Patent ID: 6133962
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A method for displaying an electronic program guide (EPG) to a viewer of a multiple channel broadcast system, comprising the steps of:in response to a navigation element of the multiple channel broadcast system remaining stationary over a time block of a plurality of time blocks of the electronic program guide for a predetermined period of time, entering a multiple program display mode in which the time block increases to a first size and the size of the rest of the plurality of time blocks decrease to a second size that is smaller than the first size and channel information for each channel segment of a plurality of channel segments of the time block are displayed on a display screen of the system; andin response to the navigation element of the system moving outside the time block, entering a navigation mode in which the time block decreases in size and the rest of the plurality of time blocks increase in size so that each time block of the plurality of time blocks are of equal size and only a channel information corresponding to a channel segment of the plurality of channel segments of the time block is displayed on the display screen.