Systems and methods for graphical adjustment of an electronic program guide
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1. A method for providing an electronic program guide for presentation on a display, the method comprising:
- providing an output in a default configuration that presents the electronic program guide in a program guide portion of the display and video programming in a video portion of the display, wherein the electronic program guide comprises information regarding a plurality of television programs on a plurality of television channels that are currently being broadcast, and wherein the video programming comprises one of the plurality of television programs for which information is available from the electronic program guide;
providing an output that presents at least two resize indicators associated with the electronic program guide, wherein a first of the at least two resize indicators corresponds to an increase in size of the electronic program guide to a full-screen guide configuration, wherein the full-screen guide configuration presents a program guide that occupies the entire display area, and wherein a second of the at least two resize indicators corresponds to a decrease in size of the electronic program guide to a single-channel guide configuration, wherein the single-channel guide configuration presents a program guide consisting of a single television program on a single channel;
receiving a viewer input corresponding to a selection of one of the at least two resize indicators that is graphically presented on the display; and
in response to the viewer input corresponding to the resize indicator;
if the first of the at least two resize indicators is selected;
adjusting the relative sizes of the program guide portion of the display and the video portion of the display presenting the one of the plurality of television programs so that the program guide portion occupies a larger portion of the display and the video portion occupies a smaller portion of the display, andproviding an output that presents at least two modified resize indicators, wherein a first of the at least two modified resize indicators corresponds to a decrease in size of the electronic program guide to the default configuration and wherein a second of the at least two modified resize indicators corresponds to a decrease in size of the electronic program guide to the single-channel guide configuration;
if the second of the at least two resize indicators is selected;
adjusting the relative sizes of the program guide portion of the display and the video portion of the display presenting the one of the plurality of television programs so that the video portion occupies a larger portion of the display and the program guide portion occupies a smaller portion of the display, andproviding an output that presents at least two further modified resize indicators, wherein a first of the at least two further modified resize indicators corresponds to an increase in size of the electronic program guide to the default configuration and wherein a second of the at least two further modified resize indicators corresponds to an increase in size of the electronic program guide to the full-screen guide configuration.
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Abstract
Systems and methods provide for displaying an electronic program guide (EPG) on a display generated by a set top box (STB) or other television receiver. The electronic program guide is presented in at least a portion of the display. A resize indicator is also provided on the display so that viewer inputs corresponding to the resize indicator can be received. The size of the electronic program guide presented on the display can be adjusted in response to the viewer input corresponding to the resize indicator.
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1. A method for providing an electronic program guide for presentation on a display, the method comprising:
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providing an output in a default configuration that presents the electronic program guide in a program guide portion of the display and video programming in a video portion of the display, wherein the electronic program guide comprises information regarding a plurality of television programs on a plurality of television channels that are currently being broadcast, and wherein the video programming comprises one of the plurality of television programs for which information is available from the electronic program guide; providing an output that presents at least two resize indicators associated with the electronic program guide, wherein a first of the at least two resize indicators corresponds to an increase in size of the electronic program guide to a full-screen guide configuration, wherein the full-screen guide configuration presents a program guide that occupies the entire display area, and wherein a second of the at least two resize indicators corresponds to a decrease in size of the electronic program guide to a single-channel guide configuration, wherein the single-channel guide configuration presents a program guide consisting of a single television program on a single channel; receiving a viewer input corresponding to a selection of one of the at least two resize indicators that is graphically presented on the display; and in response to the viewer input corresponding to the resize indicator; if the first of the at least two resize indicators is selected; adjusting the relative sizes of the program guide portion of the display and the video portion of the display presenting the one of the plurality of television programs so that the program guide portion occupies a larger portion of the display and the video portion occupies a smaller portion of the display, and providing an output that presents at least two modified resize indicators, wherein a first of the at least two modified resize indicators corresponds to a decrease in size of the electronic program guide to the default configuration and wherein a second of the at least two modified resize indicators corresponds to a decrease in size of the electronic program guide to the single-channel guide configuration; if the second of the at least two resize indicators is selected; adjusting the relative sizes of the program guide portion of the display and the video portion of the display presenting the one of the plurality of television programs so that the video portion occupies a larger portion of the display and the program guide portion occupies a smaller portion of the display, and providing an output that presents at least two further modified resize indicators, wherein a first of the at least two further modified resize indicators corresponds to an increase in size of the electronic program guide to the default configuration and wherein a second of the at least two further modified resize indicators corresponds to an increase in size of the electronic program guide to the full-screen guide configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A video receiver for presenting imagery on a display in response to viewer input signals provided from a remote control, the receiver comprising:
