Electronic programming guide browsing system

Details Electronic programming guide browsing system Electronic programming guide browsing system

2005-02-15

2005-02-15

Miller, John (Department: 2614)

Interactive video distribution systems

Operator interface

To facilitate tuning or selection of video signal

C725S040000, C725S043000, C725S044000, C725S050000, C725S052000, C725S056000, C345S215000, C345S215000, C345S215000, C345S215000, C345S215000, C345S215000, C345S215000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06857128

ABSTRACT:
An electronic programming guide (EPG) browsing system and method for its operation are disclosed. A viewer navigates this EPG using traditional up, down, left, right commands. But unlike the prior art, which responds to these commands by moving a selection area across a display of program titles, this EPG responds by scrolling the display while leaving the program selection area fixed. This can improve viewer interaction and the display of information for an EPG display, as paging can be avoided and the display scrolling motions correspond with the user's control manipulations. In a preferred embodiment, the program selection area is expanded such that additional details are displayed for a program when it enters the program selection area.

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