Electronic program guide with interactive areas
First Claim
1. A method for displaying on a screen an interactive electronic program guide (IPG) comprising the steps of:
- displaying a plurality of televison program listings in a first area of the screen as a grid of two-dimensional cells, the displayed grid having a plurality of channels displayed in a first dimension and time displayed in a second dimension;
displaying an action control glyph in a second area of the screen;
selectively marking one of the cells corresponding to one of the displayed plurality of channels;
activating the action control glyph responsive to a user command; and
responsive to the activation of the action control glyph, rotating the grid of two-dimensional cells so that the one of the displayed plurality of channels is displayed in the second dimension and time is displayed in the first dimension.
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Abstract
A television schedule system and method for displaying television schedule information on a television screen includes a program guide having a schedule information area that depicts the programs that are being presented on each channel at each time during the day. An input device allows the viewer to move a pointer over different interactive areas of the guide and the function performed when the area is activated is displayed in a contextual help window. Various control glyphs provide for recursive interaction with the guide. Additionally, a video window is interactive and provides tuning functions.
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1. A method for displaying on a screen an interactive electronic program guide (IPG) comprising the steps of:
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displaying a plurality of televison program listings in a first area of the screen as a grid of two-dimensional cells, the displayed grid having a plurality of channels displayed in a first dimension and time displayed in a second dimension;
displaying an action control glyph in a second area of the screen;
selectively marking one of the cells corresponding to one of the displayed plurality of channels;
activating the action control glyph responsive to a user command; and
responsive to the activation of the action control glyph, rotating the grid of two-dimensional cells so that the one of the displayed plurality of channels is displayed in the second dimension and time is displayed in the first dimension. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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15. An interactive electronic program guide (IPG) displayed on a screen comprising:
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a plurality of televison program listings displayed in a first area of the screen as a grid of two-dimensional cells, the displayed grid having a plurality of channels displayed in a first dimension and time displayed in a second dimension;
an action control glyph displayed in a second area of the screen;
an input device for selectively marking one of the cells corresponding to one of the displayed plurality of channels and activating the action control glyph responsive to a user command; and
a display processor for rotating the grid of two-dimensional cells so that the one of the displayed plurality of channels is displayed in the second dimension and time is displayed in the first dimension responsive to the activation of the action control glyph.
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