Patent ID: 6665870
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A device for displaying program information in an on-screen video display comprising:a tuner adapted to receive electronic program guide data; a memory operatively coupled to the tuner and adapted to store the electronic program guide data; a converter operatively coupled to the memory and the tuner, the converter being adapted to convert the electronic program guide data into an on screen video display arranged into organizational categories, wherein the on-screen video display comprises narrative text written in a story-like format, wherein the narrative text comprises paragraphs and wherein the organizational categories provide a first-level organization that defines overall content of the on-screen video display and a second-level organization that defines the content of the paragraphs of the narrative text; a user interface receiver adapted to receive a user command; and a controller communicatively coupled to the user interface receiver, the converter and the tuner, the controller being adapted to receive the user command and to control the converter and the tuner.