Patent ID: 8122472

Claim:
In a multimedia system that includes a processing device for receiving and processing video programming and associated video content information and a display device for displaying the video programming and associated video content information, a method of searching the video programming using the video content information, the method comprising: receiving primary search criteria from a viewer; searching video programming for video programs corresponding to the primary search criteria; displaying a search results interface including: a video program listing, the video program listing identifying a plurality of video programs satisfying the primary search criteria, wherein each of the identified plurality of video programs includes a link to an interface image containing video content information about the respective video program; and a filter menu, the filter menu including a plurality of filters for refining the search results according to one or more secondary search criteria; receiving viewer input selecting the link for one of the plurality of video programs in the video program listing; and accessing the interface image for the corresponding video program, the interface image for the corresponding video program including: a video display displaying a graphical image representing the video program; and a supplemental content information menu, the supplemental content information menu including a list of various categories of supplemental content information, and each of the various categories being selectable to retrieve a corresponding content page of corresponding category.