by any other means that a selection may be indicated the title may be abbreviated or truncated in order to meet a fixed field requirement table 3a______________________________________ 6 55 pmsel ch station time title length______________________________________2 cbs 7 pm murder she wrote 1 00 3 nbc 7 pm national news 304 hbo 7 pm free willy 2 1 50______________________________________ tables 3b and 3c show examples of an abbreviated title and a title truncated to 10 characters respectively as mentioned above the title is formatted at the ip source table 3b______________________________________ 6 55 pmsel ch station time title length______________________________________2 cbs 7 pm murdr she wrot 1 00 3 nbc 7 pm nat news 304 hbo 7 pm free wly 2 1 50______________________________________ table 3c______________________________________ 6 55 pmsel ch station time title length______________________________________ 2 cbs 7 pm murder she 1 00 3 nbc 7 pm national n 30 4 hbo 7 pm free willy 1 50______________________________________ table 4 is an example of how the local movie information may be displayed on the television receiver screen the display may indicate the theater name theater start time time title title duration length rating rate cost per ticket cost as well as the current time of day the display may also allow the viewer to order order tickets in advance for a particular showing this selection may also be accomplished by highlighting the desired movie on the display or by any other means that a selection may be indicated such as the entry of a number to represent the quantity of tickets desired as explained above the title may be abbreviated or truncated in order to meet a.