Patent ID: 7562377
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An interactive program guide system in which television program guide information is provided to a distribution facility, comprising control circuitry configured to: receive the television program guide information from the distribution facility; simultaneously display a line of program guide categories and a perpendicular line of selectable program guide options associated with a given one of the displayed program guide categories such that one end of the perpendicular line of selectable program guide options is adjacent to the given one of the displayed program guide categories, wherein the selection of at least one of the selectable program guide options results in a display of program listings; and replace at least some of the displayed program guide categories and selectable program guide options with new program guide categories and selectable program guide options by shifting the new program guide categories and selectable program guide options into position in place of the displayed program guide categories and selectable program guide options.