11 4.5 Delivery and reception of the EPG...................................................................................................................12 4.6 Summary of EPG types ....................................................................................................................................14 4.6.1 This Channel EPG ......................................................................................................................................14 4.6.2 Multiple Channels EPG ..............................................................................................................................14 5 Presentation techniques ..........................................................................................................................15 5.1 Examples of menus for EPG types...................................................................................................................15 5.2 OSD menu template .........................................................................................................................................19 5.3 OSD menu organization ...................................................................................................................................20 5.4 Presentation modes, window owner/area size ..................................................................................................21 5.5 EPG menu organizational (Full EPG only) ......................................................................................................21 5.5.1 Example of a tree organization ...................................................................................................................21 5.5.2 Linked menu list description.......................................................................................................................23 5.5.3 Attributes ....................................................................................................................................................25 6 Installation and consistency in the EPG.................................................................................................26 6.1 Version Number ...............................................................................................................................................26 6.2 TV Guide menu, installation and change .........................................................................................................26 6.3 Unique identification........................................................................................................................................26 7 Scheduling..............................................................................................................................................27 7.1 Update, Version Number..................................................................................................................................28 8 Main data groups in an EPG...................................................................................................................28 8.1 Data structures used in the EPG .......................................................................................................................28 9 Data representations in electronic info media ........................................................................................30 9.1 Syntax for the Overall Data Header .................................................................................................................30 9.2 Semantics for the Overall Data Header ............................................................................................................31 10 Bundle Inventory....................................................................................................................................31 11 EPG data structures ................................................................................................................................31 11.1 EPG's general data structure.............................................................................................................................31 11.1.1 Syntax for EPG Data Structures .................................................................................................................32 11.1.2 Semantics for the EPG Data Structures ......................................................................................................32 11.1.3 Conditional Access (CA) and copyright .....................................................................................................32 11.2 Application Information Structure ...................................................................................................................33 11.2.1 Syntax for the Application Information Structure ......................................................................................34 11.2.2 Semantics for the Application Information Structure .................................................................................35 11.3 Programme Information Structure....................................................................................................................37 11.3.1 Syntax for the Programme Information Structure.......................................................................................37 11.3.2 Semantics for the Programme Information Structure .................................................................................39 11.4 Language Information Structure.......................................................................................................................41