Patent ID: 6469753
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
A method of displaying an interactive electronic program guide on a display comprising the steps of:displaying a plurality of selectable television program listings in a first area of the display; selecting a television program from the plurality of selectable television program listings; responsive to the selected program, displaying a new screen positioned in place of at least a portion of the displayed television program listings; displaying in the new screen detailed information about the selected program, a tune option for tuning to the selected program, and a record option for recording the selected program at the scheduled telecast time; waiting for a user to confirm tuning or recording the selected program at the scheduled telecast time by selecting the tune option or the record option respectively; and displaying a second promotional information different from the detailed information about the selected program and independent of the selected program in the new screen while waiting for the user to confirm tuning or recording a program, wherein the detailed information about the selected program and the second promotional information are continuously displayed in the new screen until the user confirms tuning or recording the selected program.