Patent ID: 8850478

Claim:
An electronic program guide (EPG) responsive to pointing inputs and having an integrated digital video recorder (DVR) function comprising: a grid displayed on a first user interface screen, said grid having a plurality of program selections displayed therein as a zoomable visual directory of images associated with said plurality of program selections decreasing in numbers of said displayed plurality of program selections as said zoomable visual directory zooms in and increasing in numbers of said displayed plurality of program selections as said zoomable visual directory zooms out; a cursor displayed as a moveable overlay on said grid, said cursor responsive to said pointing inputs to provide random access to said plurality of program selections; and wherein when a selection command is received by said EPG via said cursor displayed as said moveable overlay on said grid, a DVR control overlay is displayed on said grid, said DVR control overlay including one of buttons which, when actuated, causes said EPG to display a second user interface screen which shows previously recorded programs, further wherein the second user interface screen further comprises two tabs, one of which is associated with display of a visual directory of images of said previously recorded programs, and one of which is associated with display of a visual directory of images of programs scheduled to be recorded, and wherein a selection by said cursor of an image of said previously recorded programs causes said EPG to display a third user interface screen comprising two tabs, one of which is associated with display of a visual directory of previously recorded episodes of said selected image and one of which is associated with display of episodes to be recorded of said selected image.