Video clip program guide

A system for selecting, starting, and displaying video, comprising:

• a user input device that receives user inputs;
• and
• a control unit that:
• causes a television program to be displayed,
• displays a program guide that includes a plurality of pieces of program information,
• receives one of the user inputs from the user input device as a program selection of one of the plurality of pieces of program information,
• starts, in response to receiving the program selection, video corresponding to the program selection, and
• simultaneously displaying the video started and program information so that a portion of the television program remains displayed, wherein the program information corresponds to the program selection.

A system for selecting, starting, and displaying video, comprising:

• a user input device that receives user inputs;
• and
• a control unit that:
• causes a television program to be displayed,
• displays a program guide that includes a plurality of pieces of program information,
• receives one of the user inputs from the remote control as a program selection of one of the plurality of pieces of program information,
• starts, in response to receiving the program selection, video corresponding to the program selection, and
• displays the video started so that a portion of the television program remains displayed.

A system for selecting, starting, and displaying video, comprising:

• a user input device that receives user inputs;
• and
• a control unit that:
• displays a program guide that indicates a program title, a start time, and a channel for each of a plurality of television programs,
• receives one of the user inputs from the remote control as a program selection of a program indicated in the program guide,
• starts, in response to receiving the program selection, video corresponding to the program selection, and
• displays the video started.

A method for selecting, starting, and displaying video, comprising:

• receiving user inputs;
• displaying a program guide that includes a plurality of irregularly sized cells, the sizes of said irregularly sized cells corresponding to durations of programs identified in the irregularly sized cells;
• receiving one of the user inputs as a program selection of a program identified in the program guide;
• starting, in response to receiving the program selection, video corresponding to the program selection;
• and
• displaying the video started.

A method for selecting, starting, and displaying video, comprising:

• receiving user inputs;
• causing a television program to be displayed;
• displaying a program guide that includes a plurality of pieces of program information;
• receiving one of the user inputs as a program selection of one of the plurality of pieces of program information;
• starting, in response to receiving the program selection, video corresponding to the program selection;
• and
• simultaneously displaying the video started and program information so that a portion of the television program remains displayed, wherein the program information corresponds to the program selection.

A method for selecting, starting, and displaying video, comprising:

• receives user inputs;
• causing a television program to be displayed;
• displaying a program guide that includes a plurality of pieces of program information;
• receiving one of the user inputs as a program selection of one of the plurality of pieces of program information;
• starting, in response to receiving the program selection, video corresponding to the program selection;
• and
• displaying the video started so that a portion of the television program remains displayed.

A method for selecting, starting, and displaying video, comprising:

• receives user inputs;
• displaying a program guide that indicates a program title, a start time, and a channel for each of a plurality of television programs;
• receiving one of the user inputs as a program selection of a program indicated in the program guide;
• starting, in response to receiving the program selection, video corresponding to the program selection;
• and
• displaying the video started.