Client terminal for displaying program guide information associated with different programs within a pop-up

A computer program embodied in a computer readable storage medium for use in a client terminal connectable to a head end and a display device, the head end provides program guide information including first program data associated with a first program and second program data associated with a second program, the client terminal receiving a first input and a second input, the computer program comprising code segments for:

• a. displaying an arrangement of a plurality of different channel icons associated with respective video program providers in a plurality of rows and columns simultaneously on the display device, the different channel icons representing at least one of broadcast channels and satellite channels;
• b. selecting one of the plurality of different channel icons in response to the first input;
• c. displaying a pop-up for the selected channel icon on the display device while still displaying the arrangement of the plurality of different channel icons, the pop-up overlaying at least one other channel icon;
• d. wherein:
• i. the pop-up displays the first program data associated with the first program of the selected channel icon in response to the first input and the client terminal receives the second input while the pop-up is displaying the first program data;
• and
• ii. the pop-up displays the second program data associated with the second program of the selected channel icon in response to the second input selecting a selectable button within the pop-up while the arrangement of the plurality of different channel icons in the plurality of rows and columns is still displayed and the pop-up continues to overlay the at least one other channel icon.

A method of displaying program guide information on a display device, the method comprising the steps of:

• a. displaying an arrangement of a plurality of different channel icons associated with respective video program providers in a plurality of rows and columns simultaneously on the display device, the different channel icons representing at least one of broadcast channels and satellite channels;
• b. receiving a first input to select one of the plurality of different channel icons;
• c. providing program guide information associated with the selected channel icon, the program guide information including first program data associated with a first program and second program data associated with a second program;
• d. displaying a pop-up for the selected channel icon on the display device while still displaying the arrangement of the plurality of different channel icons, the pop-up overlaying at least one other channel icon, the pop-up displaying the first program data associated with the first program of the selected channel icon in response to the first input;
• and
• e. receiving a second input while the pop-up is displaying the first program data, the pop-up displaying the second program data associated with the second program of the selected channel icon in response to the second input selecting a selectable button within the pop-up while the arrangement of the plurality of different channel icons in the plurality of rows and columns is still displayed and the pop-up continues to overlay the at least one other channel icon.