Patent ID: 8799947
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of providing an electronic program guide for display on a viewing screen, the method comprising: storing an electronic program guide on a client device, the electronic program guide including textual information corresponding to television programs scheduled to be broadcast, wherein the electronic programming guide is divided into at least a two-dimensional grid of timeslots and channels containing textual information corresponding to programs scheduled to be broadcast during respective ones of the timeslots and on respective ones of the channels; receiving a first user input at the client device, the first input corresponding to a request to display the electronic programming guide on the viewing screen; outputting the electronic program guide from the client device to be displayed on the viewing screen with at least one portion of the textual information that is contained in a timeslot of the timeslots in a first size in response to the first user input; receiving a second user input at the client device corresponding to a selection of a size-change indication icon, wherein there is no change in the output of the electronic programming guide immediately subsequent to the second user input; determining whether a third user input is received at the client device corresponding to a selection of the timeslot subsequent to receiving the second user input; if it is determined that the third user input has been received at the client device: if it is determined that the third user input has not been received at the client device: