Patent ID: 8245255

Claim:
A method, comprising: providing a first electronic program guide (EPG) screen having a plurality of channel identifiers, program information, a first icon for activating adjustable scrolling speed; responsive to a user selection of the first icon, providing a second icon corresponding to increasing scroll speed; and responsive to a user selection corresponding to the second icon, enabling a quick find mode to enable a user to scroll among the plurality of channel identifiers at the increased scroll speed, wherein enabling the user to scroll among the plurality of channel identifiers at the increased speed comprises providing a second EPG screen in place of the first EPG screen where the program information is not rendered, wherein the second EPG screen comprises an information area comprises displayed information that explicitly informs the user how to scroll among the plurality of channel identifiers at the increased scroll speed, and wherein in the quick find mode only the channel identifiers and time axis are rendered, wherein enabling comprises commencing the quick find mode that enables scrolling during a duration of the quick find mode irrespective of whether a remote control key press activated to scroll at the increase scroll speed is released by the user, wherein the duration of the quick find mode is terminated responsive to a user selection of a remote control key that is separate from the remote control scroll key at the increase scroll speed, the remote control key suggested to the user by the second icon, wherein the information area further comprises explicit instructions to the user as to how to exit from the quick find mode and return to normal scroll functionality.