One solution of visualizing Internet based EPG data combined with additional Internet content on an Android based set-top box

Abstract

© 2014 IEEE. This paper presents a solution of visualizing the internet based Electronic Program Guide data combined with additional Internet content for Android based set-top box device. The main goal was to present different information in a unified way that will enhance user experience by allowing user to easily navigate through Electronic Program Guide and related Internet content on the screen. It is important to point out that Electronic Program Guide data that we are using is not fetched from digital television transport stream but from server that stores this data in its database.