Patent ID: 6968566

Claim:
A television data receiving apparatus which allows the display of a series of programs at at least one location from data received, said apparatus comprising: means for receiving data relating to and for generating an electronic program guide at said at least one location, which guide indicates a schedule of programs including broadcast programs, and other information which can be displayed via the apparatus; and means whereby the display of a broadcast program or programs can be delayed and or interrupted and data received for a remaining broadcast program and/or subsequent broadcast programs stored as a stored program or programs in a memory means for selective display at a later time and wherein when a plurality of said stored and/or broadcast programs, including at least one location representing a broadcast program are selected for display and display of the same would overlap in time, the electronic program guide at the selected locations is time shifted in response to the delay in display of the remainder of a broadcast program and/or subsequent broadcast programs so as to provide synchronization of the time shifted electronic program guide details with said display of the stored program or programs and/or said display of the remainder a broadcast program and/or subsequent broadcast programs and thereby prevent said overlap.