Patent ID: 7631275

Claim:
A system for providing an electronic program guide (EPG) comprising: a means for providing an EPG; a means for displaying said EPG; and wherein said EPG includes: a user interface screen comprising: a first image and a second image, said first and second images non-overlapping and configured to provide a background in association with drawn text, a first portion of said drawn text associated with said first image to define first field, a second portion of said drawn text associated with said first image to define a second field, said first and second fields non-overlapping, said first and second fields not associated with said second image, and in addition, one or more portions of said drawn text associated with said second image to define fields associated with said second image, a spotlight effect depicted in association with said first image when said first field is selectable by user interaction, said spotlight effect defined by non-uniform color, said non-uniform color becoming darker upon approaching an edge of said first image, said spotlight effect depicted in all fields associated with said first image, said spotlight effect having inner confines corresponding with leftmost and rightmost edges of said drawn text associated with said first image, and having outer confines corresponding with outer confines of said first image, wherein said spotlight effect is configured to remain stationary while said user scrolls among said fields associated with said first image.