Method and device for revealing images obscured by a program guide in electronic devices

A mobile receiver device, comprising:

• a processor;
• a touchscreen display coupled to the processor,
• wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
• detecting a touch event on the touchscreen display when a program guide is displayed;
• determining whether the touch event is moving in a manner that matches a pattern associated with hiding the program guide;
• and
• repositioning a display of the program guide to reveal another image when the touch event is determined to match a pattern associated with hiding the program guide.

A mobile receiver device, comprising:

• means for detecting a touch event on a touchscreen display when a program guide is displayed;
• means for determining whether the touch event is moving in a manner that matches a pattern associated with hiding the program guide;
• and
• means for repositioning a display of the program guide to reveal another image when the touch event is determined to match a pattern associated with hiding the program guide.

A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a processor of a mobile receiver device to perform operations comprising:

• detecting a touch event on a touchscreen display when a program guide is displayed;
• determining whether the touch event is moving in a manner that matches a pattern associated with hiding the program guide;
• and
• repositioning a display of the program guide to reveal another image when the touch event is determined to match a pattern associated with hiding the program guide.