DATA STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN INTERACTIVE PROGRAM GUIDE

摘要

A program guide (100) in which a video layer (100) includes a plurality of video objects including title objects, each title object having associated with it a channel and at least one time slot (150). The video layer (100) is formed in response to a received video stream. A graphics layer comprises a plurality of graphics objects including title overlay objects (306, 308, 330 , 508), wherein each of the title overlay objects selectively imparts at least a visual de-emphasis to a respective title object in the video layer. The visu al de-emphasis being imparted to title objects not being associated with a desired time slot.