Patent ID: 8327401

Claim:
A method, comprising: receiving a programming signal at a television receiver, the programming signal comprising a plurality of programming content and electronic program guide (EPG) data, the EPG data comprising a plurality of records, each record of the plurality of records comprising a content rating and EPG display information; receiving a request for an EPG display at the television receiver; retrieving a content rating of at last one record of the plurality of records from the EPG data; retrieving a ratings lock setting of the television receiver; comparing the content rating to the ratings lock setting; determining a current time; modifying the EPG data, utilizing at least one processing unit of the television receiver, by altering the EPG display information for the at least one record of the plurality of records in either a first manner or a second manner if the content rating exceeds the ratings lock setting, wherein altering in both the first manner and the second manner indicates that the content rating exceeds the ratings lock setting, wherein the EPG display information for the at least one record is modified in the first manner if the current time is within a first time range and wherein the EPG display information for the at least one record is modified in the second manner if the current time is within a second time range; generating the EPG display, utilizing the at least one processor of the television receiver, based on the EPG data; and transmitting the generated EPG display, utilizing the television receiver, to a display device.