Patent ID: 8683524

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a processor to implement a user interface including a program guide, the program guide comprising: a plurality of channel cells each identifying a channel on which programming content can be accessed, the plurality of channel cells including a first channel cell associated with a first channel and having a first attribute and a second channel cell associated with a second channel and having a second attribute different from the first attribute, wherein the color is assigned to the second attribute based on a classification of the second channel, a type of the second channel, a subscription status associated with the second channel, a broadcast resolution associated with the second channel, and an availability of new audiovisual content on the second channel; and a plurality of program cells each identifying the programming content available on a respective one of the channels identified by a respective one of the plurality of channel cells, wherein the color is to be assigned to the second attribute based on the availability of new audiovisual content at a first time in response to an audiovisual program that was unavailable for audiovisual presentation via the second channel represented by the second channel cell prior to the first time becoming available for audiovisual presentation via the first second channel at the first time, wherein the second channel is available on the program guide prior to the first time.