Electronic programming guide

Method of claim 4 wherein said programming guide comprises information in the form of pictograms, at feast some of said pictograms comprising color-coded information.

Method comprising:

• displaying an electronic programming guide on a screen, said electronic programming guide indicating what programs are being provided on various channels;
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• displaying in one or more window regions within said programming guide a plurality of said programs.

Method comprising:

• displaying an electronic programming guide on a screen, said programming guide indicating what programs are being provided on various channels;
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• displaying in a window region within said programming guide at least one of said programs, said displaying of at least one of said programs comprising using a 3D graphics pipeline to generate images of said at least one of said programs.

Method comprising:

• generating one or more images using a 3D graphics pipeline;
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• displaying said images as part of an electronic program guide.

Method comprising generating one or more images by a) providing a model of a geometric surface;

• b) binding visual information from a pixel array to said geometric surface;
• and c) generating an image on a display device corresponding to said model of said geometric surface and said pixel array, said image being part of an electronic programming guide.

Method for displaying television program information on a display device comprising displaying a grid containing one or more pictograms, said one or more pictograms corresponding to one or more television programs, said pictograms indicating to a viewer what programs are being shown on different television channels.

Method for displaying television program information on a display device comprising providing a grid containing one or more pictograms, said pictograms corresponding to one or more television channels, said pictograms indicating to a viewer what channel a program is being shown on.

Method for displaying television program information on a display device comprising displaying an electronic program guide containing a grid containing one or more pictograms, said one or more pictograms corresponding to goods or services that can be purchased.

Method comprising:

• displaying an electronic programming guide, said electronic programming guide comprising indications of channels and programs showing on said channels;
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• displaying a television program on a video screen by moving a cursor to a selected one of said indications of said programs, whereby said selected one of said indications of said programs can be selected by a viewer directly.

Method comprising:

• displaying an electronic programming guide, said electronic programming guide comprising indications of channels and programs showing on said channels;
• and
• displaying a television program on a video screen by moving a cursor to a selected one of said indications of said channels, whereby said selected one of said channels can be selected by a viewer directly.

Method comprising:

• displaying programming information from an electronic programming guide on a video display device;
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• selectively magnifying portions of the information displayed on said video display device.

28 Method of claim 27 wherein said video display device comprises a CRT screen, and LCD screen, or a video projection screen.

Method of claim 28 wherein said selectively magnifying comprises choosing said portions to be selectively magnified by moving a cursor to a position at or adjacent to said portions to be selectively magnified.

Method comprising:

• receiving information from a viewer selecting the size of one or more image elements to be displayed on a video screen as part of an electronic programming guide;
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• using said electronic programming guide to display program information, said program information comprising said one or more image elements, wherein said one or more image elements has said selected size.

Method comprising:

• receiving information from a viewer selecting the color of one or more image elements to be displayed on a video screen as part of an electronic programming guide;
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• using said electronic programming guide to display program information, said program information comprising said one or more image elements, wherein said one or more image elements has said selected color.

Method comprising:

• receiving information from a viewer selecting the brightness of one or more image elements to be displayed on a video screen as part of an electronic programming guide;
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• using said electronic programming guide to display program information, said program information comprising said one or more image elements, wherein said one or more image element has said selected brightness.

Method comprising:

• receiving information from a viewer selecting the brightness of at least a portion of an electronic programming guide;
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• using said electronic programming guide to display program information at least a portion of said program information being displayed at said selected brightness..

Method comprising:

• receiving information from a viewer selecting the color of part of an electronic programming guide;
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• using said electronic programming guide to display program information, at least a portion of said program information being displayed in said selected color.

Apparatus comprising:

• a screen for displaying a video program;
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• an electronic program guide for displaying television program information on a window within said screen while a video program is displayed another portion of said screen outside of said window.

Apparatus comprising:

• a screen for displaying video programs;
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• a video control circuit coupled to said screen, said video control circuit causing said screen to display an electronic programming guide, said electronic programming guide being in the form of an array, said array comprising one or more pictograms for identifying one or more programs.

Apparatus comprising:

• a screen for displaying video programs;
• and
• a video control circuit coupled to said screen, said video control circuit causing said screen to display an electronic programming guide, said electronic programming guide being in the form of an array, said array comprising one or more pictograms for identifying one or more channels.

Apparatus comprising:

• a screen for displaying video programs;
• and
• a video control circuit coupled to said screen, said video control circuit causing said screen to display an electronic programming guide, said electronic programming guide being in the form of an array, said array comprising one or more pictograms for identifying goods and services that can be ordered using said electronic programming guide.

Apparatus comprising:

• a screen for displaying an electronic programming guide, said electronic programming guide comprising a set of indicators indicating channels and a set of indicators indicating what television programs are playing on said channels, said screen also displaying a cursor;
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• a controller for moving said cursor to or adjacent to one of said indicators to select the channel or program corresponding to said indicator.

Apparatus comprising:

• a display device for displaying an electronic programming guide;
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• a controller for identifying a portion of said electronic programming guide and causing said identified portion of said electronic programming guide displayed on said display device to be magnified.