Patent ID: 7770196

Claim:
A set top terminal for generating an interactive electronic program guide for display on a television connected to the set top terminal, the terminal comprising: a processor; and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform: retrieving information via a program control information signal of a program selected from a plurality of programs and watched by a subscriber; storing said information; identifying frequently-watched programs most often watched by said subscriber based upon said stored information; receiving a television signal; generating an electronic program guide for controlling display of content on a television screen based on a reprogrammable menu format stored in the memory, wherein a reprogramming of the reprogrammable menu format occurs subsequent to receiving an interruption sequence on a program control information channel, the interruption sequence advising that reprogramming information follows, and wherein the guide comprises a favorites menu including names of programs available for selection, wherein the programs included in the favorites menu are based on the identified frequently-watched programs; receiving selection signals from a subscriber input of a program that will be broadcast at a future time selected from said favorites menu; notifying said subscriber that a change of channel is imminent based upon nearing said future time of said program that will be broadcast at said future time; and changing said channel to said program at said future time.