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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2002
Gregory J. Gagnon, Torrance, CA (US);
Henry A. Hughes, Jr., San Diego, CA (US);
Robert W. Marshall, San Diego, CA (US);
Linda Feaster, Escondido, CA (US);
Gregory J. Gagnon, Torrance, CA (US);
Henry A. Hughes, Jr., San Diego, CA (US);
Robert W. Marshall, San Diego, CA (US);
Linda Feaster, Escondido, CA (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for displaying a user interface in the form of a program guide that assists users in determining and selecting television viewing options and related services is described. The guide is a viewable display constructed at receiver stations based on data periodically received via a Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite communication or other system. The guide display presentation can include still pictures, live video broadcasts, still graphics, moving graphics, webpages, graphics and 'buttons' that are utilized by the viewer to perform a variety of operations, including determining program availability, selecting programming or services, and launching to related information, programming or services. A tuning bar is automatically scaled to seamlessly represent all programs that a given user subscribes to. The user moves a graphic slider along the tuning bar to quickly and intuitively select a current program.