Method and apparatus for displaying an interactive television program guide

摘要: An interactive on-screen visual interface guides a user through menu of individual events available via an information network while allowing continuity viewing the current channel. The invention is especially applicable to provision program guide (IPG) for such as television programs, movies, concerts, sporting events, services, and like which are over digital broadcast satellite (DBS) system or cable (CATV) network. A can easily switch back forth between partial screen full-screen by command entered, example, on hand-held remote control. be switched non-display status. guide's graphics also blended with video being viewed. primary channel resized allow view all accessing guide. trickle data stream provides programming time period, e.g., next forty-eight hours, stored in local memory immediate access. demand future one week beyond acquired real basis response subscriber's request scheduling information.