System and method for displaying major and minor channel numbers

A method for displaying program information for selection of a program, comprising the steps of:

• receiving a first identification number for use in identifying a first broadcast sub-channel, said first identification number being associated with a first broadcast source and identifies a major channel, and a second identification number for use in identifying said first broadcast sub-channel from among a group of sub-channels associated with said first identification number;
• displaying said group of sub-channels along with said associated information provider hierarchically;
• and
• displaying a program associated with said first sub-channel in response to a user input selecting said first sub-channel.

A method for displaying channel selection information, comprising the steps of:

• receiving a plurality of major channel numbers, each representing a major channel of a plurality of major channels;
• receiving a plurality of minor channel numbers, each representing a minor channel of a plurality of minor channels, each of said minor channel being associated with one of said major channels;
• and
• displaying said channel selection information in a mode wherein only said major channels are displayed.

An apparatus for receiving packetized program information for displaying data content of a program, comprising:

• means for receiving program information comprising a first identifying means for identifying a plurality of major channel identifiers for identifying a respective plurality of major channels, and a second identifying means for identifying a plurality of minor channel identifiers for identifying a respective plurality of minor channel identifiers;
• means for associating each of the minor channels with a one of the major channels;
• and
• means for displaying the major and minor channel identifiers wherein said means for associating permits a group of minor channel identifiers to identify a group of minor channels associated with a particular major channel and said means for displaying displays said identified group of minor channels along with the major channel identifier identifying the particular major channel in a hierarchical manner thereby indicating the association of the group of minor channels with the particular major channel.