Patent ID: 6425129
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A method for displaying information corresponding to previewed channels, the method comprising:determining that channels are being previewed at a first rate to provide a first set of previewed channels; responsive to determining that channels are being previewed at the first rate, providing a first set of information corresponding to each channel in the first set of previewed channels as it is being previewed; determining that channels are being previewed at a second rate to provide a second set of previewed channels, the second rate being faster than the first rate; and responsive to determining that channels are being previewed at the second rate, providing a second set of information corresponding to each channel in the second set of previewed channels as it is being previewed, the second set of information having less information than the first set of information; wherein the first set of information comprises a channel number, a channel logo and a program name and the second set of information comprises the channel number and channel logo.