On-screen programme guide with multiple levels of zoom and detail

摘要

An apparatus for providing an interactive user interface for display of electronic programme guide data is disclosed. The apparatus includes means for receiving programme scheduling data for a number of programmes and means for providing a display space for displaying at least a portion of the received programme scheduling data as a grid of user selectable programme entities. The means for providing a display space is operable to display the received programme scheduling data at one of at least three levels of zoom in response to a user zoom command with an increasing amount of information displayed for each entity at each successive increased zoom level. The navigation of the displayed grid of user-selectable programme entities is provided at each of said levels of zoom.