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a receiver interface configured to receive an incoming modulated signal; a decoder configured to decode the incoming modulated signal to extract a video signal comprising television programming; a wireless receiver configured to receive the viewer input signals from the remote control; and a processor configured to generate the imagery presented on the display, wherein; the imagery comprises the television programming from the extracted video signal in a video portion of the display and an electronic program guide in a program guide portion of the display in a default configuration, the electronic program guide comprises information regarding a plurality of television programs that are currently being broadcast on a plurality of television channels, the television programming from the extracted video signal comprises one of the plurality of television programs for which information is available from the electronic program guide, the imagery further comprises at least two resize indicators, the processor is further configured to process the viewer input signals indicating a selection of one of the at least two resize indicators and to adjust the relative sizes of the program guide portion and the video portion of the display presenting the television programming in response to the viewer input signals corresponding to the selected one of the at least two resize indicators, wherein a first of the at least two resize indicators corresponds to an increase in size of the electronic program guide to a full-screen guide configuration, wherein the full-screen guide configuration presents a program guide that occupies the entire display area, and wherein a second of the at least two resize indicators corresponds to a decrease in size of the electronic program guide to a single-channel guide configuration, wherein the single-channel guide configuration presents a program guide consisting of a single television program on a single television channel; in response to the viewer input corresponding to the resize indicator; if a first of the at least two resize indicators is selected; the processor is further configured to adjust the relative sizes of the program guide portion of the display and the video portion of the display presenting the one of the plurality of television programs so that the program guide portion occupies a larger portion of the display and the video portion occupies a smaller portion of the display; and the processor is further configured to provide an output that presents at least two modified resize indicators, wherein a first of the at least two modified resize indicators corresponds to a decrease in size of the electronic program guide to the default configuration and wherein a second of the at least two modified resize indicators corresponds to a decrease in size of the electronic program guide to the single-channel guide configuration; if a second of the at least two resize indicators is selected; the processor is further configured to adjust the relative sizes of the program guide portion of the display and the video portion of the display presenting the one of the plurality of television programs so that the video portion occupies a larger portion of the display and the program guide portion occupies a smaller portion of the display, and the processor is further configured to provide an output that presents at least two further modified resize indicators, wherein a first of the at least two further modified resize indicators corresponds to an increase in size of the electronic program guide to the default configuration and wherein a second of the at least two further modified resize indicators corresponds to an increase in size of the electronic program guide to the full-screen guide configuration. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for providing an electronic program guide for presentation on a display, the method comprising:
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providing an output in a default configuration that presents the electronic program guide in a program guide portion of the display and video programming in a video portion of the display, wherein the electronic program guide comprises information regarding a plurality of television programs on a plurality of television channels that are currently being broadcast, and wherein the video programming comprises one of the plurality of television programs for which information is available from the electronic program guide; providing an output that presents at least two resize indicators associated with the electronic program guide, wherein a first of the at least two resize indicators corresponds to an increase in size of the electronic program guide to a full-screen guide configuration, wherein the full-screen guide configuration presents a program guide that occupies the entire display area, and wherein a second of the at least two resize indicators corresponds to a decrease in size of the electronic program guide to a single-channel guide configuration, wherein the single-channel guide configuration presents a program guide consisting of a single television program on a single television channel; receiving a viewer input corresponding to a selection of one of the at least two resize indicators that is graphically presented on the display; and in response to the viewer input corresponding to the resize indicator; if the first of the at least two resize indicators is selected; adjusting the relative sizes of the program guide portion of the display and the video portion of the display presenting the one of the plurality of television programs so that the program guide portion occupies a larger portion of the display and the video portion occupies a smaller portion of the display, and providing an output that presents at least two modified resize indicators, wherein a first of the at least two modified resize indicators corresponds to a decrease in size of the electronic program guide to the default configuration and wherein a second of the at least two modified resize indicators corresponds to a decrease in size of the electronic program guide to the single-channel guide configuration; if the second of the at least two resize indicators is selected; adjusting the relative sizes of the program guide portion of the display and the video portion of the display presenting the one of the plurality of television programs so that the video portion occupies a larger portion of the display and the program guide portion occupies a smaller portion of the display, and providing an output that presents at least two further modified resize indicators, wherein a first of the at least two further modified resize indicators corresponds to an increase in size of the electronic program guide to the default configuration and wherein a second of the at least two further modified resize indicators corresponds to an increase in size of the electronic program guide to the full-screen guide configuration.
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