Patent ID: 6518986
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A method for a broadcast system, the method comprising:providing an electronic program guide on a screen, the screen simultaneously displaying a broadcast and the electronic program guide, the electronic program guide listing a plurality of programs and channels corresponding to the programs; providing a controllable pointer used to select one of the plurality of programs, a first selected program being displayed on the screen as the broadcast; and providing a first description related to content being displayed within the broadcast on the screen, the first description displayed simultaneously with the first selected program and the electronic program guide; and replacing the first description with a second description related to different content of a second selected program selected by the controllable pointer, the screen capable of displaying the second description while simultaneously displaying the first selected program broadcast and electronic program guide, and wherein the selected program listing is to appear protruding from the screen and non-selected program listings are to appear depressed in the screen.