Combination of recorded program index and EPG

摘要

A television system has a television viewing mode and a guide mode. The guide mode includes an electronic program guide (EPG), which provides the viewer program information for tuned programs, and a tape index guide (TIG), which provides information for programs recorded on a video cassette. In both guides, real time images of a program are displayed in a PIP window on the television screen and guide information is displayed in the background. In both guides, the viewer may switch between a currently telecast program or a recorded program. The viewer may access either guide from the television mode and vice versa. In the guide mode, the viewer may independently switch the guide information and the type of program, i.e., tuned or recorded, in the PIP window.

主权项

1. A method of enabling a user to navigate broadcast and previously-recorded program functions, the method comprising:
generating for display, on a display, a video corresponding to at least one of a broadcast program and a previously-recorded program; in response to a user input, generating for display the video in a window to accommodate the simultaneous display of a listing area for a plurality of user-selectable program functions, the listing area including a previously-recorded program function area and a broadcast program function area; receiving a user selection of one of the plurality of program functions while the video is displayed; and in response to receiving the user selection, performing the selected program function while continuing to display the video.