Patent ID: 8332888

Claim:
A method of communicating video content, the method comprising: transmitting, from a set-top box device, first video content associated with a first program to a display device, the first program associated with a first channel; receiving a selection of a second channel at the set-top box device; receiving a still image associated with a second program from a first source, the second program associated with the second channel; and in response to the selection of the second channel: transmitting data corresponding to a graphical user interface to the display device, wherein the graphical user interface includes the still image, an accept channel command indicator, and a refuse channel command indicator; and receiving, from a source, a multicast stream of second video content associated with the selected second channel at the set-top box device, wherein at least a portion of the multicast stream is received while the still image is displayed at the display device, and wherein the first source is different from the second source, wherein the second video content is transmitted to the display device in response to receiving a selection of the accept channel command indicator, and wherein the first video content is transmitted to the display device in response to receiving a selection of the refuse channel command indicator.